Quantitative Analyst in London

About Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Singapore, Dubai, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, India and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and operates across more than 20 different commodities including metals, coal, oil, iron ore, gas and power, freight, agriculture and renewables. We employ over 200 people but maintain a flat corporate structure and small-company agility. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a 'give as you earn' scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities. Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator.

The Role: The Quantitative Strategies team is an integral part of Javelin's DNA and acts as the glue between commercial, functional and technical parts of the organisation. We are engaged in all aspects of deal development from conception to execution and we actively advise on risk and management for the firm's most complex trades. Tactically we are a small team of experts, ensuring the role is varied and exciting.

Our role is similar to Quantitative Research at investment banks and hedge funds, but the opportunity at Javelin is broader in scope and influence. Whilst the team is embedded on the trading floor and has a front office focus, our company performs significant logistical, financing, and operational activities and our group bridges all these areas. As a result, the problems that we solve are varied and challenging and the pace can be fast and pressurised.

Responsibilities:

• Translate novel physical and financial trade ideas into deal structures that can be valued and analysed.
• Develop pricing models and libraries to capture new business activity.
• Evaluate risk and provide analysis of trading positions to facilitate hedging activity.
• Collaborate with sales teams in customer negotiations or financing facilities.
• Build risk reporting frameworks for portfolio sensitivities, VAR, credit, working capital attribution and margin for a range of vanilla and exotic financial instruments.
• Understand and quantify funding, accounting, and tax implications of positions.
• Design booking models and systems flows for new business ventures and commodities.
• Support operations, logistics and settlements teams, troubleshooting errors and advising on how to reflect new or changing contract terms.
• Work closely with developers in the Technology team to enhance infrastructure such as in-house trade management and physical commodity scheduling platforms.

Who We're Looking For:

We're open to hiring at graduate to early-career level (up to three years' experience). What matters most is finding someone with the right technical skills, mindset, and enthusiasm to grow with our team and expanding businesses. The role will be broadly split between deal structuring, project/library development in python and support (both debugging and user assistance). We are a small team with a wide range of experience and will provide immersive on-the-job training both technically and more generally in finance and trading. We look forward to sharing our knowledge and skills so that the successful candidate can prosper and cultivate a rewarding career at Javelin.

This role would suit:

• Graduates or recent post-graduates in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Early-career analysts with up to three years of relevant professional experience.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Python programming experience.
• Strong analytical thinking with an innovative, problem-solving approach.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and perform well under pressure.
• Relevant internship or placement experience is an advantage.

Benefits:

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• 25 days holiday.
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution).
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits.
• Travel insurance.
• Income protection.
• Life assurance (5x salary).
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers.
• Season ticket loan.
• Onsite gym.