Quantitative Research Specialist

**About the job**

The Flow Rates team is responsible for the development and implementation of analytic tools for pricing, market making, risk management and PnL explain of all products related with the Flow Rates trading desks.

The role will be in Lisbon or Porto, Portugal, working within a team of finance professionals supporting BNPP Global Market activities globally.

Training in London may be provided at the beginning of the role in order to become familiar with the setup and to build relationships with other team members.

**Your Main Activities Are**
- Develop and support Interest Rates curve stripping and pricing methodologies, specific for each currency, taking into account local product specificities and curve dynamics
- Support and enhance the models, analytics and tools used by the Flow Rates trading desks, to help them manage the valuation and risks of their books
- Contribute to the digitalisation of trading and sales quantitative tools

**Profile and Skills to Success**
- Qualifications: Masters or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Physics or Engineering
- Interest in how financial markets and instruments work
- Analytical mind set with attention to details
- Solid experience with at least one programming language
- Fluency in English

It will be a nice plus if you have:

- Knowledge of one class of financial instruments: Equity, FX, Interest Rates, Credit or OTC derivatives
- Knowledge of key concepts in financial mathematics and stochastic calculus
- Experience with an interpreted language (Python, JavaScript, Matlab)
- Experience with a compiled language (C++, C#, Java)
- Good understanding of Computer Science (algorithms, complexity, data structures)

**About the Team**

Global Markets Quantitative Research and Engineering (GMQRE) is a highly motivated team of financial engineers and computer scientists based in Lisbon and Porto, researching and performing quantitative engineering on diverse cross asset topics in equity, interest rates, credit, FX and XVA.

We work on innovative financial models, contribute to pricing libraries, maintain and implement the architecture of closely-knit systems driving the booking and valuation framework of the bank.

Along with the data engineers of Global Client Analytics (GCA) and the GM Data and Artificial Intelligence Lab, we are more than 40 high caliber engineers part of the Global Markets Front Office and we collaborate closely with Trading, Sales, Risk and IT across APAC, EMEA and Americas on daily basis.

**Why joining BNP Paribas?**
- **Leading banking institution**

BNP Paribas is a leader in the Eurozone, and a prominent international banking institution with strong roots in Europe's banking history. It has a presence in 65 countries, with around 190 000 Employees - including more than 145 000 in Europe.
- **Our presence in Portugal**

Since 1985, BNP Paribas was one of the first foreign banks to operate in the country. Today, the Group has around 7.100 employees across several entities operating directly in the territory, offering a wide range of integrated financial solutions to support its clients and their businesses.
- **International reach**

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:

- Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;
- Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
- Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
- **Diversity and Inclusion commitment**
- **Commitment towards work/life balance**

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.
- **Remote Working Conditions**

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.
- In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.