Asset Management - Alternatives Investment Risk Analyst/ Associate

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase seeks an Asset Management – Alternatives Investment Risk Analyst/Associate to support the AM Investment Risk Team in managing investment risks across Europe Real Estate portfolios. This role combines rigorous analysis with collaborative teamwork to ensure effective risk management practices.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and experience in the financial services industry. The position demands strong analytical and quantitative skills, alongside familiarity with coding tools like Python and SQL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in financial services related to trading, portfolio management, risk, and/or investment risk.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Measure and assess risks in Europe Real Estate investment activities.
• Monitor performance and liquidity risk metrics against thresholds.
• Collaborate with teams to maintain understanding of risk profiles.

Skills

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Quantitative Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

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.

As an Asset Management – Alternatives Investment Risk Analyst/Associate in the Asset Management Risk team, you will support the AM Investment Risk Team in managing investment risks across our Europe Real Estate portfolios within the Alternatives Business. The primary focus is monitoring portfolios and highlighting emerging risks. This position combines rigorous analysis with collaborative teamwork to support sound risk management practices. You will support proactive management of investment, liquidity, and counterparty risk based on ongoing, informed, and educated market observations with a focus on Europe Real Estate within the Alternatives business. Working closely with investment teams and control functions, you will help develop and maintain an understanding of risk profiles of funds and portfolios and contribute to the enhancement of risk oversight processes as the platform evolves.

This role provides the opportunity to work on a global Alternatives platform where you will collaborate with experienced professionals and contribute to risk management practices in a growing business. We are looking for a professional who combines strong analytical capabilities with intellectual curiosity and an interest in real estate investment risk.

Job Responsibilities

• Measure, monitor, and independently assess risks in Europe Real Estate investment activities; elevate issues and concerns to senior management
• Monitor stress, performance, liquidity, and counterparty risk metrics against thresholds and perform deep-dive risk analysis on outliers
• Collaborate with investment, in-business, and independent risk teams to develop and maintain an understanding of risk profiles of Europe Real Estate funds and portfolios
• Support improvements to transparency and infrastructure for capturing and reporting risk exposures
• Identify and highlight emerging risks across Europe Real Estate portfolios, assessing potential impact to the business
• Look for innovation opportunities in risk oversight processes, policies, and procedures for Investment, Liquidity and Counterparty Risk, ensuring compliance is maintained

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in financial services industry related to trading, portfolio management, risk management, and/or investment risk across asset classes
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; inquisitive nature and comfortable in challenging current practices
• Strong quantitative skills with curiosity and ability to pursue analysis and deep-dive risk reviews independently
• Prior experience with coding and data visualization tools such as Python, SQL & Tableau
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills for effective business interaction

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree or additional certifications such as CFA or CAIA
• Buy-side and alternatives experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with modeling and working knowledge of portfolio valuations and risk systems
• Familiarity with market risk methodologies, including stress testing, and sensitivities
• Experience in alternatives risk, particularly within Europe real estate markets and regional risk dynamics

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