Sr. Product Solution Analyst, TD Securities

TD•Toronto, ON

4d•CA$81,600 - CA$115,200•Onsite

About The Position

TD Securities, the wholesale trading subsidiary of TD Bank, is actively seeking a highly motivated and high-performing individual to become a key contributor within its dynamic technology solution team. This position reports directly to the Manager, Engineering within the Global Equity Derivatives & Synthetic Prime Solutions group. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a leading-edge technology team, driving innovation and excellence in the Equity Derivatives space. The GED and Synthetic Prime technology group supports the GED/Synthetic Prime Business comprehensively—from front office sales and trading through to settlements, market risk, credit risk, liquidity reporting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting/compliance, and all intermediary processes. This role demands a high degree of subject matter expertise, adaptability, responsiveness, and hands-on engagement with various stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or equivalent professional experience.
5 to 7 years of experience in Capital Markets, supporting equity derivatives trading desks across the front-to-back spectrum or equivalent relevant experience with deep exposure to Market Risk or Credit Risk.
Comprehensive knowledge of Equity derivatives product offerings and their associated risk profiles.
Proven ability to collaborate with partners across Technology, Front Office, and other stakeholders, applying a deep understanding of business and technical requirements to identify and exploit synergies across various domains.
5 to 7 years of experience working alongside quantitative development teams to integrate new features or products using modelling and pricing libraries.
Strong understanding of Software Engineering principles and Software Development practices, with an emphasis on Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and the software development lifecycle.
Proficiency in executing queries, constructing use-case scenarios for business requirements, and implementing minor enhancements.
Solid knowledge of Python, relational databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server), non-relational databases (MongoDB), REST APIs, GraphQL, and various data formats including JSON and XML.
Strong interpersonal abilities to clearly explain and present concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Expertise in developing and maintaining robust processes aimed at preventing issues, diagnosing problems, and ensuring timely incident resolution while applying appropriate quality controls.
Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, relationship management, and soft skills to effectively influence stakeholders to drive consensus on requirements and solution proposals.
Strong financial acumen with the ability to perform complex analyses and produce detailed reports.

Nice To Haves

Advanced qualifications such as a Master’s degree, CFA, FRM, or other industry certifications are advantageous.
Familiarity with multiple programming languages including C#, C++, JavaScript, among others is considered advantageous.
Experience implementing vendor cross-asset trade processing platforms, with Sophis and SwapOne experience considered a significant plus, alongside in-house developed microservices and applications.
Experience with cloud computing, data platforms, delivery pipelines, and analytics.

Responsibilities

Engage actively as a team member, fostering a positive work atmosphere that encourages service to the business, quality, innovation, and collaboration, while ensuring prompt communication of issues or important points.
Offer thought leadership and industry expertise within your area and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team and business unit.
Stay informed about emerging trends and developments, and expand your understanding of the business, relevant tools, and techniques.
Take part in personal performance management and development activities, including cross-training within your team.
Keep colleagues updated on the status and progress of projects, as well as any relevant or useful information related to daily tasks.
Support the growth of team skills and capabilities by mentoring others, sharing knowledge and experiences, and applying best practices.
Lead, inspire, and build relationships with internal and external business partners and stakeholders to foster effective collaboration.
Promote a fair, positive, and inclusive environment that values workforce diversity.
Serve as a brand ambassador for your business area or function and the bank, both internally and externally.
Leading and contributing to the end-to-end delivery of applications and frameworks for the GED/Synthetic Prime business, with a strong focus on strategic and synergistic planning, schedule adherence, scope management, and handling change and issue resolution.
Designing, developing, and enhancing system integration layer with Sophis / SwapOne vendor platforms as well as other proprietary in-house applications and quantitative analytics library.
Enhancing trade capture, market data, and life cycle management tools for our front office sales and trading desks as well as integrating new products and model enhancements across various upstream/downstream technology teams and stakeholders.
Interpreting, designing, and constructing risk and P&L metrics—including vega topographies, gamma ladders, spot / volatility metrics, and correlation sensitivities for both vanilla and exotic equity derivative products—utilized by traders, quants, and risk managers.
Enhancing the performance and scalability of the compute infrastructure through cloud technologies (AKS and RAY), GPU acceleration, and dependency pricing mechanisms.
Developing and maintaining a high-performance, real-time, and scalable trading platform and valuation service for valuing Equity Derivative products, leveraging microservices and other emerging event driven architecture and technologies.
Providing L3 SME support to resolve issues on overnight batch, pricing, P&L and Risk valuation issues.