Global Research - EMEA Emerging Markets Local Markets FX Strategist - Associate or Vice President

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an Associate or Vice President for their Emerging Markets Strategy team focusing on EMEA EM FX. The role requires proven experience in EM FX markets, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to provide investment recommendations. The ideal candidate will hold at least a Bachelor’s degree and preferably a Master’s in finance or a related field. The position offers opportunities for growth and collaboration within a top-ranked research environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience covering EM FX markets at a top-tier financial institution.
• Strong grasp of macroeconomics and financial economics.
• Solid FX product knowledge including FX spot, forwards, swaps, and options.

Responsibilities

• Analyze macroeconomic themes and technical drivers for EMEA EM FX markets.
• Market and communicate views to clients via reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with team members to formulate forecasts and deliver research.
• Build and manage analytics and quantitative FX models.

Skills

Researching and publishing on EM FX strategy

Interfacing with clients

Identifying changing FX drivers

Strong analytical skills

Communication and presentation skills

Team player mentality

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Haver

Bloomberg

Python

Job description

Overview

Join J.P. Morgan’s Emerging Markets Strategy team in London as an Associate or Vice President focusing on EMEA EM FX strategy. As an Associate or Vice President in Emerging Markets Strategy team, your primary responsibility will be to formulate top-down and bottom-up views on EMEA EM currencies via research reports and investment recommendations, confidently and coherently delivering these insights to J.P. Morgan’s internal and external stakeholders.

You should have prior experience of researching and publishing on EM FX strategy, interfacing with clients and the ability to identify changing FX drivers to generate investment frameworks. Alongside strong technical skills, commercial acumen and a rigorous forward-looking approach, you will need intellectual curiosity, a strong work ethic and a team player mentality to excel in this role. You will report to the Head of EMEA EM Local Markets Strategy and work closely with the broader leading emerging markets research team (strategists and economists) to also contribute to wider EM research initiatives.

The EMEA EM local markets strategy sits within the broader Global Emerging Markets Strategy covering local currency and hard currency markets in EM Asia, EMEA EM, Latin America and frontier economies. We offer a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and development. J.P. Morgan's Research department within the Corporate & Investment Bank has been consistently ranked #1 in the Institutional Investor/Extel survey.

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.

Job responsibilities

• Analyze macroeconomic themes and technical drivers affecting EMEA EM FX markets to formulate views and investment recommendations at the top-down regional and bottom-up country levels;
• Frequently market and communicate EMEA EM FX views to external clients and internal sales and trading teams via published reports, webinars, client roadshows and conferences;
• Collaborate with the rest of the EMEA EM strategy team, economists and colleagues in the global EM team to formulate forecasts and views and deliver broader EM research;
• Build and manage analytics and quantitative FX models.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Proven experience covering EM FX markets at a top-tier financial institution;
• Minimum Bachelor’s/University degree;
• Strong grasp of macroeconomics, financial economics and FX drivers to develop FX models, generate FX trade ideas and deeply understand FX market-moving events;
• Solid FX product knowledge, including FX spot, FX forwards, FX swaps, FX options;
• Strong analytical skills; good knowledge of statistics and econometrics/data science;
• Familiarity with economic and financial databases such as Haver and Bloomberg;
• Strong communication and presentation skills;
• Good interpersonal skills and proven team player.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Python skills are a plus
• Master’s degree preferred, preferably in finance/economics or a STEM discipline