QDS Asia Strats , Senior Manager , Institutional Equity Division
Core
Provide investment strategies, quantitative models, and bespoke strategies for external clients and the sales desk, covering delta one basket and derivatives support.
Role type
Senior Manager, Quantitative and Derivative Strategies
Builds
Scalable tools (Python; Excel/VBA) to streamline reporting, analytics, and operational workflows.
Domain
Institutional Equity, Derivatives, Quantitative Research
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, KDB, Derivatives Knowledge, Index/Quants Research, Equities/Multi Asset Indices Analytics, Finance Market understanding, Basket maintenance, Trade lifecycle management, Data extraction
Preferred skills
Writing marketing material/trade ideas, Options behavior understanding, Basic options trading strategies, Equity Derivatives markets flow and structured products
Technologies
Python, KDB, Excel, VBA
Responsibilities
Coordinate with sales to support client flows across vanilla and exotic derivatives; Manage trade lifecycle (amends/cancels, booking breaks); Manage basket maintenance including index rebalance coordination; Provide daily analytical support for flow, market, and trend analysis; Maintain tracking of thematic/factor/regional baskets; Drive ad-hoc system/workflow projects to improve desk efficiency.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC