About the Role
This role involves setting and monitoring risk limits, managing discussions with trading and senior management, presenting risk positions, and recommending risk mitigants. It also includes reviewing significant transactions, performing stress-testing, and participating in regulatory exams.
Responsibilities
- Set and monitor risk limits in accordance with the firm's risk appetite.
- Manage discussions with trading and senior management regarding risk actions.
- Present and lead discussions with trading and senior management in meetings to highlight concentrated or concerning risk positions.
- Recommend risk mitigants such as new limits or hedging strategies.
- Review large and exceptional transactions that exceed pre-trade guidelines.
- Evaluate the risk/reward profile of transactions and recommend approval/rejection/conditional approval.
- Perform stress-testing for the business unit, including FSI and CCAR.
- Participate in regulatory exams with regulators such as the Federal Reserve, OCC, FINRA, or SEC.
- Perform in-depth research and analysis into complex or emerging risk situations.
- Recommend new ways of approaching and representing risks.
- Recommend risk mitigation strategies.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Computational Finance, Engineering (any), Mathematics, Economics, or Statistics or related field of study plus 3 years of experience in the job offered or as Market Risk, Distribution Risk and Hedging Analytics, Counterparty Risk Management Analyst or related occupation.
- Alternatively, a Bachelor's degree in Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Computational Finance, Engineering (any), Mathematics, Economics, or Statistics or related field of study plus 5 years of experience in the job offered or as Market Risk, Distribution Risk and Hedging Analytics, Counterparty Risk Management Analyst or related occupation.
Skills
- Financial markets and macroeconomics to evaluate market conditions in relation to liquidity and execution of hedging strategies.
- Financial derivatives market dynamic and complex volatility related environment.
- Python coding and python libraries in numerical computing and statistical analysis.
- Quantitative/Mathematics skills including Monte Carlo simulations, Stochastic Calculus, Time series models, and VaR models.
- Analyzing product risks and challenging trading decisions and pricing models.
- Pricing and modeling of risk metrics, P&L attributions, and stress simulations.
- Prada based MS Access databases.
- Bloomberg terminal and its functions.
- Coding abilities on various engines including visual studios, Jupyter notebook, MySQL, and Microsoft Visual Basic.
- Performing statistical analysis using methods including linear regression and multivariate regression.
- Regulatory tasks including Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) as well as ad hoc requests from Regulatory organizations.
Location
- 270 Park Ave, New York, NY 10017
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 3 years with Master's degree or 5 years with Bachelor's degree
Education Level
- Master's degree or Bachelor's degree in Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Computational Finance, Engineering (any), Mathematics, Economics, or Statistics or related field of study
Salary/Compensations
- $188,178.00-$215,000.00 per year
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care coverage
- On-site health and wellness centers
- Retirement savings plan
- Backup childcare
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental health support
- Financial coaching
About the Company
- 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.
- Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing.
- Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
