Bank of America

Position Title/Short Description

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Bank of America is currently seeking junior and senior level Economists/Econometricians and Quantitative Finance Analyst in Charlotte, New York and San Francisco within Global Risk Analytics and Model Risk Management. The successful candidates will be responsible for economic theory support, model prototyping and testing, verbal and written communication, economic scenario review, narrative, and documentation. Our work is fast-paced and intellectually challenging, and we interact daily with quantitative modelers, and senior bank management to improve our models and adapt to changing business needs.

Required Skills:
• Masters or PhD in Economics, Econometrics or equivalent, with a quantitative focus and/or experience;
• Extensive economic theory and intuition
• Experience in econometric modeling through employment, PhD studies or both, especially pertaining to interest rates, financial markets, and macroeconomics.
• Statistics theory
• Intermediate programming skills in SAS, R, S, Matlab or equivalent;
• Strong desire to work individually and with a group on complex problem solving
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills

Desired Skills:
• Knowledge of financial markets, CCAR and stress testing
• Willingness to apply economic theory to stress testing models and help interpret model outcomes
• Ability to work in a time sensitive, market driven environment

Bank of America will be in Chicago at the AEA Conference in Chicago on January 6 – 8th to conduct onsite interviews.