Front Office Commodities Quant - Vp jobs at Wells Fargo in United States, Houston

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop, integrate, and deploy commodities models, and the ongoing support.
• Effectively communicate and partner with Business Stakeholders, other Quant Teams, Technology and Project Management.
• Deliver high-quality software and documentation following our standardized planning and Agile-based SDLC process.
• Support all Business Stakeholders, esp. trading desk, with questions.

In this role, you will:

• Proactively participate in every stage of modeling, from mathematical formulas to final model implementation and delivery
• Contribute to large-scale project planning, balancing short and long-term objectives
• Use quantitative and advanced technologies to solve complex business problems
• Meet deliverables while adhering to policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and project managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Effectively communicate with and build consensus with all project stakeholders
• Serve as a mentor for less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on coding experience, C++ and Java are most relevant.
• 5+ years of derivative product and market experience in commodities
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with large scale software implementation in C++ and/or Java
• Experience with Sales and Trading partners as a front office quant
• Master's or higher degree or equivalent in computer science, computational finance, mathematics or similar technical fields.
• Master degree or equivalent in computer science, computational finance or mathematics

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Function as the technical expert for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning

• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards

• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk

• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies

• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature

• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives

• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 5+ years of experience with Java development.

Desired Qualifications:

• Working knowlege of OpenLink Endur trading platform

• Working knowledge with tools required for regression test automation

• Experience in capital markets business and processes

• Working knowledge on Agile best practices

• Experience with Javscript/Reactjs is nice to have.

• Experience with middleware messaging technologies like Solace, Tibco RV, etc.

• Experience with caching technologies such as Coherence, MongoDB, Redis, etc.

• Experience with event processing technologies such as Apache Storm, Apache Flink, etc.

Job Expectations:

• Position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

1000 Louisiana St, HOUSTON, TX 77002

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

Pay Range

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

Position Summary:

Examples of common transaction structures include physical trading, park and loans, term supply and/or offtake transactions, prepays, intermediations, OTC financial swaps and options, energy reserve securitizations, and asset management agreements.

In This Role, You Will:

• Be part of the Markets Division in Houston which encompasses trading, sales relationships, and client pricing
• Perform daily risk management duties for all aspects of the physical natural gas portfolio
• Exhibit strong analytical and quantitative skills. Be able to work well under pressure and be part of a global team
• Work with the wider commodities trading team to develop and implement trading and risk management strategies and compete for client business
• Help build analytical tools that improve our risk management capabilities and customer engagement
• Be able to build a franchise by fostering current customer relationships and onboarding new prospects

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in capital markets or industry experience within the specific sector of the position, or a combination of both

Desired Qualifications:

• 6+ years of physical natural gas trading, origination, and/or marketing experience
• Experience with trading physical commodities within the financial services industry
• Proven history of successful trading book management
• Knowledge and understanding of business development: business vision, strategies, and goals
• Strong, clear and concise written and oral communication skills
• Advanced analytical and numerical competency
• Experience building partnerships and consulting effectively with leadership
• Ability to make timely and independent judgment decisions while working in a fast-paced and results-driven environment

Job Expectations:

• This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus, restricted share rights, and other long-term incentive awards, which may be a significant component of the total compensation package
• This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to compliance with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in relationship management and business development

• Represent the bank in developing, growing and maintaining client relationships with critical and complex clients

• Strive to broaden and deepen customer relationships by providing integrated, end to end financial solutions to our customers across multiple product platforms

• Participate with relationship managers and management in the completion of major transactions for strategic clients

• Originate, structure and/or aide in the execution of transactions related to investment banking, traditional corporate lending or other credit related products

• Demonstrate a strategic and consultative approach with client

• Identify opportunities and organize the right internal partners and team to form the relationship team

• Strategically collaborate and consult with peers and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor in addition to involvement with the training of junior staff

• Have responsibility for a portfolio of approximately 20+ names across the Energy group

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Corporate Banking Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Specific experience in the Energy Industry, ideally with prior experience working in Oil and Gas

• Experience originating, structuring, and executing transactions related to corporate banking, other credit related products equity or venture capital investing

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong accounting skills and ability to analyze financial statements

• Relationship management or some client-facing experience

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced, deadline driven team environment

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time. This individual will be traveling approximately 2 days a week between Dallas and Houston TX and occasionally Tulsa, OK.

• Registration for FINRA Series 7 must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.

• Registration for FINRA Series 79 must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.

• Registration for FINRA Series 63 (or 66) must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted.

• For specific FINRA qualification exams obtained after 9/30/2018, the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam co-requisite may also be required.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the underwriting and portfolio management of new Commercial Banking oil and gas clients and prospects.
• Serve as an advisor to lead Oil and Gas financings, including Reserve Based loans and lines for upstream clients and cash flow based loans and lines for midstream companies.
• Provide for the full suite of solutions offered by Wells Fargo to select Oil and Gas companies to meet the most complex and significant needs across multiple areas of the enterprise that may require an in-depth evaluation, by engaging product organizations to develop client specific solutions, leveraging a solid understanding of clients’ businesses, strategic objectives, operational priorities, and financial positions; may coordinate highly complex activities and resolutions.
• Assist others with the preparation of client presentations and underwriting of new commercial banking clients
• Lead the structuring, modification, and renewal of Oil and Gas credits and certain other industry specific solutions within Commercial Banking by analyzing financials and financial projections, presenting to clients, coordinating with internal stakeholders, and partnering with senior peers to execute more complex transactions
• Review, understand, and offer the full suite of complex solutions offered by Wells Fargo to commercial clients to meet complex needs that require solid understanding and an in-depth evaluation, by engaging product organizations to develop client specific solutions, leveraging a solid understanding of clients’ businesses, strategic objectives, operational priorities, and financial positions
• Strategically collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and middle to senior level managers to resolve client issues while achieving Wells Fargo’s business objectives, by helping clients navigate Wells Fargo’s processes, escalating inquiries when needed, and identifying and recommending opportunities for process improvements and risk control enhancements; serve as a mentor for less experienced colleagues
• Provide support in relationship planning activities to deliver the full suite of solutions and maintain sales and pipeline disciplines by keeping information current in relevant systems
• Assist in the training and development of junior resources within the division

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Commercial Banking Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge, understanding and experience in the Oil and Gas industry including: upstream reserve based lending, midstream lending as well as other core banking products and services, such as commodity hedging and treasury management
• Experience in taking a leading role in preparing underwriting packages and cash flow modeling for clients
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively to deliver the organization to clients and prospects
• Experience identifying and mitigating risk, ensuring compliance with processes and procedures
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process
• Travel

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.