Equities Funding Strategist (Data Engineering)

TL;DR

Equities Funding Strategist (Data Engineering): Driving major business decisions in equity financing by analyzing large data sets and building corresponding models with an accent on internal carry allocation framework, funding cost, and capital optimization. Focus on calculating and attributing metrics to incentivize marginal trading decisions and optimizing business efficiency globally.

Location: Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York.

What you will do

• Analyze large data sets and build models to drive major business decisions in equity financing.
• Focus on internal carry allocation, funding cost, and capital optimization.
• Calculate and attribute metrics to incentivize marginal trading decisions and optimize global business efficiency.
• Liaise with Corporate Treasury and Liquidity Risk to model and project funding requirements under stressed scenarios.
• Collaborate closely with trading desks and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to data engineering and infrastructure buildout, including data pipelines and database design.

Requirements

• Strong academic background in a quantitative field (mathematics, engineering, computer science, physics, or statistics).
• Strong programming skills in a modern language (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Strong number sense with excellent attention to details, able to preserve through highly complex data sets.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to drive outcomes quickly in multi-constrained and ambiguous business contexts.
• Ability and willingness to pick up new business or technical knowledge.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of funding, capital, and financial markets.
• Business understanding of prime brokerage.

Culture & Benefits

• Global team environment with cross-location collaboration.
• Diverse quantitative, academic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion.
• Opportunities for professional and personal growth through training, networks, benefits, and wellness programs.
• Offer best-in-class benefits.