Associate, Execution Quant

at  HSBC

Job description
Associate, Execution Quant - Institutional Sales
Some careers have more impact than others.
If you’re looking for a role where you can continue to make an impression, take the next step at HSBC where your contributions will always be valued.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, improved maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
HSBC Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is an emerging markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.
Within GBM, HSBC Market & Securities Services (MSS) works with corporate and institutional clients where we provide a wide range of markets products via our specialist teams.
We are currently seeking a professional to support Equity Trading in our Institutional Sales (IS) business as an Execution Quantitative Associate.
The role holder will also ensure the HSBC values are present in everything they do, both individually and as an organisation. This will be achieved by consistently displaying the behaviours of: Dependable and do the right thing, Open to different ideas and cultures, Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other.
The role is office-based working at HSBC offices at Canada Square, London and will include travel for client meetings. You must be able to work in London on a full-time basis.

In this role you will be expected to:

• Detailed microstructure analysis of EMEA equity market
• Backtest and prototype quantitative Algo models
• Collaborate with other colleagues in the trading environment: quants, traders, sales and IT
• Run quantitative research projects, develop analytics tools and work closely with IT and the business to roll out analytics code into production
• Drive algorithmic developments in relation to targets for revenue generation, product alignment, customer satisfaction and cost management.

Requirements

To be successful you will demonstrate the following:

• Have experience of working as a Quant ideally within Trade Execution
• Have a very good knowledge of Equities or other Asset class such as FX or FI
• Have a high level of educational attainment (Masters) in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science / Engineering etc.
• Experience of working with and interrogating big data set ideally with knowledge of KBD/Q
• Ability to understand and manage complex and diverse scenarios

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse.
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Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 207 832 8500

• Detailed microstructure analysis of EMEA equity market
• Backtest and prototype quantitative Algo models
• Collaborate with other colleagues in the trading environment: quants, traders, sales and IT
• Run quantitative research projects, develop analytics tools and work closely with IT and the business to roll out analytics code into production
• Drive algorithmic developments in relation to targets for revenue generation, product alignment, customer satisfaction and cost management