Description

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Insight Team: Execution Consulting

The Execution Consulting team is a quantitatively oriented front office research group within the Execution Platform and Electronic Trading group. Members of the team perform research on transaction cost analysis (TCA), algorithmic trading strategies, order routing, and market structure. Each team member works closely with internal and external clients in order to improve the execution quality for BofA's algorithmic platform. The ideal candidate has a data and technology skill set with a passion for studying large data sets through quantitative methods and communicating those results.

Responsibilities:

• Transaction cost analysis of client trading flow, and advising clients of how they can optimize their usage of BofA's execution platform.
• Internal research of BofA's algorithmic platform, including parent order parameters and order routing analysis.
• Changes to either client specific algorithmic customizations, or plant wide algorithm and routing enhancements.
• Client facing content on relevant research performed by the group, which can span from 1-2 page notes to more in depth papers.
• Insightful data requests for internal sales/traders and external clients.
• Thoughtful data-driven analysis on market microstructure and regulatory trends.
• Quantifying algorithm improvements via trials, simulation, and signal evaluation.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree+ in a quantitative field: math, statistics, computer science, engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years experience performing transaction cost analysis and related equity microstructure research.
• Familiarity with agency algorithmic trading strategies and order routing/venue analysis.
• Strong programming experience in KDB+/Q, R, and SQL, familiarity with UNIX OS.
• Proven ability to work with large datasets.
• Comfort interfacing with external clients on analysis and research content, with the ability to explain difficult concepts in a clear fashion.
• Strong writing and client presentation skills.

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$300,000.00 - $300,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.