
Front Office Quant - Credit Derivatives
Key Skills
Job Description
Your work environment
Financial Markets (FM) is the Bank’s gateway to the professional markets around the world. Our primary function is to service the needs of ING’s clients with products, services and guidance. FM aims to be a significant player in our market leader and challenger markets, with an additional presence in all the major international markets and specialist expertise in selected emerging markets and products.
Your role
The FM Quants team is a global team within the FM organization that provides quantitative expertise required to price and risk-manage derivatives products. Its main responsibilities are in the areas of model development, analytics and implementation into our Front Office systems.
ING is looking for a Front Office Quant specializing in the development and implementation of pricing and Model Risk (MoRI) Valuation Adjustment (VA) models for Credit Derivative products. You will be part of a team of highly skilled professionals that is responsible for the design, development, implementation and support of our in-house pricing and MoRI VA models for Credit derivative products. The team is a global team, with members spread across Amsterdam, Brussels, and London. You will report into the Head of CR Pricing and MoRI VA Model Development and be part of a larger FM Quants team that also covers the development and implementation of xVA, Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR), and Market Risk models.
Your key responsibilities
- Contribute to Credit Derivatives Pricing and MoRI VA model development across the full model lifecycle, starting from model design and prototyping to implementation in Front Office systems.
- Daily support of the existing Credit Derivative Pricing and MoRi VA models, including regular interactions with Trading, Model Validation and Risk colleagues.
Who are we looking for?
A colleague with a talent for taking it on and making it happen, enthusiasm for helping others to be successful and a knack for always being a step ahead. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.
We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with a strong quantitative background, good communication skills, and the ability to manage relationships with a diverse group of key stakeholders (including Trading, Sales, IT and Risk Management).
As a Front Office Quant - Credit Derivatives you will also need:
- A university degree (at least MSc) in Quantitative Finance or Financial Mathematics.
- At least 5 years of Quant experience involving pricing models for Credit Derivative products.
- Extensive prior experience with maintaining and extending C++ Quant libraries.
- Fluency and excellent writing skills in English, and the ability to clearly explain modelling concepts to both technical and non-technical business colleagues.
We offer you
A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:
- A 40-hour working week
- Personal growth & challenging work with endless opportunities to realise your ambitions
- An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours
- A progressive and agile way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention
Core Responsibilities
Contribute to the development and implementation of credit derivative pricing and model risk valuation adjustment models across the full lifecycle. Provide daily support for existing models while interacting with trading, risk, and model validation teams.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance or Financial Mathematics and at least 5 years of experience in credit derivative pricing models. Candidates must possess extensive experience with C++ quant libraries and excellent English communication skills.
Benefits
- Flexible compensation
- Personal growth opportunities
- Challenging work environment
About ING
Industry: Banking
Company size: 10,001+ employees
ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers