Quantitative Trading & Research - Portfolio - Associate or Vice President

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Associate or Vice President to join the Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) team in London.

You will partner with XVA trading and Counterparty Credit risk to develop quantitative models for pricing and risk management, driving end-to-end solutions from research to deployment. This role blends quantitative development with close engagement across Trading and Risk, emphasizing governance, incident analysis, and production support in a fast-paced, collaborative

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in quantitative field or Bachelor's with relevant experience.
• Strong programming in Python and/or C++.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop models/analytics for pricing and risk management in XVA and Counterparty Credit Risk.
• Partner with Trading and Risk to translate business needs into quantitative solutions and provide production support.
• Own end-to-end delivery with Technology on implementation, testing and deployment.
• Drive model governance and continuous improvement with Model Validation, including documentation and controls.

Skills

Python

C++

Probability

Statistics

Derivatives pricing

Communication

Education

Quantitative degree or relevant experience

Job description

We're seeking a highly motivated Associate or Vice President to join our Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) team in London. The role blends quantitative development with close engagement with Trading and Risk to deliver impactful solutions.

Job Summary

As an Associate or Vice President on the Quantitative Trading & Research team, you will partner closely with both XVA trading and Counterparty Credit risk. You will help in developing of quantitative models to enhance pricing and risk management.

Job responsibilities

• Design and develop models/analytics for pricing and management of XVA, Margin and Counterparty Credit Risk, from research to product deployment.
• Partner with Trading and Risk to translate business needs into quantitative solutions, provide ongoing production support including incident triage and root-cause analysis.
• Own end-to-end delivery with Technology on implementation, testing and deployment.
• Drive model governance and continuous improvement in partnership with Model Validation, including documentation, controls, and ongoing performance monitoring.

Required qualification, capabilities, and skills

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (or Bachelor's with relevant experience).
• Strong understanding of probability/statistics and derivatives pricing; demonstrated ability to develop new quantitative approaches.
• Strong programming in Python and/or C++.
• Clear communicator with strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred qualification, capabilities, and skills

• Agentic AI and data pipeline/processing experience a plus.
• Product development lifecycle experience a plus.

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 our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

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.