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Royal Bank of Canada

Global banking, wealth management, and insurance

Vice President Senior Front Office Quant

Quantitative ResearchConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew York, NY, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Computational Finance & Risk Management, or a related field, plus 4 years of related work experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience using Python to develop and deploy quantitative models, build and maintain data pipelines, process large-scale datasets, and integrate with cloud computing environments.
  • At least 3 years of experience automating analytics and reporting workflows for trading or financial applications.
  • At least 3 years of experience using C++ to develop and maintain pricing and valuation libraries for fixed income or structured products, support legacy quantitative systems, implement unit testing, and optimize performance.
  • At least 3 years of experience analyzing P&L attribution and valuation discrepancies.
  • At least 2 years of experience applying statistical and quantitative techniques, including regression analysis, Markov models, stochastic processes, time-series analysis, risk simulations, and model calibration and back-testing.
  • At least 2 years of experience modeling fixed income or structured products, including prepayment and credit risk modeling, Value-at-Risk calculations, loan performance transitions, and duration and convexity analysis.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Option Adjusted Spread-based relative value assessment.
  • At least 1 year of experience using SQL to query large datasets, support data pipelines, and perform data extraction and transformation.
  • At least 1 year of experience integrating database workflows with analytics or modeling platforms.
  • At least 1 year of experience applying machine learning techniques, including classification and regression models and feature engineering.
  • At least 1 year of experience with model attribution for financial or credit-related datasets.

Responsibilities

  • Research, develop, test, and implement securitized products and structured credit pricing, default, and loss models using quantitative and programming skills.
  • Build and maintain agency and non-agency mortgage prepayment and default models.
  • Build front-office analytic tools for trading and risk.
  • Collaborate with traders, risk managers, information technology, and other functions to support trading activities.
  • Identify operational risk and control deficiencies in the business.
  • Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to Central Funding Group business activities, including funding, trading, and investment.
  • Escalate operational risk loss events, control deficiencies, and identified risks to the line manager and relevant control functions in a timely manner.
  • Conduct data analysis, simulation, and forecasting using statistical and machine learning techniques.
  • Apply object-oriented programming principles and use C++, Python, and R to implement high-performance model libraries.
  • Integrate prepayment models into the PolyPaths system with Intex.
  • Construct and maintain databases to ensure persistence and availability of mortgage-backed securities data, including EMBS, Intex, and CoreLogic.

About the Company

Royal Bank of Canada

Global banking, wealth management, and insurance

What does RBC do? It provides a wide range of financial services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services, and capital markets to clients in Canada, the United States, and 27 other countries. How do its products work? It earns revenue from loans, mortgages, investment products, and advisory services, and uses technology to deliver a seamless client experience across a diversified set of financial services, with an emphasis on digital tools and customer service. How is RBC different from competitors? It combines scale and global reach with a principles-led culture, a strong focus on community impact, and a large, diverse workforce (94,000+ employees) to drive client outcomes and continuous innovation. What is RBC’s goal? To help clients prosper and communities thrive by delivering reliable financial solutions and services while adapting to changing needs and maintaining leadership in the financial sector.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1864

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