Bookrunner - Risk/Valuations Quant Analyst

A Tier 1 Investment is looking to hire a junior Bookrunner for their Rates Group.

My Client's Rates business is consistently ranked in the Top 3 by its peers and competitors. It is one of the most profitable businesses area within their. At a macro level, the business can be divided into the following sub-desks:

- Flow Rates
- Structured Rates
- FX Hybrid
- Multi-Asset Hybrid
- Inflation
- LongevityThe Rates Bookrunning team is committed to providing their stakeholders and business partners (Front Office, Risk Management, Risk & PnL) with timely and accurate information that is used for numerous purposes, including:
- Exposure management by the trading desk,
- The management of market risk,
- The production of valuations statements,
- Ensuring accurate collateral calls are made.

There is a strong performance culture embedded within the team and wherever possible they seek to exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities:
Each bookrunner within the team is aligned to one or more trading books and is responsible for ensuring that risk is generated and fully substantiated, all new deals are analysed in detail, and any results that differ from expectations are fully investigated. Bookrunners are committed to a process of continuous improvement, whereby small improvements are constantly being identified and implemented on an ad-hoc basis. Larger projects are also undertaken by the team as required. New business will periodically need to be on-boarded into the Bank's systems, requiring collaboration across several areas to make sure that the correct information flows smoothly upstream and downstream.

You will need to quickly gain an understanding of the mechanics of the products the structured exotics desk trade, how to value them and what risks they have. The team deals with many systems and a high degree of IT-literacy is required for this role. You will be a strong team player, confident communicator, driven, hard-working and very enthusiastic. You will also need to be independent-minded, willing to think issues through in depth and able to challenge established ideas

You will have:
* Masters or equivalent (ideally in a scientific/maths related subject)
* Previous risk or pricing experience (through internships)

* Sound understanding of time value of money
* Solid understanding of risk

My client offers exceptional benefits and a highly competitive compensation package. If you are interested in this role then please reply to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or contact me on 0207 469 8955.
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