Quantitative Analyst - Agency Lending

Agency Lending, within Citi Securities Services, partners with institutional investors to enhance their portfolio returns by lending equity and fixed income securities. Citi's key strengths include: unsurpassed global branch network, open architecture, robust risk management and real-time controls, flexibility, innovation, dynamic reporting and overall market leadership. The product is also viewed as a critical source of liquidity in both the equity and fixed income markets as well as a significant liquidity provider in global short term money markets through its cash management operations.Citi provides 24 hour trading coverage and client services through its business locations in Sydney, Hong Kong, London, Dublin & New York. Citi’s strategic presence in these locations is designed to align our business with our client base, and provide a platform to target new client mandates. Our traders invest in excess of $50B in cash collateral generated from securities lending transactions for leading global institutional investors including Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, and Mutual Funds.RESPONSIBILITIES:Design and develop analytical applications for traders and senior management to visualize action opportunities for lending.

Build predictive and computational pricing models (C# / Python) for price discovery using numerical, statistical and machine learning techniques.

Work with technology partners and execute on business requirements taking projects from concept to delivery.

Lead short and long-term analysis efforts, focusing on equity and lending market microstructure, borrower behavior and inventory optimization.

Leverage expertise in advanced analytical modeling using R and Python to conduct ad-hoc analysis providing insights that support trading desks decision making process.

Document models and coordinate with model risk governance review group for model approval.

Interface with global business/trading, operations, technology, and client relationship teams to develop expertise of the Securities Services systems and the client analytics needs to actively contribute to the roadmap and evolution.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:3+ years of experience in a quantitative analytics role.

Expertise with SQL, C#, R or Python and data visualization tools such as Qlikview for full stack data analysis, insight synthesis and presentation.

Candidate must be well versed applying statistical modeling, data science and machine learning techniques.

Experience working with big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark preferred.

Experience and knowledge of prime finance and securities lending is an added plus.

Good working knowledge of financial products and global market concepts, including experience with financial modeling of options

EDUCATION:M.S or MFE in quantitative discipline; Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Operational Research, Mathematics and Statistics.

COMPETENCIES:Hands on problem solver, diligent, motivated by challenging projects.

Passion and technical competency in quantitative modeling and business analytics.

Demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translate and articulate technical thoughts and ideas to a larger audience including influencing skills with peers and senior management.

Detail oriented, ability to deep dive on processes, propose new solutions and improve control/efficiencies.

Ability to analyze and integrate information from disparate systems to create a cohesive, comprehensive analytic data model on which to build analytic solutions.

Markets & Securities knowledge and experience.

Ability to multitask and work under time pressure.

Self-motivation, strategic thinker and entrepreneurial disposition.

Self-directed and taking projects from concept to delivery.

Ability to build and working relationships with colleagues across Securities Services.

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