IB Quants – Quantitative Analyst (QIS AI & Automation)

Are you passionate about quantitative finance, systematic investment strategies, and applying AI to solve real Front Office business challenges?

We're looking for a Quantitative Analyst to join the IB Quants team in ACQA supporting the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) business. Working at the intersection of quantitative analytics, software engineering, and AI, you will partner closely with QIS Trading, Structuring, Sales, and Technology teams to develop next-generation analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions supporting the full lifecycle of QIS products and strategies.

You will contribute to the design and delivery of quantitative strategy analytics, hedge and risk management tools, and intelligent workflow solutions that help accelerate innovation, improve scalability, and enhance the efficiency of the QIS business. This role offers the opportunity to apply modern quantitative methods and AI technologies in production environments while gaining deep exposure to systematic investment strategies and tooling & business workflows of the QIS business.

Your responsibilities

Design, develop, and support quantitative analytics, applications, and automation solutions supporting the QIS business.

Partner directly with QIS business to understand business requirements and rapidly deliver impactful solutions.

Build AI-enabled applications leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI architectures, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and machine learning techniques.

Develop tools supporting QIS strategy management, monitoring, and hedging activities.

Contribute to the automation and industrialisation of QIS strategy workflows, calculations, controls, and operational processes.

Collaborate closely with peer Quant, Trading, Structuring, Sales, Risk, and Technology teams globally throughout the full development lifecycle.

We are open to applications from career returners. Find out more about our program on ubs.com/careercomeback.

Education & Professional Experience

Experience supporting Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS), systematic investment products, index businesses, structured solutions, or systematic trading platforms.

Experience developing trader-facing analytics, pricing, risk management, hedging, or workflow automation solutions.

Experience within Equity Derivatives, Rates, FX, Electronic Trading, or Multi-Asset businesses.

Proficiency in C++, Java, or C#.

Experience with KDB+/q, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), vector databases, or distributed computing technologies.

Experience deploying machine learning models in production environments.

Experience building agentic workflows, MCP-based integrations, enterprise AI applications, or intelligent automation platforms at scale.

Understanding of quantitative research, index methodologies, systematic strategies, electronic trading, or market microstructure.

Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new business domains and deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced Front Office environment.

Stro

Track record of developing and delivering production-grade agentic applications, MCP-enabled integrations, or enterprise AI platforms.

Proven experience delivering analytics, automation, or AI-enabled solutions within a QIS, systematic trading, derivatives, or Front Office environment.

Experience supporting quantitative strategy development, lifecycle management, pricing, risk management, or hedging processes.

• You’re curious to explore how AI can improve how we build, deliver and optimize workflows. You do this with sound judgment – validating outputs and aligning with policies, risk standard and ethical use.

The indicative gross base salary range as a full-time equivalent role:

• United States - New York - New York min USD 225000 - max USD 242500 /annum

The expected salary for this role will be determined by relevant factors which may include but are not limited to, role-required experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. UBS offers a range of competitive benefits and for further information, please visit ubs.com/employee-benefits. We may, at our sole discretion, provide additional variable compensation or awards.

At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.

We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.