A financial services organisation is seeking a Quantitative Strategist to join its Credit & Fixed Income analytics team. This role sits at the intersection of financial markets, mathematical modelling, and software engineering, working closely with trading, investment and risk teams to build and enhance pricing and risk analytics. You will play a key role in developing and maintaining models across interest rates, inflation and credit, contributing directly to business-critical systems and enabling robust risk management and informed investment decisions.
This is a highly collaborative, hands-on environment where your work will be deployed into production and have immediate impact. The team is focused on evolving a modern in-house analytics platform, offering the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges within a fast-paced, delivery-driven setting.
Key responsibilities include:
• Developing and maintaining pricing models and analytics for credit and fixed income products
• Building and enhancing market data curves and curve-fitting frameworks across asset classes
• Supporting and improving derivatives pricing models for rates, inflation and credit instruments
• Contributing to the performance and scalability of the firm's core risk engine
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand portfolio impacts and deliver robust solutions
Key requirements:
• Strong quantitative background (e.g., mathematics, physics, engineering or similar) with solid financial modelling knowledge
• Experience developing or supporting models within credit and/or fixed income markets
• Advanced programming skills (e.g., Python, C++, Rust or similar) in a production environment
• Strong problem-solving ability with excellent communication and collaboration skills
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-calibre team working on sophisticated analytics within a dynamic and technologically advanced environment, offering significant scope for impact and professional growth.
Bruin is an independent recruitment consultancy with an exclusive focus on the financial and professional services sector.
Bruin is preferred supplier to the world's leading institutions who value our boutique apporach, our Consultants' in depth knowledge, and our award winning diversity and inclusion services.
As a specialist consultancy, we focus on assisting experienced candidates in our core areas and partner with clients to provide tailored advisory solutions.
Our core areas across the UK and Europe include:.
Acturial; Broking, Underwriting & Claims; Change Management & Technology; Compliance; Credit & Risk Management; Finance & Accountancy; HR & Secretarial; Investment & Middle Office; Legal; Operations; Pensions & Employee Benefits; Sales & Marketing
Our Consultants are some of the most experienced financial and professional services recruiters in the UK, offering expert advice and insight into the current jobs market. Whether you are seeking a short term assignment that suits your availability or the next permanent step in your career, our Consultants are on hand to help you secure the role that matches your needs.
Bruin has been recognised by a number of industry awards for our innovative diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a business we are vocal champions for a diverse talent pipeline and are proud of the reputation we have built in this area.
Bruin recognises the positive value of diversity, and aims to promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination.
As a champion of equal opportunity employment we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons - men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.
We particularly encourage applications from women, disabled, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services industry.
Our clients work with us because they value a diverse workforce, and subscribe to our shared principle that all appointments are made on merit and that ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.