Senior Valuation Analyst

Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise whose mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the business, operations and work culture of Groupe BPCE worldwide. 

As part of Groupe BPCE's international division, Natixis in Portugal designs and delivers solutions for its two core areas – Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management – as well as transversal services that support all entities across the Group. 

With more than 3,000 employees representing 46 nationalities, the teams work across Information Technology, Banking Support Activities, and Compliance, in an integrated, inclusive, and cross-functional way, supporting all business lines and platforms of the Group. 

A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis in Portugal Team and reflect the company's mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Market Risk Department supervises all Market Risk and P&L indicators of Natixis Global Markets activities.

Market data Hub team mandate is centered around the quantitative daily control challenge, certifies and feeds FO systems with end of day Market Data across several asset classes (equity, rates, and FX). This process is done using an in-house dedicated application called MDM (Market Data Manager) which is used by the different international platforms (Paris, HK and NY).

Besides the daily production the analyst will be responsible to perform daily and monthly tasks related to market data controls on different asset classes (equity, rates, and FX) and update on the market data framework.

The analyst will intervene on risk factors and market data across FX, Equity, Rates and Credit asset classes, and will actively: 

• Execute the daily market data certification process, providing expert advice for complex discrepancies and defining the analytical standards for consistency and convergence testing.
• Develop, maintain, and adapt tactical solutions and scripts (primarily Python) to support new production needs.
• Define and document functional specifications for new data structures and systems to support the ongoing evolution of the firm's valuation and market data architecture.
• Collaborate and reply to requests from multiple departments/clients (CCA, Front office, Econometrics, ERM, IT Risk, etc.) on a daily basis.
• Maintain an efficient and clean market data framework, promoting the continuous improvement of the processes and tools developed by the team.

• Master's degree in a highly quantitative field such as Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL, as well as experience with data manipulation and visualization libraries.
• Strong knowledge of interest rate, credit, FX, equity and commodity products and risk factors.
• 3+ years of direct experience working in a quantitative market risk or similar role within the financial services industry.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex, unstructured problems and deliver robust, well-documented solutions.
• Programming skills (python, SQL).
• Proficient in data APIs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge in financial products and financial market is required.
• English speaker is mandatory.

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