UCL  Mathematics,  London,  Jan  2014    

•  B.Tech.  Computer  Science.  IIT-­‐Bombay.  

•  Ph.D.  Algorithmic  Algebra.  USC,  Los  Angeles.  

•  VP.  Quant  Strategist.  Goldman  Sachs,  NY.  

• Managing  Director.  Morgan  Stanley.  

•  Founder.  ZLemma.com  (A  Tech  Startup)  

•  Emphasis  on  “caliber”  versus  “skills”  

•  Innovations  require  strong  math  foundations  

•  Ability  to  abstract  and  generalize  •  Versatility  in  hard  skills  is  highly  valued  

•  Statistical  Learning  •  Stochastic  Modeling  

•  Numerical  Optimization  

•  Data  Design  and  Algorithms  

•  Functional  Programming  

• Derivatives  Trader  • Trading  Desk  Quant  Strategist  

• Derivatives  Modeler,  Statistical  Modeler  

• Algorithmic  Trading  Quant  

• Analytics  Developer  

•  Regulations  have  reshaped  the  industry  •  Compensation  levels  down  but  still  high  

•  Engineers  are  thriving  in  quant  finance  • Markets  turning  increasingly  electronic  

• More  emphasis  on  vanilla  trading  businesses  

•  Boom  in  Tech,  particularly  in  Silicon  Valley  

•  Compensation  levels  are  growing  fast  

•  Big  Data  is  the  new  buzz  

•  Google,  Facebook,  Apple,  Amazon  

•  Are  Tech  jobs  boring?  

• Do  you  enjoy  Continuous  Math?  

• Depth  versus  Breadth  • Office  environment  and  Colleagues  

• Compensation  

• Location  

•  The  Mathematician  tag  follows  you  J  

•  Learning  curve  actually  gets  steeper  •  Acquire  versatility  in  skills  and  personality  •  Associate  with  people  different  than  you  

•  You  can  figure  it  out  objectively  •  Don’t  look  at  Compensation  and  Titles  

•  Introspect  on  your  Skills  and  your  Interests  •  Think  Career,  not  Jobs  

• Appetite  for  Volatility  •  <Market,  Product,  Team>  

•  Funding  • Advisors  •  Passion  

• One-­‐pager  with  precise  education/work  details  

•  Links  to  LinkedIn,  Stackexchange,  Github  …  

•  Reflection  of  your  communication  skills/style  

•  Less  drama,  more  objectivity  

•  State  your  international  exposure,  if  any  

•  Represent  your  abilities  clearly  and  accurately  •  Typically,  a  large  and  diverse  set  of  interviewers  

•  Flood  of  puzzles/programming/math  problems  

•  Tough  Qs  in  your  claimed  areas  of  expertise  

•  Evaluation  of  your  communication  and  attitude  

 •  Zlemma.com  evaluates  your  profile  in  great  detail  

•  Zlemma  Quotient  (ZQ)  –  your  suitability  for  a  job      •  ZQ  is  a  score  out  of  100  for  a  specific  job  

•  Apply  for  high-­‐ZQ  jobs  of  interest  to  you    

•  Jobs  ranging  from  Quant  Finance  to  Big  Data  Tech  

 •  Tune  in  to:  blog.zlemma.com  

• Write  to:  ashwin@zlemma.com  for  advice  

• Our  app  is  your  friend:  zlemma.com