Senior Quantitative Consultant

Who we are 

RiskQuest is a consulting firm specializing in developing state-of-the art models and solutions for managing financial risks, preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, and making data-driven decisions to realize a sustainable strategy.

Since we were founded in 2008, we have been able to build and maintain an impressive customer base and work for all major Dutch financial institutions, including the Dutch central bank. We focus on our three pillars; Data Science, Financial Risk Modelling and Data Foundation. 

The growing team consists of 60 exceptional quants with backgrounds in mathematics, physics, and econometrics, combined with a strong commercial sense and the ability to explain complex matters to management, development, and academic audiences. 

Our beautiful office is located at the Herengracht in Amsterdam. The working culture is open and informal, we value entrepreneurship, and always thrive for the highest quality. There is an intense social life with daily chess matches, ping-pong competitions, after-work drinks, and regular trips. 

What you will do  

We are looking for a Senior Quantitative Consultant to help grow the firm. The job will require you to contribute to all phases of engagements, from origination to delivery, mentoring staff and participating actively in the office operations. 

You will be responsible for the full modeling scope, from imagining solutions to the strategic needs of our clients, to building and implementing them into their cloud infrastructure. 

You will learn fast and keep your mind sharp by teaming-up with different clients to solve challenging puzzles across different businesses.  

Qualifications  

•  PhD or master's degree in mathematics, physics, econometrics, or related studies  
•  4+ years’ experience in running projects, preferably in consulting 
•  Hands-on programming skills in Python and SQL 
•  High degree of creativity and adaptability 
•  Excellent at stakeholder management  
•  Solid communication, story lining and presentations skills 
•  Experience in the financial sector is a plus 

Are you interested or do you have any questions? Or do you know anyone that would be a good fit for this position? Do not hesitate to contact us on recruitment@riskquest.com and we hope to speak to you soon.