Securities Quantitative Analytics Associate (Req #001903) at Wells Fargo in NEW YORK, NY

Job description

• Wells Fargo Bank N.A. seeks a Securities Quantitative Analytics Associate in New York, NY.

Responsibilities

• Job Role and Responsibility: Develop, implement, and maintain quantitative models and analytical frameworks to support valuation, risk measurement, and capital calculations for derivatives portfolios, including valuation adjustments (XVA) and counterparty credit risk.
• Perform quantitative analysis of financial instruments by applying mathematical, statistical, and financial theory to assess pricing, sensitivities, and risk exposures under various market conditions.
• Design and enhance analytical methodologies used in stress testing, scenario analysis, and regulatory capital exercises by incorporating market data, model assumptions, and portfolio characteristics.
• Collaborate with trading, risk management, and technology teams to translate business requirements into quantitative solutions and to ensure consistent implementation of models in production systems.
• Conduct peer reviews and model impact assessments by evaluating quantitative changes, documenting rationale, and supporting internal governance and control processes. Maintain comprehensive model and process documentation to support transparency, auditability, and regulatory review, ensuring alignment with internal model risk management standards.

Requirements

• Required Qualifications: PhD in Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field plus 1 year of experience in the job offered or in a related quantitative analytics role.
• • Strong foundation in quantitative finance, statistics, probability theory, and linear algebra, with demonstrated application to securities pricing, risk modeling, and portfolio analytics.
• • Extensive hands-on programming experience in C++ and Python for the development of performance sensitive quantitative models.
• • In depth knowledge of financial markets and instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, derivatives (options, futures, swaps), and structured products.
• • Demonstrated experience in quantitative modeling for financial markets, including the development, implementation, and validation of pricing models (e.g., Black Scholes, binomial tree methods, Monte Carlo simulation) and risk measurement frameworks.
• • Experience applying time series analysis, regression techniques, and statistical inference to complex market data.
• • Proficiency in SQL and relational database systems for extracting, manipulating, and analyzing large scale financial datasets.
• • Ability to translate quantitative analyses into clear, actionable insights for trading, risk management, and senior stakeholders.
• • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative software development practices in a quantitative research environment.

Skills

Required

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Documentation
• Attention to detail
• C++
• Python
• SQL
• Git
• Quantitative finance
• Statistics
• Probability theory
• Linear algebra

Benefits

• Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement
• Pay Range
• Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
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