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Bank Of America Quantitative Finance Analyst – Developer 
United Kingdom, England, London 
359175489

25.06.2024

Job Description:

Job Title:Quantitative Finance Analyst – Quantitative Developer


Corporate Title:Vice President

Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

Role Description:

As a Quantitative Finance Analyst – Quantitative Developer within GMRA, your primary focus will be developing, maintaining and testing quantitative risk models, used by Global Markets. You should expect to contribute to the three main focuses of the team:

  • Process Automation: improving efficiency and reducing operational risk

  • Full Revaluation VaR: providing support and in-depth evaluation for the Full Revaluation VaR and FRTB IMA programmes

  • Strategic Risk Platform: advising and collaborating with teams across the wider organisation to centralise and better manage risk models and data

  • The team focuses on developing and testing new models/ systems so an innovative approach is key. Further, you will often be asked to bring your technical knowledge to other projects, requiring excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

As a Quantitative Finance Analyst – Quantitative Developer within Global Risk, your responsibilities within the team will be to:

  • Work at the interface of Technology and Risk Quants

  • Collaborate with a broad number of stakeholders across the Bank

  • Produce production quality code to develop and maintain quantitative risk models

  • Clearly communicate outcomes to senior stakeholders• Improve efficiency and reduce operational risk across projects

  • Take ownership of systems and changes

  • Deliver in-line with the team’s priorities, GRA’s strategy and stakeholder’s requirements.

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a quantitative emphasis in areas such as mathematics, engineering, or computer science

  • Excellent programming ability in Python including good understanding of object oriented programming principles, coding standards, test driven development, etc

  • Previous job experience producing productionised Python code

  • Prior financial experience on different asset classes and risk metrics

  • Good communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

  • Self-motivated, and an able to run with issues

  • Excellent attention to detail, curiosity and commitment to excellence.

Skills that will help:

  • Python programming experience at a large, multi-national bank, using platforms such as Quartz, Athena, SecDb

  • Experience with large dataset tools incl. relational databases, SQL and Tableau

  • Experience developing, testing or maintaining Risk models such as VaR, FRTB or CCAR

  • Familiarity with pricing models

UK

  • Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

  • Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

  • 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

  • The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

  • Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

  • Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

  • Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

  • Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.