It’s Friday afternoon. Do you know where your CEO is? With banks and brokerages crashing all around us, and each weekend becoming a suspenseful death watch for financial institutions teetering on the edge, maybe it’s time you started looking for a new job. We spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. Today’s job is one for the quants.

A hedge fund here in New York City is looking for an experienced Statistical Arbitrage Trader/Quant. You should have at least two years experience in a similar role with a financial institution or another hedge fund. A graduate degree with a significant background in quantitative equity research designing and back testing trading strategies is a must.

The sky is falling. And it’s raining shares of almost every company on the Dow all the way down into the storm gutter. Maybe it’s time you started looking for a new job. We spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. But today we thought maybe our friends over at Lehman Brothers could use a little extra help. So here’s our Job of The Week.
If you are worried that Lehman might be repeating the same mistakes as last time, as in re-upping their leverage ratio, then perhaps you could lend a hand and apply to be a VP in their Global Equity Risk Management team. The fraternal order of Lehman wants identify, report, monitor and analyze key market risks. Don’t make them try to do this on their own anymore.

We spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. Our inspiration today was to find a job that might suit the folks from JP Morgan’s Latin American credit desk who were let go yesterday. Well, we’ve got some good news…
A bulge bracket European investment bank looking for a Vice President and a Director for Latin America Project Finance. Candidates must have experience in the Latin America markets, prior experience in project finance, and a rolodex of clientele.

The sky is falling. And it’s raining shares of Bear Stearns all the way down into the storm gutter. Maybe it’s time you started looking for a new job. We spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. But today we thought maybe some of you on a derivatives trading desk for a certain major broker dealer might need a little something extra. So here’s our Job of The Week.
A major Broker Dealer located in Midtown is looking for a quant to support their Emerging Markets Credit Derivatives trading desk. You’ll be responsible for developing models and performing analysis to support Emerging Markets traders. Candidates must have a quantitative MS or PHD. Good communication skills are necessary as this position is part of a busy trading desk.

Your jobs sucks. That’s why we spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. But one special one has been selected as our Job of The Week.

This week we’re looking to land you a night job. That’s right, something for those of you who prefer to sleep the day away and only crawl out of your tomb when the sun has set. But they don’t make jobs like that on Wall Street, right? Wrong. Blackrock is hiring a portfolio analytics analyst for the night shift. In support of BlackRock’s mission to provide high quality service to Blackrock’s clients (in a 24/6 global support structure), you will be responsible for providing analytical support and service to both internal and external clients. The working days for this position are from Monday to Thursday and Sundays. You will work at various times from 11pm to 9am on weekdays and flexible hours on Sunday. Come on, put those skills you developed staying up all night at clubs to use.

Today we thought we’d give you something extra special to start the week—namely a new job. We usually do this at the end of the week but why not deliver a bonus job offering as a way of getting over those Monday blues. So we spent part of the afternoon combing through our Career Center in search of the most interesting jobs. There are dozens to choose from, all categorized according to specialization. But one special one has been selected as our Job of The Week.
This morning AIG announced that its accountants had informed them that the losses from credit default swaps were three times worse than they had previously assessed. Now everyone on Wall Street is wondering whether a new round of loss declarations might be on the way as accountants drill down into the CDS positions of various banks and insurers.
Only you can stop this from happening again. A New York based financial firm is looking for someone with experience analyzing CDO and CDS transactions. Your role will be to analyze the structural risks associated with CDO and CDS derivative transactions and to help both internal and external clients understand the underlying risks.
You’ve got to have brains and the right papers to get this one. Applicants should have a PhD in a quantitative field, strong financial econometrics skills, and experience working with mathematical modeling and valuation. The candidates will need 5+ years of relevant structured finance experience, a passion for analyzing complex derivative transactions and strong speaking and writing skills.
With great power comes great responsibility. Don’t shirk your job as a CDS superhero!

Any of those firms interest you? They’re all hiring. Recently laid off? Bored? Have a look-see.