Front Office Equity/FX Quantitative Analyst

Descripción del puesto:

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​Quantitative & Business Solutions (QBS) is a specialized unit within BBVA CIB - Global Markets, dedicated to providing investment banking solutions to clients worldwide. Our team operates across multiple geographies and specializes in various asset classes.

About the job:

We seek experienced professionals with a strong mathematical and technological background to join our team.

About you:

* You have a technical or scientific background and are seeking a highly technical role, constantly striving for innovation and new challenges.
* You demonstrate a high level of commitment to your work and objectives.
* You are eager to contribute to the decision-making process of projects, sharing your perspective with other specialists. Strong communication skills are essential.
* You thrive in solving complex technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
* You embody BBVA's purpose and values in your professional approach.

Main functions:

* Design and implement valuation models and pricers to assess the risks of Global Markets (GM) derivative products, supporting GM desks worldwide in pricing and risk management activities.
* Collaborate in the digitalization of the derivatives business.
* Drive the design and technical implementation of valuation models across different Global Markets systems and platforms, ensuring consistency.
* Optimize technical solutions to enhance efficiency and performance.
* Drive the technical innovation in Global Markets.
* Coordinate the deployment of new models and pricers with other units, including Engineering and Risk areas.
* Support trading floor daily activity.

Required skills and experience:

* Previous experience of at least 5 years in similar quantitative roles.
* Strong background in mathematics, stochastic calculus and numerical methods.
* Experience developing models/tools for pricing and hedging of Equity and FX products as well as supporting the trading desk on a daily basis.
* Object Oriented Programming: strong skills of patterns developments in C++ (VB/C# .NET and Python programming is a plus).
* Ability to work in a very competitive and challenging environment.
* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills (B2 or higher English level).
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Education:

* MSc in Math, Physics or Engineering (STEM profiles).
* MSc in Quantitative Finance is a plus.
* PhD in a technical fields or Quantitative Finance is highly valued.

Skills:
Customer Targeting, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking