Risk Management - Quantitative Associate - Market Risk Model Development

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

Quantitative Analyst role focused on developing and implementing mathematical models for market risk, regulatory capital, and stress testing of Fixed Income portfolios within a financial institution. Requires strong statistical analysis, programming skills (Python), and understanding of financial markets and regulatory requirements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Apply advanced statistical analysis to historical market data to specify and implement mathematical models for Value-at-Risk, regulatory capital, and stress testing of Fixed Income portfolios, with a focus on Corporate Credit and Securitized Products
  2. Devise statistical tests to evaluate model performance and quantify the impact of alternative modeling assumptions
  3. Interpret regulatory pronouncements and translate them into actionable model specifications
  4. Coordinate model implementation with Front Office model developers and Technology partners
  5. Explain model behavior to Risk managers, Trading desk personnel, and Regulators

Skills

Required

  • Quantitative analysis
  • Model development
  • Market risk
  • Fixed Income
  • Corporate Credit
  • Securitized Products
  • Statistical analysis
  • Probability theory
  • Time series analysis
  • Financial modeling
  • Python
  • pandas
  • scipy
  • sklearn
  • Jupyter
  • Communication skills

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree (PhD or Masters)
  • Curiosity about finance
  • Research-oriented mindset
  • Consulting academic literature
  • Collaboration

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 3 years of professional experience as a quantitative analyst in model development, model validation, or quantitative risk management for Fixed Income trading, with a focus on Corporate Credit or Securitized Products
  • Strong foundation in probability theory, time series analysis, and statistics as applied to financial modeling
  • Proficiency in computer programming, with experience handling large datasets and using Python tools such as pandas, scipy, sklearn, and Jupyter
  • Explain model behavior to Risk managers, Trading desk personnel, and Regulators
  • Establish comprehensive model documentation and liaise with Model Risk Governance and Review for model validation