# Equities Derivatives Strat, VP

**Company**: Barclays
**Location**: New York, New York
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $150,000 - $225,000
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking an Equities Derivatives Strat, VP to join our team at Barclays. As an Equities Derivatives Strat, VP, you will bring coding-heavy Quant Developer experience and be focused on expanding and scaling a US equity derivatives flow research and portfolio analysis platform.

You will work directly with trading desks to build back-testing infrastructure, integrate multiple vendor and internal (KDB) data services, and support portfolio optimization and analysis. You will contribute to several high-impact projects as the platform is broadened and large-scale analytical capabilities are enhanced.

Responsibilities:

- Development and implementation of quantitative models and strategies to derive insight into market trends and optimize trading decisions, pricing, and risk management across various financial products and markets.

- Working closely with sales teams to identify clients' needs and develop customised solutions.

- In-depth research, data analysis, and statistical modelling to derive insights into market trends, pricing, and risk dynamics.

- Provide front office infrastructure support though ownership and maintenance of analytical libraries.

- Provision of expertise on quantitative methodologies, technological advancements, and industry best practices to drive innovation within the trading environment.

Vice President Expectations:

- Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.

- Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.

- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.

- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.

Requirements:

- Advanced Python development with additional experience in Java.

- Equity derivatives expertise.

- Back-testing frameworks and portfolio optimization techniques.

- Large-scale data analysis using vendor and internal datasets (KDB).

- Quantitative development for research and trading platforms.

Preferred Skills:

- Clear, confident communication with front-office trading desks.

- Ample problem-solving and analytical thinking.

- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

- Detail-oriented with considerable ownership of deliverables.

- Collaborative mindset working closely with quants, traders, and engineers.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Java
- Equity derivatives
- Back-testing frameworks
- Portfolio optimization
- KDB

### Nice to have
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Analytical thinking
- Project management
- Collaboration

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