Structured Credit Quantitative Analyst Front Office - London
eFinancialCareers
£Competitive GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: London, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Overview
A leading global financial institution is hiring a front-office Quantitative Analyst to support its Structured Credit trading desk. This is a key growth hire following a senior departure, with the team deliberately targeting a slightly more junior profile offering strong upside and progression.
The role sits directly on the trading floor, providing real-time pricing, risk, and P&L support while contributing to the development and evolution of core pricing models and tools.
Key Responsibilities
Front-office support to traders across pricing, risk, and P&L
Development and enhancement of pricing and risk models
Hands-on contribution to credit modelling and XVA frameworks
Build and upgrade of pricing tools (VBA ? Python migration)
Development of a new Python-based pricing platform for faster trader execution
Ongoing desk interaction and real-time problem solving
Required Experience & Skills
3-6 years' experience in a front-office quant role
Proven exposure supporting a trading desk
Background in structured credit, rates, and/or XVA
Strong C++ development skills
Python highly desirable (C# a plus)
Experience building or maintaining pricing tools
Solid understanding of vanilla models and stochastic calculus
Master's-level education (or equivalent)
Profile Fit
Hands-on, proactive, and communicative
Enjoys working closely with traders in a fast-paced environment