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VP Equity Quant - Prime Financing

Bank of America

Bank of America

Remote
Posted on Mar 11, 2026

Job Description:

The Quantitative Strategies Group is seeking a talented Quantitative Strategist to join our team in New York, supporting the Equity Prime Financing business. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, partnering with traders to optimize balance sheet usage, enhance inventory management, and develop advanced risk and pricing analytics.

As a VP, you will take ownership of key projects, drive innovation in trading infrastructure, and deliver solutions that directly impact profitability. This is a highly technical role requiring strong programming skills, quantitative modeling expertise, and a deep understanding of equity financing business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Analytics: Partner with traders to design and implement analytics for pricing, risk, and optimization models across delta-one and financing products.
  • Data Analysis: Build datasets and perform large-scale data analysis to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities in equity financing markets.
  • Tool/API Building: Develop P&L attribution, client profitability, and performance dashboards and various trading workflow tool. Create libraries and APIs to empower quantitative traders.
  • Risk Reporting: Create and maintain risk management reports and monitoring tools for trading oversight.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Technology, Finance, Risk Management and Trading teams to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions.

Candidate Requirements

  • Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Statistics.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or KDB/Q; Experience with relational and column-based databases.
  • Solid understanding of financial mathematics, derivatives, and prime brokerage/financing products.
  • Knowledge with machine learning and emerging techniques such as LLM.
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to present complex concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40