JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015

General Electric Capital Corporation

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Risk Management
Quantitative Methodologies
Quantitative Analyst

JOE ID Number: 2014-02_111452513
Date Posted: 12/19/2014
Date Inactive: 01/31/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Quantitative Analyst
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Norwalk, Connecticut, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: G -- Financial Economics
Keywords:
Banking and Finance
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Role Summary:
The Quantitative Analyst acts as a primary contributor to the development, management and continuous enhancement of GECC’s quantitative risk methodologies. In this role, the analyst will interact extensively with peers within a large quantitative methodologies team (100+ quants), as well GECC’s business units globally, and GE’s Global Research Center.

Responsibilities:
• Participate in development of models used for regulatory stress tests, regulatory capital, and economic capital
• Model development focus is on Commercial Probability of Default, Loss Given Default, and Exposure forecasts, but roles also exist in Valuation, Market Risk, and Pre-Provision Net Revenue modeling
• Maintain expertise on latest developments in risk methodologies from academia, regulatory bodies, and industry

Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Economics, Finance, Statistics, ...)
• Excellent written/oral communication skills, with ability to write technical documents
• Advanced programming skills (e.g., SAS, R, Matlab, C++, python, SQL, VBA, ...)
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and expectations, including Basel/CCAR frameworks
• Proficiency in managing and analyzing large data sets

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • Job Market Paper
  • CV
Application deadline: 01/31/2015
  • Application Deadline Has Passed