VP, Quantitative Trading & Research — Drive Revenue & Risk

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan in London seeks a Vice President for the Prime Finance Quantitative Trading and Research (QTR) team. Lead development of mathematical and ML models to optimize revenue, automate workflows, and manage risk across stock borrow-loan and financing books.

You will collaborate with trading, technology, and risk teams, mentor junior researchers, and translate complex quantitative concepts for senior stakeholders. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Statistics, AI/ML, Computer Science, Operations Research or related quantitative field.
• Significant experience in quantitative modelling, analytics, or related roles.
• Strong background in AI, machine learning, optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and modelling.
• Excellent communication and ability to present to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement mathematical, statistical, and ML models to optimize revenue and profitability for stock borrow-loan, cash, and synthetic financing books.
• Apply optimization techniques to automate traders' decision-making and inventory management.
• Analyse market data to uncover patterns and inform business strategy.
• Develop alpha signals and automated hedging strategies for systematic trading and datasets.
• Collaborate with trading, technology, and risk teams to deliver quantitative tools and solutions.
• Build and maintain robust infrastructure for model deployment and analytics delivery.
• Ensure models meet risk management standards and document methodologies.

Skills

Quantitative modelling

Machine learning

Statistics

Operations Research

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Masters or PhD in Statistics/AI-ML/CS/OR

Tools

Python

Gurobi/CPLEX

PyTorch/TensorFlow

Job description

J.P. Morgan in London seeks a Vice President for the Prime Finance Quantitative Trading and Research (QTR) team. Lead development of mathematical and ML models to optimize revenue, automate workflows, and manage risk across stock borrow-loan and financing books.

You will collaborate with trading, technology, and risk teams, mentor junior researchers, and translate complex quantitative concepts for senior stakeholders. Strong communication and leadership are essential.