Quantitative Research and Development Director

The Chief Client Office (CCO)

The CCO function includes Sales, Partners, Relationship Management, Integration, Marketing & Communications, and Sales Analytics & Operations.

Pay and Benefits

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
Pension / Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

Workplace Culture

We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Impact You Will Have

The Director, Fixed Income Quantitative Research Analyst is a senior individual contributor and technical leader responsible for the development, validation, and deployment of quantitative models, analytics, and insights across fixed income markets.

• Design, develop, and maintain quantitative models for fixed income instruments, including government bonds, credit products, and derivatives
• Conduct empirical research on pricing, valuation, liquidity, volatility, curve dynamics, and market microstructure
• Develop factor models, relative value frameworks, and risk analytics relevant to fixed income portfolios and market participants
• Data & Analytics Engineering
• Work with large-scale market, reference, and transactional datasets, including yield curves, evaluated pricing, trade data, and reference data
• Define data requirements, validation rules, and analytical methodologies to ensure robustness and reproducibility of research outputs
• Production & Delivery
• Translate research prototypes into production-ready analytical assets, including models, signals, and benchmarks
• Partner with technology teams to operationalize models and analytics into platforms used for risk, surveillance, or market transparency
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Act as a subject matter expert in fixed income quantitative analytics, providing guidance to junior researchers and cross-functional partners such as product managers, product owners and engineering
• Communicate research findings and model behavior clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field
• Typically, 6–8+ years of experience in fixed income quantitative research, analytics, or model development
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with statistical and numerical methods
• Deep understanding of fixed income markets, instruments, conventions, pricing, and risk metrics (Preferred)
• Experience with production analytics, model validation, or regulatory-facing quantitative frameworks (Preferred)
• Familiarity with large-scale data platforms and cloud-based analytical environments