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About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking an Executive Director for their Equity Derivatives and QIS Structuring team. This role involves designing, pricing, marketing, and transacting Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) and derivatives products, leveraging quantitative and programming expertise to create client-focused investment solutions and support sales efforts.

Responsibilities

Research, develop, and evaluate new quantitative investment strategies and index solutions across linear and non-linear markets, using derivatives, alternative data, and machine learning.
Implement strategies in coordination with sales, trading, quantitative research, legal, compliance, and technology teams for efficient execution.
Partner with sales teams and clients to design customized investment solutions for institutional and retail distribution.
Prepare marketing materials, market updates, and performance analyses to showcase capabilities and originate new business.
Document, maintain, and oversee systematic strategies and indices for investor use.
Build tools using Python to support QIS index design and improve platform efficiency.
Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and client-centricity.
Monitor and analyze performance of systematic strategy offerings, providing insights and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.

Requirements

7+ years of Securities Sales Trading experience, or equivalent.
3+ years of management or leadership experience.
Advanced degree (e.g., M.S.) in a quantitative discipline such as financial engineering, financial mathematics, statistics, or computer science.
7+ years experience in quantitative investing, structuring, or trading, preferably with a focus on QIS or other systematic strategies.
Demonstrated hands-on experience applying alternative data and machine learning or statistical learning techniques to investment research and strategy development.
Strong proficiency in Python for backtests and tool development for QIS platform.
Strong understanding of market structure and market behavior, with the ability to translate research insights into commercially relevant investment.
Experience working across institutional and retail product distribution, including familiarity with insurance/FIA, ETF issuers and other retail channels.
Familiarity with equity volatility products, including variance swaps, dispersion, gamma, skew, and carry strategies.
Demonstrated success in creating QIS strategies that have been effectively brought to market and actively traded.
Ability to collaborate effectively across sales, trading, quants, and legal teams to bring products from concept through execution.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, including pricing, risk assessment, and performance monitoring.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong organization and attention to detail.
Ability to collaborate with IT to build out broader QIS infrastructure and drive the technology and systems agenda.
FINRA Series 7 registration must be completed within 180 days of hire date if not transferable.
FINRA Series 63 registration must be completed within 180 days of hire date if not transferable.
Must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire.
Must meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, including periodic screening and mandatory reporting.

Skills

Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS)
Derivatives products
Quantitative expertise
Programming expertise
Python
Machine learning
Alternative data
Market structure
Market behavior
Product lifecycle management
Risk assessment
Performance monitoring
Collaboration
Communication
Presentation
Organization
Attention to detail

Location

New York, NY

Work Type

Onsite
Full-time

Experience Level

Executive Director
7+ years Securities Sales Trading experience
3+ years management or leadership experience
7+ years quantitative investing, structuring, or trading experience

Education Level

Advanced degree (e.g., M.S.) in a quantitative discipline

Salary/Compensations

$215,000.00 - $355,000.00

Benefits

Health benefits
401(k) Plan
Paid time off
Disability benefits
Life insurance
Critical illness insurance
Accident insurance
Parental leave
Critical caregiving leave
Discounts and savings
Commuter benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarships for dependent children
Adoption reimbursement

About the Company

Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, including a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.
Markets provides solutions to clients with the means to manage their exposure through various derivatives, lending and cash products across Structured Products Group, Rates, Equities, Foreign Exchange, Municipal Products Group, Credit Sales & Trading.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company.
They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions.
There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Applicants with Disabilities: To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.
Drug and Alcohol Policy: Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.