Vice President, Front Office Equity Derivatives Desk Quant

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Application Deadline:

03/30/2026

Address:

151 W 42nd Street

Job Family Group:

Capital Mrkts Sales & Service

BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking treasury management as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets

Job Description

The Front Office Desk Quant / Strat role involves utilizing quantitative skills to develop and implement trading strategies risk management and collaboration with trading teams to optimize decision making processes.

Responsibilities include:

Quantitative Trading Support

Respond to traders requests to troubleshoot intraday risk issues P&L attribution and any quant / tech related issues.
Prototype new tools to be used for intraday valuations risks and P&L/explain. Provide the prototypes for tech/quant teams to build into systems.
Build optimization tools for exotic options portfolio hedging.
Create and maintain custom scenarios reporting tools as required to satisfy trading strategy analysis.
Optimization of existing workflows and transformation of ad-hoc excel based tools to scalable and distributed solutions.

Model Analysis

Produce and review back-test data for new models / pricing parameters to identify issues against benchmark production data.
Reviewing model output and identifying inconsistencies in data.

Required Skills:

Software Development Skills:

Object Orientated Programming (C# / C)
Scripting languages (Python / VBA)
Relational Databases (SQL /Postgres)
Maintaining Git repositories
CICD toolchains
Optional: Familiarity with Jira
Optional: Tableau or PowerBI experience
Optional: Functional programming experience (F#)

Quantitative Skills:

Familiarity with Vanilla & Exotic Equity derivative pricing models.
Ability to build prototype pricing and diagnostic tools for intraday risk valuations P&L and regulatory reporting requirements.

Salary:

Please note the base salary for this role is $260000 USD

Salary:

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Groups pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location skills experience education and qualifications for the role and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Groups expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Groups total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives discretionary bonuses as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance tuition reimbursement accident and life insurance and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits please visit: Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting positive change for our customers our communities and our people. By working together innovating and pushing boundaries we transform lives and businesses and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued respected and heard and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one for yourself and our customers. Well support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching to manager support and network-building opportunities well help you gain valuable experience and broaden your skillset.

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Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO directly or indirectly will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.

Required Experience:

Exec

Application Deadline:03/30/2026Address:151 W 42nd StreetJob Family Group:Capital Mrkts Sales & ServiceBMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking treasury management as well as research and advisory services to clients around t...