The role involves working closely with the Energy sales and trading staff, as well as the other members of the Financial Engineering and Infrastructure Management team, to build analytical and operational tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the front office trading operations.
Scotia Capital, the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Scotiabank, provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. The Global Capital Markets unit of Scotia Capital has derivative, fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and precious metals sales and trading operations in Toronto, New York, Mexico, London and the Far East.
Financial Engineering and Infrastructure Management group is part of Global Capital Markets and is located on the trade floor in Toronto. We work closely with the trading and marketing desks to develop new product or specific transaction capability, which includes leading infrastructure projects for new business initiatives, as well as developing financial models, hedging strategies and analytics. Our business coverage includes Credit, Equity, Energy and Interest Rate Derivatives, as well as Funding, Fixed Income, Equity, Equity Finance, Precious Metals and Foreign Exchange desks globally. The environment is very dynamic and the group is very team and results oriented.
The successful candidate will be primarily working with the Energy Derivatives business line. The role involves working closely with the Energy sales and trading staff, as well as the other members of the Financial Engineering and Infrastructure Management team, to build analytical and operational tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the front office trading operations.
Position Responsibilities
Develop power desktop tools for trading decision making, including power market data download, market schedule, weather information and other data down load.
Develop analytical and forecasting tools for trading decision making.
Develop trading operational tools such as bid/offer submission, schedule download and other tools.
Lead software development with full accountability from user requirements, specifications, coding and testing.
Provide on going desk support for the trading tools developed.
Position Qualifications
Strong Computer skills in VBA, SQL, MS Access, Excel and other Microsoft technologies; experience in C++ or Java is an asset.
Working knowledge of energy trading market, particularly the power trading market; experience in building power trading desktop tools an asset.
Strong analytic and problem solving skills
Attention to detail, implementation orientation
Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Strong interpersonal skills and a team player
Education Qualifications: Undergraduate or Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics preferred
Application: Please email your resume and cover letter to maria_novo@scotiacapital.com
The Scotiabank Group is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties. We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies please.
