Global Markets

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Job Summary & Responsibilities

• Responsibility for daily risk-management of the retail part of the Systematic Trading Strategies (STS) trading book (executing hedges, developing risk management strategies and utilities) with a focus on options on Volatility Controlled Indices (both vanilla and exotics)
• Responsibility for communication of trading book risks and PnL to Trading Leadership;
• Working closely with Structurers and Strategists on research and implementation of new Quantitative Strategies in retail space;
• Expanding the trading infrastructure to allow the team to trade new sophisticated strategies;
• Developing a cross-function, cross-asset and cross-regional network within the firm;
• Working with sales and structuring to expand overall franchise business;

London-based STS Trading Desk is a highly regarded team within Global Markets Division responsible for pricing and risk management of exposure to quantitative trading strategies developed internally at Goldman Sachs. The desk manages sizable principal risks across multiple markets (Equities, Rates, FX, Commodities and Credit) both in volatility and one-delta space. We work very closely with the structuring and sales teams globally to create innovative structures, solutions and strategies for our franchise, while also risk managing positions that cannot be easily hedged.
Required Qualifications

• Experience in risk managing of Volatility Controlled book gained at other Investment Bank will be a plus
• Good intuition of pricing model: Local Volatility, Stochastic Volatility, Jump Diffusion
• Understanding of common retail pay-outs (Autocalls, TARNs, etc) will be a plus
• Basic knowledge of coding (Python, C++ or similar)
• Strong academic background, ideally in a highly quantitative subject (Mathematics, Physical, Engineering, Finance/Financial Economics or Computing)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great attention to detail, ability to multi-task

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