Market Risk [Multiple Positions Available]

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 196,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a senior Market Risk professional to cover CCAR submissions for the Treasury and CIO portfolios, including stress testing, risk analytics, and communication of results to senior management.

You will perform governance, monitor risk sensitivities, and coordinate model enhancements across the risk function. The role is based at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, with a competitive salary and full-time benefits.

Qualifications

• This position requires a master's degree or a bachelor's with 7+ years of related experience in market risk, risk analysis, or similar roles.
• Experience with Python and SQL for data manipulation and analysis, and proficiency in Excel for risk tools.
• Familiarity with CCAR stress testing, risk limit setting, and fixed income risk hedging concepts.

Responsibilities

• Perform CCAR coverage for stress testing submissions for Treasury and CIO portfolios.
• Analyze market risk drivers, monitor risk limits, and communicate results to senior management.
• Evaluate and implement enhancements to risk models and governance processes.

Skills

Quantitative risk management

Stress testing

Risk analytics

VaR modeling

P&L attribution

Education

Master's degree in Mathematics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or related field of study

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or related field of study

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

Monte Carlo simulation

Job description

DESCRIPTION:

Duties: Perform coverage for regulatory Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) submissions relevant to the firm's Treasury and Chief Investment Office investment portfolio positions and Treasury funding desk positions including execution of stress testing methodology, analysis of market risk drivers, and communication of results to senior management. Perform pre-trade governance and market analysis. Monitor stress and risk sensitivities against risk limits and perform analysis on limits and constraints to desk investment activity. Produce ad hoc quantitative and qualitative analysis on the Treasury and Chief Investment Office (CIO)'s investment portfolio including the interest rate risk management portfolio and municipal bond portfolios for senior management. Synthesize top-of-mind research topics relevant to the investment portfolios into analysis and special reports. Review work output of junior team members including reports sent to senior management for risk managing the Firm's Treasury and Chief Investment Office (CIO) investments in US Treasury bonds, interest rate derivative hedges, and municipal bonds. Stay up to date with market changes and analyze its impact to the portfolios. Evaluate and implement updates to financial models used in market risk management including challenges to proposed methodology, performing impact assessments, and coordinating model implementation timelines. Perform review of business processes within Corporate, Treasury and Chief Investment Office (CTC) Market Risk and implement enhancements and automation to enhance capabilities and streamline infrastructure. Coordinate with technology teams, model developers and business management to manage CTC Risk team requirements in modeling and technology platform migrations. Design and implement risk analytics to enhance risk coverage and second line challenge including Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) and P&L attributions and stress result decompositions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree in Mathematics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or related field of study plus 5 years of experience in the job offered or as Market Risk, Risk Analyst, or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or related field of study plus 7 years of experience in the job offered or as Market Risk, Risk Analyst, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires experience with the following: Programming in Python and SQL to perform data manipulation, data structuring, data design flow and query optimization to process large volumes of data; Utilizing Quantitative Risk Management to perform data analysis on market indices and portfolio risk analytics to produce actionable insights including stress scenario design, risk limit-setting proposals, and senior management communications; Performing quantitative analysis using Python and Excel to build dynamic tools used for risk-based explanations on profit-and-loss and stress testing scenario results; Value-at-Risk modeling to explain portfolio limit utilizations; Utilizing Bond Math, Risk Analytics, and Fixed Income Risk Hedging to write senior management communications and risk limit-setting proposals; Stress testing including executing regulatory CCAR stress testing scenarios and producing risk-based explanations of impacts; Applying pricing models to determine fair value, quantify risk sensitivities, and monitor trading activities across linear bonds and derivatives, callable bonds and options, using discounted cash flow valuation, Monte-Carlo simulation, and option-pricing models.

Job Location: 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Full-Time. Salary: $195,700 - $210,000 per year.