Royal Bank of Canada

Director, STP Desk Quant

Royal Bank of Canada$210K — $300K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in mathematical finance, applied mathematics/statistics, physics, engineering or a related quantitative field
  • (Senior) VP or Director level experience in quant support
  • Minimum 3 years of front-desk quant support experience
  • Working knowledge of Black-Scholes pricing framework and Risk & PNL implementations
  • Hands-on development experience in pricing analytics with familiarity in common STP products
  • Proficiency in C++ and Python
  • Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide desk support to STP & Corp traders, addressing trading pricing needs and resolving risk/PNL issues
  • Enhance pricing library to improve analytics quality, performance, and coverage
  • Perform statistical analyses to understand market dynamics and devise innovative modeling approaches
  • Drive process improvement through pricing automation and risk monitoring
  • Engage actively with tech teams on trading application designs and data management
  • Conduct model testing and documentation, collaborating with risk-control teams for model approvals

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Supportive leadership focused on coaching and development opportunities
  • Ability to impact and make lasting contributions
  • Work within a dynamic, collaborative, high-performing team
  • World-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Challenging work opportunities
  • Potential for taking on greater responsibilities
  • Access to diverse job opportunities across various business sectors and locations
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The GE Quantitative Analytics team is looking for an experienced STP desk quant to help scaling up our STP business coverage. In this role, the candidate will provide front-office quant support on STP equity derivatives products and QIS strategies. The candidate is expected to have in-depth knowledge and a solid understanding of relevant financial mathematics and modeling, be familiar with most common STP products and experienced in implementing solutions, and be able to communicate effectively with traders, structurers, back-office, tech and other quants.

What will you do?

  • Desk Support: provide desk-support to STP & Corp traders - help with trading's pricing needs, investigate and resolve Risk/PNL and other related issues.
  • Analytics Development: pricing library support and enhancement - improve the overall analytics quality, performance and coverage, scripting new payoffs, implementing additional product features, alternative pricing methods etc.
  • Research & Modeling: perform statistical analyses & research studies to better understand market dynamics and adopting novel approaches to modeling & risk-hedging.
  • Process Improvement: help with pricing automation, booking workflow, risk monitoring and cashflow settlement.
  • Application & Data Management: active engagement with tech teams on relevant trading-app designs and data management.
  • Testing & Documentation: model-testing framework & documentation tasks, work with risk-control teams on model-approvals and issues resolutions.


What do you need to succeed?

Must have:
  • Education: advanced degree (MS/PhD) in mathematical finance, applied mathematics/statistics, physics, engineering and a related quantitative field
  • Experience: (senior) VP or Director level with
  • A minimum of 3-years of front-desk quant-support experience
  • Working knowledge of the Black-Scholes pricing framework and data structure, and Risk & PNL implementations.
  • Hands-on development work in the pricing analytics & familiarity with some most common SPT products.
  • Software: C++ and Python.
  • Communications: good communication skills.


Nice-to-have:
  • Products: digital/barrier/asian/lookback options, cliquets, ASR, callables/autocallables, accumulator/decumulator, worst-of/best-of, variance/volatility products...
  • Models: LV/SLV, Heston/SABR, rough-vol models...
  • Pricing Methods: Analytical, Monte-Carlo (Longstaff-Schwartz), Generic PDE...
  • QIS & Hybrids: exposures to QIS development and/or other asset-types (Rates, FX, Credit & Commodity...)
  • Data & Back-testing: experiences in data engineering, signal-generation, and trade & hedging analyses...
  • ML & AI: experiences in machine-learning techniques and AI.


What's in it for you?

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies


The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $210,000 - $300,000 Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate's Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan.

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Additional Job Details

Address:

BROOKFIELD PLACE FKA 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET:NEW YORK

City:

New York

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-03-25

Application Deadline:

2026-06-17
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

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