Quantitative Analyst

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Analyst to join our team in HSBC Technology Poland. As a key member of our Global Finance Analytics department, you will be responsible for developing prepayment/pipeline models for mortgage products to hedge the risk and assess the IRRBB risk metrics.

About Us

HSBC Technology Poland is a leading financial services company that aspires to be the best finance function in the financial services industry. We deliver powerful insights to our customers, within the bank and externally, by working as a seamless team to support HSBC's businesses to deliver our strategy.

About the Role

This role is focused on building new, future-proof modelling solutions using statistical modelling and machine learning techniques. You will use your quantitative expertise to design models supporting the Markets Treasury business and other functional Treasury teams where required.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop prepayment/pipeline models for mortgage products to hedge the risk and assess the IRRBB risk metrics.
• Develop behavioural models for different products to assess the IRRBB risk metrics.
• Design models supporting the Markets Treasury business and other functional Treasury teams where required.
• Proactively build tools in Python to test the proposed models, formulate requisite analysis, and measure the impacts of model change.
• Work together with Financial Engineering and IT teams to contribute in the development of the One Treasury Platform.
• Be involved, whenever required, in the initiatives related to the other Global Finance Analytics pillars: Forecasting, Flow Analytics, and Core calculations.
• Contribute to the improvement of these models through assessment of impact, model validation, and helping document changes for internal and external use.
• Understand both regulatory and business requirements, ensuring that the models are fit-for-purpose.
• Be responsible for Model Life Cycle - starting from defining the objectives to model development/testing, model documentation, on-going model assessment, and validation as well as internal & regulatory scrutiny.
• Coordinate projects focusing on ensuring consistency across sites.
• Identify areas for efficiency improvements, automation, and enhanced controls in existing processes.
• Document proposed changes and agree with the onshore process team prior to implementation.
• Document all process changes and improvements to reflect the latest process.
• Be able to clearly explain model details to other areas of the bank in non-technical language and assisting in the on-going usage of these models in a day-to-day setting.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A solid background in Python programming, preferably in large-scale financial or technical computations.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in analytics preferably in the fields such as Risk Modelling, Stress Testing, Forecasting etc. for a Banking organisation.
• Open personality and effective communication skills, including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally.
• Familiarity with financial assets and liabilities, with a preference for experience with asset pricing and metrics used to govern financial institutions.
• Experience with financial markets, with a preference for vanilla interest rate derivative pricing, bond products pricing, curve construction, hedging strategies, and risk management.
• Strong understanding of banking products such as Deposits, Savings, Lending, Credit Cards.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Training budget.
• Private healthcare.
• Flat structure.
• International projects.
• Multisport card.
• Monthly remote work subsidy.
• Psychological support.
• Conferences.
• PPK option.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Integration budget.
• International environment.
• Small teams.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Mentoring.
• Workstation reimbursement.
• Company share purchase plan.
• Childcare support programme.
• Bike parking.
• Playroom.
• Showers.
• Canteen.
• Free coffee.
• Free beverages.
• Free parking.
• In-house trainings.
• In-house hack days.
• No dress code.
• Modern office.
• Kitchen.