JPMorgan Climate Transition Risk Modelling Associate 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

277597304

As a Transition Risk Modelling Analyst within the Risk Management and Compliance team, you will be at the heart of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You will be an integral part of a dynamic team that is responsible for establishing our firmwide framework and strategy for climate, environmental & social risk management, developing and advancing our policy and standards, and providing subject matter expertise to a variety of internal stakeholders. This role offers unique career growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving area of financial risk management.

Job responsibilities

• Provides overall support to the team’s climate and transition risk analytical frameworks, with focus on developing methodologies and conducting research on financial impacts of transition risk
• Becomes an expert in the datasets we use to manage climate risk, forming conclusions on key trends and patterns and working with data providers to maximise our knowledge
• Helps build, maintain and analyse outputs from climate risk assessment models and user tools
• Supports content creation to the firm’s public and regulatory disclosures
• Supports the design or enhancement of internal climate scenarios and expand scenario variables to meet internal stakeholders’ requirements
• Supports central data and modelling teams to source required data, develop climate scenario models, and determine how to best integrate climate risk data into BAU risk models

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Strong university degree (2:1 equivalent) in a quantitative field in economics, geography, environmental science or energy systems
• Excellent analytical skills: comfortable working with large datasets, knowledge of Python is a must
• Technical understanding of transition risks including climate policy, technology risks, and consumer preference changes
• Ability to work independently in producing deliverables with high standards and within tight deadlines
• Ability to convey information clearly, accurately and succinctly (both written and verbally)
• Ability to draft high-impact presentations and documentation, strong attention to detail

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Work experience in transition risk modelling, energy systems, energy and climate policy, climate science, or related fields
• Demonstratable work experience with climate scenarios, e.g. NGFS, IEA, IPCC SSP-RCPs, etc.
• Experience in working on (scientific) projects
• Experience of working with geospatial data (.tif, .shp, .nc) is a benefit