Credit Portfolio Lending Group - Quantitative Research - Associate or Vice President

Aumni; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Associate/VP in Quantitative Research within the Credit Portfolio Lending Group (CPG) in Paris to design, build, and deploy AI, LLM, and agent-based tools for trading workflows and portfolio risk monitoring.

You will explore ML techniques to enhance trading signals, portfolio optimization, and automate daily risk reporting, collaborating with model control teams and global QR sub-teams to drive automation and digital transformation in credit markets.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, financial engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• Experience in quantitative research, markets, or analytics supporting fixed income, credit, or lending desks.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents, ML, or LLM-based apps for financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AI, LLM, and agent-based tools for trading workflows.
• Improve trading-signal generation and portfolio optimization using ML.
• Identify practical AI applications for daily desk operations.
• Leverage credit portfolio data to identify opportunities and hedging strategies.
• Collaborate with model control teams for timely model reviews and approvals.
• Automate daily risk and position reports to speed up automation and transformation.
• Support portfolio hedging and credit curve reconciliation with automation infrastructure.
• Coordinate with Markets QR sub-teams to share best practices.

Skills

AI agent development

Python

Quantitative research

Portfolio optimization

Communication

Model control

Credit markets

Education

Advanced degree in mathematics/statistics/physics/financial engineering/computer science

Tools

Python stack

ML frameworks

Model control tools

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy AI, LLM, and generative AI agent-based tools for CPG trading workflows.
• Explore and implement machine learning techniques to enhance trading-signal generation and portfolio optimization.
• Stay at the forefront of emerging AI capabilities and identify practical applications for daily desk operations.
• Leverage credit portfolio data to identify opportunities, concentrated exposures, and optimal hedging strategies.
• Collaborate with model control teams for timely review and approval of models, ensuring compliance.
• Automate daily risk and position reports, streamlining workflows for broader automation and digital transformation.
• Build and enhance trade support and automation infrastructure for portfolio hedging, credit curve reconciliation, and loan sale execution.
• Interact with other Markets QR sub-teams to explore synergies and share best practices.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Advanced degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, financial engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• Experience in quantitative research, markets, or analytics supporting fixed income, credit, or lending desks.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents, machine learning, or LLM-based applications for financial markets or trading workflows.
• Experience in portfolio optimization and familiarity with related software and tools.
• Strong software design and data science skills, with Python experience.
• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solve skills, with intellectual curiosity and passion for credit markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex quantitative concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, collaborative team environment with strong attention to detail and quality.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience collaborating with global teams and sharing best practices.
• Experience automating trading desk workflows and risk reports.
• Experience with model control and compliance processes.
• Proactive approach to learning and professional development.
• Experience in credit portfolio management or trading.

Join our team to build your career in a culture that values innovation, creativity, and excellence. As an Associate or Vice President in Quantitative Research for the Credit Portfolio Lending Group (CPG), you will be at the forefront of developing and deploying AI-driven solutions that transform portfolio management and trading. You’ll collaborate with global teams, leverage advanced technologies, and drive automation to accelerate decision-making and optimize credit risk strategies. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact, grow your expertise, and contribute to a dynamic, global function.

As an Associate or Vice President in Quantitative Research within CPG, you will design, build, and deploy AI, LLM, and generative AI agent-based tools to support trading workflows, market analysis, and portfolio risk monitoring. You’ll explore machine learning techniques to enhance trading-signal generation, optimize portfolios, and automate daily risk and position reports. You’ll collaborate with model control teams, leverage data to identify opportunities and hedging strategies, and interact with other Markets QR sub-teams to share best practices. Your role will be central to advancing automation and digital transformation across CPG.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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 FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Deliver cutting-edge AI tools and models to enhance portfolio management, trading, and automation for a global credit portfolio.