Desjardins

Senior Quantitative Analyst, Structured Products

Desjardins

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Montreal • Canada

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PythonSQL

About the role

  • Participate in the development and maintenance of quantitative models (e.g., equity derivative valuation)
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance derivative pricing tools used in structuring
  • Be responsible for creating and managing baskets of underlying securities for structured products
  • Work closely with traders, product managers, sales teams, treasury, and operational functions to design analytical tools for transaction valuation
  • Contribute to ideation and design of new financial products
  • Ensure secondary market management for structured products
  • Participate in documentation, testing, and validation of developed tools

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in quantitative finance, financial engineering, or a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant experience
  • CFA designation is an asset
  • Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written due to the nature of the duties or work tools
  • Knowledge of structured products, OTC derivatives, financial modeling, and programming (C#, Python, SQL)
  • Knowledge of financial markets and regulatory frameworks
  • Knowledge of hedging mechanisms and pricing models
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong organizational skills, rigor, and results-oriented mindset
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
quantitative modelsequity derivative valuationderivative pricing toolsfinancial modelingprogrammingC#PythonSQLhedging mechanismspricing models
Soft skills
communication skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsorganizational skillsresults-oriented mindset
Certifications
CFA designation