Senior Quant Modeler - Financial Services/Investment Banking

Senior Quant Modeller

Our client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. We seek for a Senior Model Risk Quant who can work from Mumbai for a fast-growing team which is spread around the globe who'll be responsible for all the risk management of model validation, risk assessment and governance acting as a second line of defence within the firm.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

- Seek to provide independent review and validation compliant with Model Risk Management policies and procedures, regulatory guidance.

- Working on enhancing the quality of Model Risk Management on frequent bases as per financial markets and trends.

- Apart from being an Individual Contributor, also manage a team of Quants and Consultants who independently review Investment Management Models.

- Responsible for end-to-end delivery of Model Risk Management related deliverables.

- Represent Model Risk Management team in interactions with regulatory and audit agencies as required.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

- Masters or Doctorate degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, or Financial Mathematics.

- 6 + years of work experience in a Quant role in Model Risk and / or in Investment Management, Trading, Stress Testing, and Asset Management.

- Relevant professional certifications like CQF, CFA, CAIA is an added advantage.

- Good programming skills set in Python / R /MATLAB or similar programming languages.

- Strong written & verbal communication skills including debating issues and making formal presentations.