Summary/Function:
The Quantitative Analyst supports Fixed Income Capital Markets by providing financial modeling, analytical support, pricing, and quantitative insights within the Development Finance Group for public finance and structured transactions. This role is hands-on, production-oriented, and designed for an individual capable of operating as a senior contributor within the quant group and investment banking team. This role is designed for individuals with modeling skills for debt transactions who is ready to work with the Development Finance Team on financings across the nation.
The position partners closely with bankers, traders, and senior leadership to support deal execution, debt service analysis, structuring, and client deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in public finance, fixed income, structured products, or quantitative financial analysis
- Demonstrated ability to function as a senior or near senior quant without extensive ramp up
- Strong understanding of municipal bond structures, debt service mechanics, and pricing conventions
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (complex formulas, scenarios, DBC experience is a plus)
- Experience with financial modeling software, databases, or coding is beneficial
- Ability to manage multiple live priorities in deadline-driven environments
- Strong analytical and quantitative reasoning skills
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and internal quality control
- Ability to communicate complex analyses clearly to non-quant stakeholders
- Sound judgment under pressure
- Collaborative mindset with strong service orientation to bankers and clients
- Professional discretion and reliability
- Experience supporting development finance, housing, public finance, or specialty finance sectors
- Interest in growing into broader responsibilities over time
Duties:
- Build, audit, and maintain cash flows for debt models, pricing models, and sensitivity analysis for transactions
- Support new-issue pricing, refunding analyses, and scenario modeling across client deals
- Assist bankers with structuring solutions, yield calculations, debt service schedules, and alternative financing comparisons
- Provide quantitative support during live transactions, including rapid-turn analyses under tight deadlines
- Incorporate feedback from traders and bankers to evaluate market conditions, investor demand, and relative value
- Review, analyze, and validate assumptions used in offering materials and client presentations
- Support ongoing internal tools, templates, and model enhancements to improve efficiency and consistency
- Collaborate across quant and banking teams to balance workload during peak periods
- Ensure analytical work is accurate and meets internal and regulatory expectations
Why this position:
- High-visibility seat within Fixed Income Capital Markets with a growing and dynamic team specializing in Development Finance nationwide.
- Direct exposure to live transactions, senior banking, and senior leadership
- Opportunity to make immediate impact during a period of strong deal flow and demand
What We Do
At D.A. Davidson Companies, we identify and evaluate market trends, investment ideas and business opportunities, and turn them into actionable insights and strategies. Founded in 1935 as a small brokerage firm, D.A. Davidson has grown into a diversified financial services company comprised of seven distinct business units across the U.S. Through the years, our most important service has remained consistent: a personalized approach that reflects the individuality of each of our clients. As part of an employee-owned company, each of our associates has a unique perspective of success. We believe in doing what is right for our clients and are empowered to deliver high-impact solutions. We are with our clients every step of the way—leveraging our nationally-recognized research, capital markets and investment banking expertise, and a robust network of financial advisors. Clients not only benefit from our expansive platform of solutions and services, but also from strong values rooted in tradition and a deep sense of responsibility to our communities.
