Senior Director, Quantitative Financial Research

Job ID: 719Position Title: Senior Director, Quantitative Financial ResearchWorking Location: New York, NYEmployment Status: Full-Time RegularRequired Experience: 4 yearsRequired Education: Doctorate DegreeRequired Travel: 30%Job Description
Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world’s credit markets with accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets.
Fitch Ratings is dual-headquartered in New York and London, operating offices and joint ventures in more than 40 locations and covering entities in more than 75 countries. Fitch Ratings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., an international business support services group headquartered in Paris, France.Essential Functions
We are seeking a senior-level quantitative professional for modeling and research to join our Global Quantitative Financial Research team at Fitch Ratings in New York. This team is responsible for new model development, quantitative solutions, cutting edge research and thought leadership.
Responsibilities Include:
Create new analytical models (statistical, simulation and others)
Initiate and contribute to cutting-edge research
Model enhancement
Devise testing and modeling paradigms
Publish and present research internally and externally
Qualifications Include:
PhD in Finance, Economics, or Statistics
7+ years of post-doctoral relevant experience
Demonstrated ability of conducting and publishing research
Strong understanding of financial markets, especially credit markets and derivatives
Strong knowledge of SAS, MatLab, VBA, Excel, PowerPoint, Word; additionally, knowledge of C++ preferred
Excellent presentation and written skills, with an ability to communicate effectively to internal and external audiences
Ability to travel if needed (20-30% expected)
Fitch Ratings complies with federal, state, and local laws governing employment, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.
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