RAD - Trading Desk Developer - Pricing Models (Excel/VBA)

Role: Desk Developer (Excel / Pricing Support) – Mid-Level

Client: European Investment Bank

Location: London / Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

Overview

Inspire Talent is looking for an experienced Senior RAD (Rapid Application Development) Developer to join a leading investment bank’s Equities RAD Tech team on an urgent, high-impact migration programme.

The role

The team must move business-critical trading models off an unsupported platform and onto a new, supported one. You’ll own the move end to end: understand how each model works today, rebuild it accurately on the new platform, and make sure the business signs off every change.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse, document and understand existing Excel/VBA trading models, including their logic, dependencies and data flows
• Migrate and re-engineer models onto the new supported platform with accuracy and control
• Reconcile outputs between the legacy and new versions so results match
• Find and fix issues, inefficiencies and technical debt in existing models
• Work closely with traders, quants and business users to agree, explain and get sign-off on any changes
• Manage stakeholder expectations and keep progress, risks and priorities clear in a fast-paced trading environment
• Produce clear documentation and support business acceptance testing

What we’re looking for

• Extensive hands-on Excel and VBA development experience on complex, business-critical tools
• Strong financial modelling knowledge, ideally in equities or trading environments
• Proven experience delivering RAD / EUC (End User Computing) migrations or remediation projects
• Excellent stakeholder management, with the confidence to challenge, explain and gain agreement from front-office users
• A methodical, detail-focused approach to testing, reconciliation and controls
• Previous experience in investment banking or capital markets

Nice to have

• Exposure to Python, C#, SQL or other modern development platforms
• Understanding of equity products, pricing and risk
• Experience working within EUC governance frameworks