Job Description
Join Summit Capital Partners at our flagship Manhattan office. We are seeking a highly analytical and driven Senior Financial Quantitative Analyst to join our high-frequency trading and risk management team. You will leverage cutting-edge financial modeling and statistical analysis to drive strategic decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
This role offers unparalleled exposure to global markets and the opportunity to work alongside industry veterans in a collaborative, performance-driven culture.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain advanced stochastic models to price complex derivative instruments.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate quantitative models into live production trading platforms.
- Perform deep-dive analysis on portfolio risk exposure and provide actionable hedging strategies.
- Monitor market trends and execute statistical backtesting to validate trading hypotheses.
- Prepare executive-level presentations on market risk, volatility, and capital allocation.
- Mentor junior analysts on best practices for data validation and quantitative rigor.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in quantitative finance or algorithmic trading within a major investment bank.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python, C++, and R for data analysis and modeling.
- Deep understanding of market microstructure, stochastic calculus, and time-series analysis.
- Proven ability to manage large datasets using SQL and cloud-based storage solutions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear strategic insights.