Investment Grade Fixed Income - Pricing Direct Evaluator - Analyst

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · New York, NY +1 · Commercial & Investment Bank

Develops and maintains automatic processes, methodology, and infrastructure to increase the accuracy and speed of valuations for fixed income and derivative instruments. Generates daily valuations, collects and analyzes market data, and addresses client queries. Explores new areas of product growth and solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develops and maintains automatic processes, methodology and infrastructure to increase accuracy and speed of valuations
  2. Generates daily valuations of fixed income securities for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end responsibilities. This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control
  3. Addresses client queries, whether it is via emails, calls or in-person meetings
  4. Examines and develops new areas of product growth with a focus on autonomously exploring new ideas and solutions

Skills

Required

  • Basic understanding of the principles of fixed income and data science
  • Strong software development skills in Python
  • Ability to collect and analyze large amounts of market information, extract its essence, and incorporate the findings into valuation matrix and incorporate it into pricing models
  • Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment of real-time market pressures

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree or higher. Major in STEM field such as: Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
  • Strong Python coding skills, especially when working with large financial datasets
  • Additional experience working with VBA, SQL would be beneficial
  • Previous market or quantitative experience in evaluation or Fixed income products (Corporate bonds, Money Markets, Treasury etc.)
  • Good communication skills, both oral and written