What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Management - Asset Wealth Management, Market Risk Coverage, Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers, and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo, and striving to be best-in-class.
JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) is hiring a Market Risk professional to join the AWM Risk Analytics team. Risk Analytics is a team of experienced quantitative, market, and counterparty risk-oriented professionals responsible for Newton, the Asset Management Independent Risk platform. Newton calculates risk across the Global Equity, Global Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Line of Business (LOBs) within Asset Management and is used by the AWM Investment and Counterparty Risk Managers, and the front office professionals.
Job Summary
As a Market Risk Coverage, Associate in the Risk Management – Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) group, you’ll be responsible for contributing to AWM Risk Analytics initiatives responsible for Newton, the AM Independent Risk platform. The role involves analyzing securities and portfolios to assess qualitative and quantitative factors affecting risks and exposures, while developing expertise in methodologies to provide risk analysis to AWM Risk management and business teams in Hong Kong, London, and New York. Additionally, it includes reviewing and validating risk analytics produced by Newton, covering various risk aspects, and assisting in the production of risk reports for AWM Risk Managers and senior management.
Join a collaborative and innovative team and play a crucial role in safeguarding the firm's assets and ensuring robust risk management practices. The individual will work with the AWM Risk Analytics teams in New York, Columbus, and Bangalore.
Job Responsibilities
- Analyze securities and portfolios and assess the qualitative and quantitative factors driving changes in risks and exposures.
- Develop subject matter expertise and a solid understanding of methodologies to provide risk analysis to AWM Risk management and business teams in Hong Kong, London, and New York.
- Review and validate the risk analytics produced by Newton. This will include sensitivity, stress, exposure, liquidity, value at risk (VaR), and factor modeling, for both investment (market) and counterparty (credit) risk.
- Assist in the production of risk reporting for both AWM Risk Managers and senior management.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- 3 years of experience in a Risk Management, Finance, or a related role
- Knowledge of the Equity and Fixed Income (rates and credit) products and markets
- Knowledge of portfolio and risk measurement concepts, including sensitivity, stress testing, and Value at Risk analysis
- Strong technical skills. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse audience
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Knowledge of derivatives, foreign exchange, commodity, and structured/securitized products
- Working knowledge of SQL and Python
