VP, Quantitative Research (Structured Products)

Location: Newport Beach, CA, USA

Base salary: $205,000–$240,000 annually, plus a discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global active fixed-income investment manager serving public and private markets, including traditional and nontraditional financing and investment solutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and enhance structured-products analytics with quantitative researchers and portfolio analytics teams using the Intex CMO platform and mortgage datasets, including Loan Performance and EMBS.
• Implement and maintain prepayment, credit, and cash-flow models and integrate them into the enterprise analytics framework.
• Develop analytics and risk-measurement capabilities for RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and other securitized products across research and production environments.
• Build and optimize a scalable cloud-based analytics platform for high-performance computation and large-scale data processing.
• Contribute in an agile environment while balancing rapid analytical-solution delivery with platform architecture and scalability.
• Apply software-engineering, testing, code-quality, production-support, and AI-powered development practices in line with model governance, data security, and software-quality standards.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Physics, or another quantitative STEM discipline; top-tier academic programs are preferred.
• 3–5 years of hands-on software development experience in financial services, with strong proficiency in C++ and Python.
• At least 3 years of experience developing analytics or technology solutions for securitized products, including residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, and asset-backed securities.
• Strong experience with the Intex CMO API and a solid understanding of structured-finance deal structures, cash-flow mechanics, and security-level analytics.
• Knowledge of integrating prepayment and credit models with collateral-level cash-flow engines and broader analytical workflows.
• Experience designing and building scalable analytical systems in modern cloud-computing environments.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced development environment while maintaining a strategic perspective on platform architecture and long-term scalability.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to clear, efficient, high-quality code.

Nice to have

• Background from a top-tier academic program.

Culture & Benefits

• High-performance, inclusive culture focused on Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility, and Excellence.
• Collaborative analytics organization working across quantitative research, portfolio analytics, and other cross-functional teams.
• Total compensation includes fixed base salary and a discretionary performance-based bonus.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation are provided in accordance with applicable laws.