JPMorgan Asset Management - Municipal Research Analyst Executive Director 

United States, New York, New York 

614718836

Job Responsibilities

• Provide buy and/or sell investment recommendations via credit discussions and written credit reports for municipal securities for assigned sectors.
• Perform independent credit risk on issuers to identify relative value and investment opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Perform due diligence, pre- and post-issuance, by engaging municipal issuers and investment bankers and making site visits (some domestic travel required).
• Actively monitor market themes and sector trends.
• Undertake ongoing surveillance of and recommendations for held investments via maintenance of the proprietary internal credit database.
• Build and maintain relationships with investment bankers and analysts, the broker-dealer community, rating agencies, and legal professionals, among other market participants.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in credit analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Critical Technical Skills
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate municipal issuer credit risk, determine relative value, and communicate concisely under typically stringent time constraints.
• Working knowledge or interest in municipal market technicals and identification of primary and secondary market opportunities.
• Proficient accounting and financial analysis skill with excellent cash flow modeling and revenue/expense forecasting and advanced knowledge of GAAP/GASB accounting.
• Ability to read and evaluate complex bond documents and structures with attention to detail.
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills; team-oriented.
• Demonstrated experience common business software packages/applications.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• CFA or CFA candidate preferred.
• Degrees specializing in data science, finance and/or economics preferred.