Quantitative Research and Development Director

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

1d • $125,000 - $220,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. The Chief Client Office (CCO) is focused on providing a consistent Client Experience across all business lines and geographies, enabling enhanced Client Satisfaction, Revenue Growth and Business Line Success. The CCO function includes Sales, Partners, Relationship Management, Integration, Marketing & Communications and Sales Analytics & Operations.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field
• Typically, 6–8+ years of experience in fixed income quantitative research, analytics, or model development
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL; experience with statistical and numerical methods
• Deep understanding of fixed income markets, instruments, conventions, pricing, and risk metrics

Nice To Haves

• Experience with production analytics, model validation, or regulatory-facing quantitative frameworks
• Familiarity with large-scale data platforms and cloud-based analytical environments

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain quantitative models for fixed income instruments, including government bonds, credit products, and derivatives
• Conduct empirical research on pricing, valuation, liquidity, volatility, curve dynamics, and market microstructure
• Develop factor models, relative value frameworks, and risk analytics relevant to fixed income portfolios and market participants
• Work with large-scale market, reference, and transactional datasets, including yield curves, evaluated pricing, trade data, and reference data
• Define data requirements, validation rules, and analytical methodologies to ensure robustness and reproducibility of research outputs
• Translate research prototypes into production-ready analytical assets, including models, signals, and benchmarks
• Partner with technology teams to operationalize models and analytics into platforms used for risk, surveillance, or market transparency
• Act as a subject matter expert in fixed income quantitative analytics, providing guidance to junior researchers and cross-functional partners such as product managers, product owners and engineering
• Communicate research findings and model behavior clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

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