Desk Strategist — Synthetics Product Group ( SPG )
Role Summary
A cross-functional desk strat role sitting alongside trading, focused on pricing, risk, automation, and franchise growth.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain derivatives pricing models for Equity Swaps, Futures, OTC Equity Derivatives, and structured payoffs. Expand to new underliers and payoff structures.
- Design automated risk management frameworks for Equity, FX, and other exposures.
- Partner with traders on risk management, P&L; attribution. Act as the bridge between trading, technology, and risk.
- Drive process improvements across pricing, booking, and risk workflows. Support onboarding of existing/recent products and markets.
Qualifications
- Robust Programming skills is a must.
- Strong academic background in a relevant STEM field (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Mathematics)
- Strong interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to work in a dynamic and rapid- paced environment and deliver accurate results quickly
- Ability to solve problems and to explain underlying ideas
We Offer Best-In-Class Benefits
Healthcare & Medical Insurance
We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.
Holiday & Vacation Policies
We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.
Financial Wellness & Retirement
We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.