DESCRIPTION:
Duties: Develop, manage, and refine the firm's risk measurement and portfolio construction frameworks, incorporate advanced processes and technology. Oversee daily risk management for all investment teams including special situation equity, merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, volatility arbitrage strategies, and escalating issues to the CIOs as necessary. Identify and assess portfolio risks. Categorizing portfolio risks by factors such as economic risk, inflation, interest rate risk, credit risk, currency risk, geopolitical/regional risk, market liquidity risk, environmental, social, and governance risk. Automate reports for each investment strategy to facilitate regular meetings with CIOs. Work with CIOs and investment teams to enhance the investment process by analyzing trading history to identify patterns and new investment signals. Collaborate with CIOs to evaluate the performance of trading team decisions through detailed analysis using advanced statistical techniques. Partner with CIOs to enhance portfolio construction by optimizing risk, reward, and liquidity. Perform quantitative analysis using advanced mathematical techniques including regression analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, factor analysis, principal component analysis, optimization, and machine learning to develop and refine stress models for the firm's various investment strategies. Leverage the financial market and security valuation with advancements in AI (LLM and Generative AI), to enhance the design of technological solutions for the investment team. Coordinate with Investor Relations to provide analysis and transparency for external stakeholders using systems such as MSCI, RiskMetrics, and OPERA (Open Protocol Enabling Risk Aggregation).
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Finance, Statistics, or related field of study plus 2 years of experience in the job offered or as Quantitative Risk & Portfolio Construction, Alternative Investment Risk Manager, Equity Derivatives Market Risk Analyst, or related occupation.
Skills Required: This position requires experience with the following skills: Delivering written and verbal presentations, collecting data from internal and external databases, and utilizing Bloomberg's data architecture with SQL queries for data selection, filtering, joining, and aggregation; using Pandas and NumPy Python libraries for preprocessing trading and risk data, along with portfolio optimization, Monte Carlo simulations, regression analysis, principal component analysis, RIDGE and LASSO techniques using statsmodels and scikit-learn; Jupyter Notebooks for enhancing data visualization with matplotlib and documenting the analysis process for team replication; reducing investment strategy and portfolio volatility by building machine learning models using supervised learning and recursive feature elimination to identify features predicting asset pairings for cointegration tests; analyzing production environments with Java and Tableau to create daily reports, dashboards, and interactive tables and charts for data filtering; and using financial security valuation modeling and working with complex investment products, including bond futures, interest rate swaps, corporate debt, credit default swaps, CDX tranches, options, convertible debts, warrants, ASCOTs, single-name equity options, index options, dividend swaps, and variance swaps. This position requires one of the following certifications: Financial Risk Manager (FRM); or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Job Location: 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172
Full-Time. Salary: $190,000 - $190,000 per year.
ABOUT US
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.