Quant Strategist - Specialist UK Insurer

Job Details

Clarence George is working on a new Quant Strategist position at a leading Specialist UK Insurer. The purpose of the role will be to take responsibility for developing, maintaining and enhancing key quantitative models and the overall investment system within the ALM team. The team are looking for an ambitious quick-learner who enjoys problem solving in an innovative environment to play a significant role in the front office, investment position.

Profile:

• Strong quantitative skills and the ability to build/develop models from scratch
• Experienced in coding with Python, Matlab, R or any other advanced language
• Good analytical problem solver - able to tackle and solve problems independently demonstrated from past work experience or PhD
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of derivative products – interest rate swaps, inflation swaps would be beneficial but not a key requirement
• Open to a variety of quantitative background such as Data Science who would like a career within Investment

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing industry in a highly collaborative and dynamic team. This offers fantastic exposure to the wider ALM and investment team with regular interaction with the wider business. For more information, please apply directly. Please note this firm is unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Company

Clarence George is a highly bespoke London based Insurance & Investment Search Firm. We source the top quartile of talent across Insurance Solutions, Actuarial & Investment Risk with the main qualifications in our market being: FIA, CFA, MSc, PhD, CAIA, CQF, FRM. We have an enviable client base with access to the best asset focused roles within Life Insurance, General Insurance, Reinsurance, Retirement Solutions, Consultancy, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity, Hedge Funds and InsurTech.

Skills coverage:

- Insurance Solutions: ALM, Hedging, Structuring, Securitisation, Structured Finance, Collateralisation, FIG M&A, Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Origination, DCM, Portfolio Management, Trading, Value-In-Force (VIF), Financing, Equity Research, LDI, Quant Strats

- Actuarial & Investment Risk:

Capital Optimisation, Solvency II, IFRS 17, BPA/Pension De-risking, ESG, Value at Risk (VaR), Financial Risk, Market Risk, Credit Risk, ERM- FinTech / InsurTech: Blockchain, AI, Decentralised Finance (DeFi), Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Web3, Tokenisation

Asset coverage:

Fixed Income, Derivatives, Rates, FX, Private Debt/Private Credit, Real Assets, Illiquid Assets, Equity Release Mortgages, Insurance Linked Securities (ILS), Digital Assets

Location coverage:

UK, Bermuda, Caymans, Hong Kong, Singapore

CG’s raison d'être is very simple. It is to work with the best and to truly partner with you.

Company info

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Location

77 Coleman Street
London
Greater London
EC2R 5BJ
GB