Royal Bank of Canada

Quantitative Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada$90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a quantitative discipline.
  • Strong understanding of mathematical finance.
  • Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in a fixed-income desk.
  • Proficiency in programming languages: Python, C++, SQL.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Effective time management ability.
  • Capability to maintain high-quality standards across multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement tools for trading desk support and quantitative strategies.
  • Collect requirements from the trading desk and oversee solution delivery.
  • Provide daily quantitative support to the trading desk.
  • Assist with desk-based research as needed.
  • Coordinate with risk and functional teams for model vetting and integration.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Supportive leadership focused on professional development.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact within the organization.
  • Engage in a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.
  • World-class training program in financial services.
  • Flexible work/life balance options.
  • Opportunity to take on challenging work.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

QTS Cross Products Quants team is looking for a Quantitative Associate, who would be focusing on developing, maintaining, and documenting valuation and risk models for capital and margin. Development includes modernizing the models and infrastructure to be able to optimize financing costs.

What will you do?
  • Development and implementation of tools to support trading desk, quantitative strategies infrastructure and risk management activities.
  • Gather new requirements from the trading desk and manage delivery of solutions through quant libraries and associated IT systems.
  • Provide general day-to-day quantitative support to trading desk.
  • Provide desk-based research assistance as required.
  • Co-ordination with risk and functional teams as part of the process of submitting front office developed models for vetting and use in the bank's risk framework.


What do you need to succeed?

Must have:
  • Master's Degree in a quantitative discipline.
  • Good understanding of mathematical finance.
  • 2 years of relevant experience preferably at a fixed-income desk in a large financial institution.
  • Programing: Python, C++, SQL.
  • Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication skills.
  • Effective time management skills.
  • Ability to meet consistently high-quality standards with simultaneous workstreams.


Nice-to-have:
  • Capital and Margin metrics/regimes/analytics.
  • Option Pricing
  • Experience with Credit/Govies
  • Experience with Fx/Commodities


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.


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Job Skills
Client Counseling, Critical Thinking, Economic Analysis, Financial Derivatives, Financial Instruments, Investment Banking Analysis, Investment Risk Management, Market Risk, Quantitative Methods

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:

2026-06-05

Application Deadline:

2026-08-28
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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