UBS

Quantitative Analyst - Financing

UBS • $145K — $172K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a quantitative role in finance
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities
  • Master's or doctorate in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or econometrics
  • Proficient in Python and experienced with KDB/Q, UNIX, and scripting
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with excellent communication skills
  • Understanding of financing markets and balance sheet measures
  • Curiosity about AI applications in workflows

Responsibilities

  • Optimize internalization and trading of inventory, focusing on pricing strategies.
  • Analyze client portfolios and financing metrics to enhance offerings.
  • Predict stock borrow rates and optimize loan processes for clients.
  • Price Delta-one products and analyze implied financing rates and trading strategies.
  • Conduct research and back-test trading strategies to support quantitative decision-making.

Benefits

  • Career comeback program for professionals returning to the workforce
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace culture
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Flexible working options where possible
  • Access to competitive employee benefits through UBS
Full Job Description
Key responsibilities

Do you like to be involved in quantitative projects with high impact on the Global Markets Financing Trading business? Are you an innovative thinker who enjoys building tools? We're looking for a strong quant to join the team, your responsibilities include:

- Inventory internalization and trading optimization, marginal trade and client pricing.
- Flow and client portfolio financing analytics, return measurement, client behavioral & strategy profiling, with a view to enhancing client financing offering across asset classes.
- Stock borrows and loan optimization, borrow rate prediction, client pricing and systematic market-making.
- Delta-one product (Equity Swaps, Futures...etc) pricing and analytics, implied financing rate calibration and prediction, trading strategies research and back-testing.

Your Career Comeback

We are open to applications from career returners. Find out more about our program on ubs.com/careercomeback.

The team

You'll be working in the Global Markets Financing quantitative team based in New York. Our team is responsible for building top grade, high performance quantitative based solutions to optimize delta1 products pricing and trading, inventory management, lending offerings and data analytics.

Your skills and experience
• ideally 2+ years of professional experience in a quantitative field within finance
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills
• Master of advanced mathematics / statistics / machine learning arising in financial modeling (i.e. numerical analysis, probability theory, optimization / regression, machine learning techniques)
• Strong software design and development skills, proficient using Python and experienced with KDB / Q, UNIX and scripting
• Strong entrepreneurial and communication skills, ability to reliably drive initiatives and work well in a team.
• A keen learner who will keep abreast of various market trends
• Knowledge/ understanding of financing markets, balance sheet, profit & Loss measures
• A doctorate/master's degree in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering or econometrics
• You're curious to explore how AI can improve how we build, deliver, and optimize workflows. You do this with sound judgment - validating outputs and aligning with policies, risk standards, and ethical use.

Salary information

The indicative gross base salary range as a full-time equivalent role:
• United States - New York - New York min USD 145000 - max USD 172500 /annum

The expected salary for this role will be determined by relevant factors which may include but are not limited to, role-required experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. UBS offers a range of competitive benefits and for further information, please visit ubs.com/employee-benefits. We may, at our sole discretion, provide additional variable compensation or awards.

Join us

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We're dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That's why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we're more than ourselves.

About UBS

UBS Group AG is a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company founded in 1862 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. UBS is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the world, with a presence in over 50 countries. The company offers a wide range of financial services to its clients, including wealth management, investment banking, asset management, and retail banking. UBS is committed to providing its clients with innovative and effective financial solutions that meet their unique needs and goals.
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