Quant Model Risk Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Mumbai is seeking a Quant Model Risk Vice President to join their Interest Rates team. In this role, you will manage model risk for complex pricing models, guide model usage, and handle managerial responsibilities such as mentoring junior members. The ideal candidate should possess a strong quantitative background with at least 7 years of experience and a Master's or PhD in a related field. Excellent communication and coding skills in languages like C/C++ or Python are also required.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in a FO or model risk quantitative role.
• Inquisitive nature and ability to escalate issues.
• Good understanding of option pricing theory.

Responsibilities

• Analyze conceptual soundness of complex pricing models.
• Guide on model usage for new and existing models.
• Develop model benchmarks and performance metrics.
• Liaise with developers and provide model risk guidance.
• Regularly evaluate model performance.
• Manage and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Probability theory

Stochastic processes

Statistics

Numerical analysis

C/C++ coding skills

Python coding skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

MSc or PhD in a quantitative discipline

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a new member to join our Interest Rates team in the Model Risk Governance and Review Group which is responsible for end-to-end model risk management across the firm.

As a Quant Model Risk Vice President you will assess and help mitigate the model risk of complex models used in the context of valuation and risk measurement for Interest Rate derivatives. Additionally, you will have an opportunity for exposure to a variety of business and functional area as well as will work closely with model developers and users.

You will also have managerial responsibility to oversee, train and mentor junior members of the team.

Job responsibilities

• Carries out model reviews: analyze conceptual soundness of complex pricing models, engines, and reserve methodologies; assess model behavior and suitability of pricing models/engines to particular products/structures
• Provides guidance on model usage and act as first point of contact for the business on all new models and changes to existing models
• Develop and implement alternative model benchmarks and compare the outcome of various models; design model performance metrics
• Liaises with model developers, Risk and Valuation Control Groups and provide guidance on model risk
• Evaluates model performance on a regular basis
• Manage and develop junior members of the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 7 years of experience in a FO or model risk quantitative role.
• Excellence in probability theory, stochastic processes, statistics, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis
• MSc, PhD or equivalent in a quantitative discipline
• Inquisitive nature, ability to ask right questions and escalate issues
• Excellent communications skills (written and verbal)
• Good understanding of option pricing theory (i.e. quantitative models for pricing and hedging derivatives)
• Good coding skills, for example in C/C++ or Python

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with interest rates derivatives