Quantitative Analyst Fixed Income

City National Bank • Beverly Hills, CA

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About The Position

City National Bank is seeking a highly motivated Quantitative Analyst Fixed Income to join its fixed income investment team. The role combines quantitative development, quantitative research, and portfolio analytics. The analyst will help advance the team’s quantitative capabilities by developing data-driven tools and analytical solutions that improve the investment process and support ongoing fixed-income portfolio management and implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience programming in Python, R, and SQL.
• At least 1 year of experience with object-oriented programming, Git, testing, debugging, and coding best practices.
• At least 1 year of experience building and maintaining large, production-quality, well-documented codebases.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with quantitative portfolio management and optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of fixed income markets, including corporate and municipal bonds, and a strong interest in fixed income investing.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Curiosity, ownership, accountability, and high ethical standards.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg and other financial market platforms, such as MarketAxess.
• Excellent analytical skills and understanding of the economy and market conditions.
• Ability to articulate the RBC Rochdale investment philosophy to internal constituents.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Translate quantitative investment concepts into scalable analytical tools and automated portfolio management workflows.
• Develop, maintain, and extend production analytics and optimization codebases using clean, modular, well-documented code.
• Investigate and resolve data quality, application, and production system issues across data, software, and system automation modalities.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes, analytical tools, and workflow efficiency.
• Work with research and investment teams to ensure RBC Rochdale’s strategy is accurately reflected in portfolios.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision plans, available the first of the month following the start date.
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution.
• Career development through tuition reimbursement and internal upskilling and training resources.
• Vacation, sick, and volunteer time.
• Specialized health and family planning benefits, including fertility benefits and cancer, diabetes, and musculoskeletal support programs.
• Career mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team.
• Colleague Resource Groups for networking and community engagement.
• Eligibility for bonus and/or commissions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level