Quantitative Analyst

• Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary: Permanent (UK and ROW) / Regular (US)
• L&G Business Unit: Legal & General Investment Management
• L&G sub Business Unit: LGIM
• Primary Location: London, One Coleman Street
• Job Family: Solutions Group

Job Description

We’re currently looking to hire a Quantitative Analyst to join L&G Asset Management.

As Quantitative Analyst you’ll help build and maintain systems and models which support the pricing, portfolio construction, and management of derivative strategies designed to hedge risks and enhance returns for Solution mandates.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with the Portfolio Management team to deliver robust and easily accessible analysis of all Solutions Portfolio Management under management
• Modelling the risks of using different asset strategies in fixed income and, where appropriate, other asset classes, to match pension scheme liabilities
• Leading development of pricing, risk, portfolio construction, and analytic tools for derivatives and derivative strategies, including databases and user interfaces developed to industry standards, e.g. using SQL, VBA, C#, Python as appropriate
• Representing Solutions Portfolio Management through participation in IT systems projects and business process projects that affect the team and related business areas. Ensuring effective utilisation of enhanced data, analytic, risk engine, and portfolio management capabilities
• Collaborating with associated teams (e.g. collateral management/margining; derivative pricing) to ensure new operational/business processes are implemented in the most effective and efficient way
• Ensuring relevant instruments are priced and analysed in line with market conventions and methods and can be reported on appropriately. Evaluate actual and potential collateral use where products are collateralised or margined. Ensuring that any actions taken with respect to managing client portfolios are in accordance with L&G Asset Management’s Treating Customers Fairly policy

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong academic/professional qualifications background and/or experience gained in similar positions. Master’s or PhD in quantitative discipline desirable
• Knowledge of risk management instruments, including gilts, credit, interest rate & inflation swaps, gilt repos, gilt total return swaps, swaptions, equity options, equity futures & TRS and FX forwards
• Interest in the markets as it relates to pension schemes, insurance portfolios, and to de‑risking
• High degree of proficiency with IT & programming skills. Familiarity with LLM‑supported coding desirable
• Understanding of successful design, implementation, and on‑going management of risk management strategies for clients
• Building and maintaining models for pricing, portfolio construction, and management of derivative strategies designed to hedge risks and enhance returns
• Ability to engage with the Portfolio Managers and other stakeholders, to work independently, and be proactive in suggesting improvements to existing processes

Benefits:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• Many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

Job Location

Primary Location: London, One Coleman Street

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