Credit Risk - Hedge Fund and Asset Managers - Associate

Job Description
As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the centre of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.
As a Credit Risk Hedge Fund and Asset Managers Associate in EMEA Wholesale Credit Risk Organization you will be responsible for ongoing credit risk portfolio management including monitoring of counterparty exposure, market events, regulatory developments and client performance. We are looking for someone excited to join our organization. If you meet the minimum requirements below, you are encouraged to apply to be considered for this role.
Job responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for credit risk coverage of a portfolio of fund clients, including hedge funds, private equity, LDI, real money and pension funds.
• Works alongside an Analyst and a Vice President you will act as the primary point of contact for other lines of business relating to your portfolio of clients and deal with a wide range of activities including Derivatives trading and clearing, Prime Brokerage, Securities Financing, Secured and Unsecured Loans.
• Takes responsibility for leading discussion and communication with colleagues and client contacts, building effective relationships internally and externally with appropriate support and escalation.
• Leads due diligence and credit analysis to assess the credit worthiness of counterparties and make recommendations to senior Credit Officers having undertaken appropriate risk analysis and provided input on negotiation of legal documentation.
• Commits to development of self and the broader team, including coaching and overseeing Analysts day-to-day and how to think holistically about risk.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• High level of intellectual curiosity and an understanding of credit risk developed through mandatory previous experience in a comparable environment, ideally in a Credit Risk or Financial Analysis role.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while also being able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to establish credibility and trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
• An understanding of the theory behind risk and return metrics (Monte Carlo based metrics, VaR, Greeks, stress metrics), including critical assessment of shortcomings / strengths of various measures / methods.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience in Hedge Fund / Asset Manager risk analysis beneficial.

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.