VP, Quantitative Analyst (iBank)

About the Company

An international investment bank is seeking a highly analytical Quantitative Analyst to join its Global Markets team in Hong Kong. This is an exciting opportunity for a front-office facing professional to work closely with traders and sales teams, developing quantitative solutions that support trading activity, risk management, portfolio optimization, and revenue generation across Prime Services and Equity Financing businesses.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance quantitative models, analytics, and trading tools used by front-office teams.
• Partner directly with traders to provide insight into market behavior, risk exposures, inventory management, and capital efficiency.
• Perform quantitative research, statistical analysis, and model calibration using large datasets.
• Build and maintain pricing, risk, and optimization frameworks across equity financing and related products.
• Support day-to-day trading activities by delivering timely analytical solutions and troubleshooting quantitative issues.
• Collaborate with technology teams to improve infrastructure, automate workflows, and enhance analytical platforms.
• Work closely with sales and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and deliver bespoke analytical solutions for clients.
• Contribute to ongoing innovation initiatives through the implementation of new quantitative methodologies and technologies.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Financial Mathematics, or a related field.

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python with experience developing analytical or quantitative applications.
• Good understanding of financial markets and quantitative modelling techniques.
• Experience working with equities, ETFs, futures, swaps, securities financing, or other market-facing products.
• Strong grounding in statistics, probability, stochastic processes, and data analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with front-office stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting Delta One, Prime Brokerage, Equity Financing, or Securities Financing desks.
• Knowledge of pricing, hedging, market making, or risk management methodologies.
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages such as C\+\+.
• Experience with workflow automation, data visualization, and analytical tools such as Jupyter, Dash, or similar platforms.
• Previous experience in a front-office quantitative, desk strategist, or quantitative developer role.