Quantitative Analyst FX Electronic Trading

Company: Citigroup Inc.
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Location: London
Job Description:

The Quantitative Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within the field of quantitative finance and electronic trading, and actively contributes to the direction of the business by applying that knowledge to real, high-impact problems. As a core member of the FX Electronic Trading quant team in London, this role sits at the heart of our electronic market making and algorithmic execution business — not on the periphery. The successful candidate will be someone who thrives on building, enjoys coding as a craft, and is energised by challenging the status quo.

This is a senior associate to junior VP-level position for a hands‑on quantitative professional who takes end‑to‑end ownership of meaningful deliverables, works closely with trading and sales partners, and contributes to a team where every member bears full responsibility for the quality and performance of our models and strategies.

Key Responsibilities

  • Be acore contributorin designing and building automated analytical frameworks to monitor, evaluate, and improve the performance of our FX electronic trading and algorithmic execution strategies
  • Act as afirst line of defencein identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues with models and strategies — proactively surfacing insights before they become problems
  • Work closely withsales and trading partners in London and globallyto gather structured feedback on model and strategy performance, translating qualitative desk intuition into quantitative improvements
  • Collaborate with fellow quant team members onresearch initiativesspanning electronic market making, execution algorithms, and transaction cost analysis
  • Challenge existing approaches— bring fresh perspectives, propose improvements, and drive iterative development of our quantitative toolkit
  • Writeclean, well-structured, production-quality codeas a natural part of your daily workflow, not as an afterthought

Qualifications & Experience

Required

  • Relevant prior of experience in a quantitative modelling, analytics, or electronic trading role, ideally within financial markets
  • Strongprogramming skills— Python is essential; Java or C++ exposure is a plus
  • Solid grounding instatistics and probability, with genuine intuition for applying these to real trading problems (e.g. signal analysis, performance attribution, execution quality measurement)
  • Familiarity withmarket microstructureand FX or broader electronic trading concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to work withmarket data— tick data, order book data, or execution data

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Posted: June 22nd, 2026