Geospatial Associate for the Climate, Nature and Social Risk team

Redstone Search Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Geospatial Associate for its Climate, Nature and Social Risk team in London. The role involves managing geospatial data, collaborating with business units, and utilizing GIS tools to improve climate risk strategies. Candidates should have expertise in data management and strong analytical skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence climate risk management within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in ensuring data quality, completeness, and governance.
• Knowledge of geospatial datasets, including shapefiles and rasters.
• Experience with GIS software and geospatial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business requirements into technical specifications.
• Integrate data assets across Climate Risk platforms.
• Utilize data analytics tools to develop reports and dashboards.

Skills

Data management practices

Geospatial datasets

GIS software (QGIS/ArcGIS)

Data visualization techniques

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Self-motivated

Tools

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

• Job Identification: 210625048
• Job Category: Firmwide Risk and Compliance
• Business Unit: Corporate Sector
• Locations: 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London, E14 5JP, GB
• Job Schedule: Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you prepared to influence the future of climate risk management at J.P. Morgan? As a crucial part of our Climate, Nature and Social Risk team, you'll utilize your data and communication skills to improve our climate and nature risk data capabilities. This role provides a unique chance to contribute to a fast-growing field with significant visibility within the firm.

As aGeospatial Associate for the Climate, Nature and Social Risk teamwithin the Climate Nature & Social team, you will be part of the team responsible for managing all aspects of data related to these domains. This includes collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders, such as business units, vendor organizations, technology teams, data scientists, other JPMC LOBs and applications, and governance and control functions. You will play a key role in planning data requirements, establishing capabilities for data validation, monitoring, access control, reporting, and ensuring data quality. We are looking for a self-starter with a curious mind who is eager to learn and contribute to the firm's efforts in climate, nature, and social efforts.

Job responsibilities

• Work closely with, business stakeholders, and technology teams to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Integrate and transform data assets across Climate Risk platforms to support analytics and reporting needs. Ensure data is prepared and structured for effective analysis and modeling.
• Adhere to robust data controls processes, and governance practices in line with firms guidelines
• Utilize data analytics and reporting tools to develop and maintain interactive reports and dashboards tailored to the needs of the CN&S team.
• Become an expert in datasets used for climate and nature risk management, particularly geospatial data
• Interact with business stakeholders to present test results, and research analyses. Build strong relationships to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise in data management practices, including ensuring data quality, completeness and governance.
• Knowledge ofgeospatial datasets, including shapefiles, rasters and netcdfs.
• Experience with GIS software such as QGIS/ArcGIS and/or geospatial analysis in Python/R.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing data visualization techniques and tool, using platforms such as Tableau, Business Objects, Alteryx, or similar to create interactive dashboards and reports
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to perform data mining and processing to extract meaningful insights.
• Ability to articulate thoughts clearly and succinctly, both written and verbally.
• Energetic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure. Must enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience in the financial industry or related field is a bonus.
• Understanding and experience operating under Agile methodologies, particularly as part of a product owner team.
• Familiarity with risk management practices and insights into Climate, Nature, and Social domains are highly valued.

ABOUT US

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 ourFAQsfor more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

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.

Risk Management helps the firm understand, manage and anticipate risks in a constantly changing environment. The work covers areas such as evaluating country-specific risk, understanding regulatory changes and determining credit worthiness. Risk Management provides independent oversight and maintains an effective control environment.