Vice President - Quant (Model development)

Job Description
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist
In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant in large-scale planning for Securities Quantitative Analytics
• We are looking at a Rates Quant with C++/java 8 (Functional Programming) proficiency to cater to the Interest Rates Options Desk.
• Work in our quant library in C++, as needed, to adapt our generic models to specific use cases.
• Understanding valuation of basic products like Treasury Bonds, Interest Rate swaps.
• Collaborate with and support Front office Trading, Technology Partners, and Model Validation/Governance teams.
• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant in large-scale planning for Securities Quantitative Analytics
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term business, operational, or technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• 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
• Resolve issues and achieve goals
• Make decisions on complex and multi-faceted situations requiring understanding of Securities Quantitative Analytics, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Influence and lead the broader work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level senior managers
• Play an integral role to the trading floor
• Develop automated trading algorithms, create cutting-edge derivative pricing models and empirical models, to provide insight into market behavior
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term business, operational, or technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• 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
• Resolve issues and achieve goals
• Make decisions on complex and multi-faceted situations requiring understanding of Securities Quantitative Analytics, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Influence and lead the broader work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level senior managers
• Play an integral role to the trading floor

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Play an integral role on the trading floor on Interest Rates Options and help solve their problems.
• Participating in model development and deployment
• Participating in model software implementation
• Writing code (in Java 8-functional programming) and refactoring code
• Testing and testing documentation
• Participating in unit testing, large scale Quant testing, pre-integration testing, integration testing, regression testing, UAT
• Participation in issue resolution
• Debugging case preparation (to produce isolated cases to demonstrate the issues) for the Rates Quants
• Debug and conclude data issues/model input issues
• Part of the model documentation
• Production of health monitoring tools
• Participating in the creation, execution and development of Front Office test plans
• Actively participating and contributing to team discussions on project specific areas/assignments
• Maintaining proper documentation of all processes and keeping the code up to date
• Answering ad hoc questions from various stakeholders including US Front Office Quants, populating templates or creating new reports/extracts/results as requested by stakeholders

Job Expectations:

• A master's or PhD in quantitative fields such as math, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, computer sciences, etc.
• Min 5+ years of relevant experience in Securities Quantitative Analytics, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Min 5+ years' experience in Rates Quant
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Hands-on experience in programming in JAVA-8(functional programming)
• Good writing skills
• A PhD in Math (Mathematical Finance is a Plus), Physics, Engineering or Computer Sciences is an added advantage
• 5+ years' experience coding in Java or C++

Posting End Date:
18 Sep 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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