Wells Fargo

Senior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist (Req. #000895)

Wells Fargo$215K — $355K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field
  • 5+ years of experience in securities quantitative analytics
  • Deep experience in derivative products and capital markets across various asset classes
  • Proficient in advanced programming languages like Java, C++, and familiarity with Python, R, and SAS
  • Strong background in statistical analysis and quantitative methods related to pricing and risk management
  • Experience in enterprise-scale software development and integration with large systems
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks for capital calculations and market risk

Responsibilities

  • Advise senior leadership on business and technical objectives for Securities Quantitative Analytics
  • Combine market expertise and mathematical programming to develop systematic strategies
  • Lead the resolution of complex challenges requiring extensive evaluation
  • Deliver long-term solutions that involve advanced thinking and coordination of activities
  • Conduct in-depth research on trading cost, liquidity, risk models, and signal generation
  • Develop automated trading algorithms and derivative pricing models
  • Collaborate constructively with various teams and serve as an expert advisor

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life, critical illness, and accident insurance
  • Parental and critical caregiving leave
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Full Job Description

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. seeks a Senior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist in New York, NY.

Job Role and Responsibility: Advise senior leadership to develop or influence objectives, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals for highly complex business and technical needs across Securities Quantitative Analytics. Combine mathematical programming and market expertise, to build and generate systematic strategies. Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas companywide. Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others. Use quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems. Conduct research on trading cost models, liquidity models, risk models, portfolio construction methodology, and signal generation. Provide vision, direction and expertise to more experienced leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions that are large-scale cross-functional or companywide strategies. Develop automated trading algorithms, create cutting-edge derivative pricing models and empirical models, to provide insight into market behavior. Engage with all levels of professionals and managers companywide and serve as an expert advisor to leadership. Work constructively in collaboration with business, model development, model validation, and information technology. Play an integral role to the trading floor. Telecommuting is permitted up to 2 days a week. Position must appear in person to the location listed as the work address.

Travel required: Rare or infrequent domestic travel required.

Required Qualifications:

Position requires a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or in a related position involving securities quantitative analytics.

Specific skills required:

  • Derivative products and capital markets experience across one or more asset classes, including rates, foreign exchange, credit, equities, and/or commodities, with a strong understanding of market conventions and risk drivers.
  • Quantitative finance expertise encompassing derivatives pricing, valuation, and market risk analytics across multiple asset classes, including support for front0office risk management and regulatory use cases.
  • Advanced hands0on programming experience in Java and C++, with working proficiency in Python, R, and SAS, and demonstrated use of functional programming techniques to implement scalable quantitative analytics.
  • Experience designing and implementing asynchronous, event0driven, or reactive architectures suitable for real0time or near0real0time risk, pricing, and PnL computation.
  • Enterprise0scale software development experience, including integration with large distributed systems, database access using SQL, and use of source0control and code0repository tools within an Agile SDLC.
  • Capital markets risk technology experience, including platforms that support front0office risk, market risk calculations, valuation, PnL explain, and coordination with Risk and Finance functions.
  • Product development on Linux and Unix environments, including deployment, performance tuning, and operational support of production quantitative systems.
  • Strong background in statistical analysis and quantitative methods, including stochastic modeling, simulation, numerical optimization, and computational techniques used in pricing and risk management.
  • Knowledge of regulatory and capital frameworks for financial institutions, including requirements relevant to market risk and capital calculations (e.g., regulatory reporting and internal risk management standards).

Salary: $215,000 - $355,000

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$0.00 - $0.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

9 Sep 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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