Systematic Trading Strats

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $85,000.00 and $100,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

SMBC is hiring an Analyst to join the Systematic Credit Trading team as a Quantitative Developer / Analyst. This role is ideal for intellectually curious candidates who want to combine quantitative skills, data analysis, trading intuition, and client facing capabilities. You will support and learn the full ecosystem of systematic credit trading—including analytics, model development, execution tools, and real time decision making.

Role Objectives

• Support the development of systematic trading models, signal analytics, and feature pipelines for corporate bonds.
• Analyze market microstructure, liquidity conditions, TRACE patterns, and trading cost dynamics.
• Build dashboards and tools using Python, SQL, React/TypeScript for traders and quants.
• Contribute to RFQ automation, pricing logic, and workflow improvements with dealers and ECNs.
• Monitor model behavior, trading performance, PnL drivers, and execution quality.
• Collaborate with trading and sales teams to translate analytics into trading opportunities and client insights.
• Over time, grow into a quantitative trading, data driven sales, or execution focused hybrid role.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Statistics, or Data Science.
• 0–3 years of experience in quantitative research, trading, data analytics, or software engineering (internships OK).
• Programming proficiency in Python for analysis and prototyping; familiarity with SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript a plus.
• Strong analytical foundation: statistics, time series analysis, optimization, or ML fundamentals.
• Interest in markets, trading microstructure, and data driven decision making.
• Clear communication, attention to detail, and a desire to grow into a front office role.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to FIX, TRACE, MarketAxess/Tradeweb APIs, or trading systems.
• Experience building dashboards or real time analytics.
• Knowledge of credit markets, bond math, or risk metrics like DV01/CS01.
• Passion for technology enabled trading or systematic investing.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].