SVP, Trading Desk Information Mgmt. Sr Lead/Quantitative Analyst

SVP, Trading Desk Information Mgmt. Sr Lead/Quantitative Analyst

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Job Overview

The Data/Information Mgt Sr Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments in their field and contributes to directional strategy. You will design, build, and maintain tools essential for the running of our business, and you will be a recognized technical authority in the business. Your commercial awareness, communication skills, and diplomacy will be needed to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. You will impact the business through complex deliverables and the advice and counsel you provide regarding the technology or operations of the business. Your work will impact the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of new software systems to manage portfolio risks for the Mortgage Servicing Rights trading desk within the Wealth business, using Python as a core language. Select appropriate architectural patterns (e.g., layered, event-driven, microservices, domain-driven design) to implement effectively in Python ecosystems.
• Ensure the new systems will be designed in conformity with Citi Technology accepted standards, programming languages, and code management tools. These include, but are not limited to, Python, GitHub, Autosys, git, and SQL.
• Understand the role of derivatives in fixed income risk management. Implement, using in-house libraries, software systems to value and analyze fixed income derivatives including interest-rate swaps, swaptions, SOFR futures, mortgage options, Treasury futures, and options on Treasury futures.
• Interact with third-party valuation systems to enhance the implementation of various financial models involved in the valuation of mortgage assets and TBAs, including interest rate, mortgage prepayment, default, horizon forecast models, etc.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of various design options given time and cost constraints. Document all aspects of applications and systems used by the trading desk for reference, maintenance, and future upgrades.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards for Python code quality, testing, documentation, and dependency management. Support strong controls over code management, release procedures, code protection protocols in conformity with firm policies.
• Modify software for the existing analytics, using VBA and SQL, to correct errors and upgrade existing functionality to address new/changing business requirements.
• Develop programs to automate manual tasks performed by mortgage traders of Correspondent/Mandatory trading desk to increase efficiency in the bidding process for prospective loans to be on-boarded.
• Collaborate with internal Risk, Finance, Product control, Audit, and external vendors to implement, debug, and maintain risk reports and data feeds based on their needs.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of working experience in a quantitative field, Financial/Mortgage industry required
• Demonstrated expertise in developing production grade software systems using Python as a core language
• Expertise in VBA and SQL
• Experience with GitHub and Autosys preferred
• Advanced knowledge of fixed income derivatives and options
• Excellent analytical thinking, practical problem-solving abilities, and partnership skills
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Willingness to learn and can-do attitude
• Experience in preparation of model validation and governance documents preferred.