Saxon Global
FX Quant Analyst
Saxon Global, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, 07390
Location: jersey city, NJ (3 days a week onsite)
Contract: 6 months extendable
ACTUAL JOB TITLE: Senior Quantitative Analyst We are looking for a consultant to join the Quantitative Risk Management group ("QRM"), which is responsible for quantitative model development and performance assessment including model performance monitoring ("MPM") and backtesting ("BT").The consultant will support the backtest and MPM process. Specific Responsibilities:• Design, develop, and maintain backtest model.• Assist with backtest reporting and diagnostics • Assist with ad hoc model risk analyses as needed
Qualifications:• 5+ years of working experience and must have 3+ years of hands-on experience in quantitative models, research, with deep understanding on VaR and backtesting as well as statistical applications.• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.• Must have excellent interpersonal skills • Self-motivated and able to work independently.• Have a general knowledge about the financial market, products, risk management (such as VaR modeling) and risk metrics (such as backtesting).• Solid programming skills in data processing language such as SQL, Python.
Contract: 6 months extendable
ACTUAL JOB TITLE: Senior Quantitative Analyst We are looking for a consultant to join the Quantitative Risk Management group ("QRM"), which is responsible for quantitative model development and performance assessment including model performance monitoring ("MPM") and backtesting ("BT").The consultant will support the backtest and MPM process. Specific Responsibilities:• Design, develop, and maintain backtest model.• Assist with backtest reporting and diagnostics • Assist with ad hoc model risk analyses as needed
Qualifications:• 5+ years of working experience and must have 3+ years of hands-on experience in quantitative models, research, with deep understanding on VaR and backtesting as well as statistical applications.• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.• Must have excellent interpersonal skills • Self-motivated and able to work independently.• Have a general knowledge about the financial market, products, risk management (such as VaR modeling) and risk metrics (such as backtesting).• Solid programming skills in data processing language such as SQL, Python.