Market Risk Fundamental Review of the Trading Book – Implementation & Analytics – Vice President

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · LONDON, United Kingdom · Commercial & Investment Bank

This role is for a Vice President in JPMorgan Chase's Market Risk team, focusing on the implementation and analytics of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) market risk capital requirements. The position involves defining strategic roadmaps, leading scenario analyses, designing analytics modules, and enhancing capital calculation processes. A key aspect is advancing the adoption of AI, LLMs, and data products to improve risk analytics and decision-making, while also representing the firm in industry and regulatory forums. The role requires deep subject matter expertise in FRTB, quantitative finance, and market risk concepts, with a strong emphasis on project delivery and stakeholder management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and own the firm’s end-to-end strategic roadmap across core FRTB implementation initiatives in the Internal Models Approach (IMA) and Standardized Approach (SA), partnering closely with Quantitative Research, Market Risk Technology, Market Risk Management, Model Risk, Regulatory Capital Management, Product Control, Capital Risk and Policy, and Business stakeholders.
  2. Lead market risk capital scenario analyses proposed and evolving regulatory rules across trading desks, products, and legal entities, ensuring robustness, transparency, and auditability.
  3. Partner with Product and Project Managers to manage, monitor deliverables to ensure effective communication with senior management on timeliness, risks, blockers.
  4. Design, develop, and own advanced Market Risk analytics capital estimation modules supporting regulatory capital submissions, senior management decision making, and supervisory reviews.
  5. Own and enhance capital calculation and attribution processes, including documentation, controls, and governance, in line with regulatory expectations.

Skills

Required

  • Subject matter expertise in FRTB across both Internal Models Approach and Standardized Approach
  • Knowledge of quantitative finance, trading strategies, and/or financial regulations, particularly Basel III / FRTB
  • Solid understanding of market risk concepts and their application across a broad range of asset classes and financial products.
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated aptitude for tackling complex challenges.
  • Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to clearly convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Experienced in delivering complex technical and analytical projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality outcomes and alignment with business objectives.
  • Excellent leadership, analytical, and influencing skills, with the ability to support key business decisions through solution-oriented and proactive approaches.
  • Proven process and control mindset; highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and innovative, with the initiative to drive issues to resolution—often under tight deadlines.
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills; able to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and deliver high-quality results under pressure.
  • Demonstrated experience in gathering, reviewing, and translating end-user requirements into clear user, functional, and non-functional specifications for development teams.
  • Advanced degree (Master’s, B.Tech, or equivalent) in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field, with over 7 years of experience in Market Risk Capital, Market Risk Coverage, Valuation Control, or similar functions.

Nice to have

  • Subject matter expertise in market risk capital frameworks across internal and standardized approaches
  • Knowledge of quantitative finance, trading strategies, and financial regulations
  • Experience delivering complex analytical or regulatory projects independently with senior stakeholder exposure
  • Experience applying artificial intelligence, language models, or advanced analytics techniques to enhance risk processes

What the JD emphasized

  • Subject matter expertise in FRTB across both Internal Models Approach and Standardized Approach
  • Knowledge of quantitative finance, trading strategies, and/or financial regulations, particularly Basel III / FRTB
  • Solid understanding of market risk concepts and their application across a broad range of asset classes and financial products.
  • Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated aptitude for tackling complex challenges.
  • Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to clearly convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Experienced in delivering complex technical and analytical projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality outcomes and alignment with business objectives.
  • Excellent leadership, analytical, and influencing skills, with the ability to support key business decisions through solution-oriented and proactive approaches.
  • Proven process and control mindset; highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and innovative, with the initiative to drive issues to resolution—often under tight deadlines.
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills; able to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and deliver high-quality results under pressure.
  • Demonstrated experience in gathering, reviewing, and translating end-user requirements into clear user, functional, and non-functional specifications for development teams.
  • Advanced degree (Master’s, B.Tech, or equivalent) in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field, with over 7 years of experience in Market Risk Capital, Market Risk Coverage, Valuation Control, or similar functions.