What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Management - Model Risk Program Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
Bring your expertise to JPMorganChase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you play a crucial role in maintaining JPMorganChase's strength and resilience. 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.
As a Quant Model Risk Associate in the Model Risk Governance and Review team, you will be responsible for assessing and mitigating the risks associated with complex models used for valuation, risk measurement, capital calculation, and decision-making purposes. This role also provides the opportunity to gain exposure to various business and functional areas, as well as collaborate closely with model developers and users.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform model reviews: analyze conceptual soundness of complex pricing models, engines, and reserve methodologies; assess model behavior and suitability of pricing models/engines to particular products/structures
- Provide guidance on model usage and act as first point of contact for the business on all new models and changes to existing models
- Develop and implement alternative model benchmarks and compare the outcome of various models; Design model performance metrics
- Liaise with model developers, Risk and Valuation Control Groups and provide guidance on model risk
- Evaluate model performance on a regular basis
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Expertise in probability theory, stochastic processes, statistics, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis
- MSc, PhD or equivalent in a quantitative discipline
- Inquisitive nature, ability to ask right questions and escalate issues
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good understanding of option pricing theory (i.e. quantitative models for pricing and hedging derivatives)
- Proficient coding skills for example in C/C or Python
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Experience in a front office or model risk quantitative role.
