JPMorgan Asset Management - Investment Risk Alternatives Vice President 

United States, New York 

24455207

Job Responsibilities:

• Measure, monitor and independently assess risks in investment activities, provide credible challenge and escalate issues/concerns to senior management
• Monitor stress, performance, liquidity, and counterparty risk metrics against the thresholds and perform deep-dive risk analysis on the outliers
• Work with broader team to implement risk frameworks for new products and businesses within Alternatives
• Collaborate with investment, in-business and independent risk teams to develop and maintain understanding of risk profiles of funds and portfolios.
• Enhance risk oversight processes, policies, and procedures for Investment, Liquidity and Counterparty Risk, ensuring compliance is maintained
• Improve risk transparency and infrastructure for capturing risk exposures
• Perform deep dives on emerging risk areas and potential impact to the business

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 7+ years of experience in financial services industry related to trading, portfolio management, risk management, and/or investment risk across asset classes; buy-side and alternatives experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; inquisitive nature and comfortable in challenging current practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to be leveraged in communication with the business as well as presenting to senior management
• Previous direct, hands-on experience with large initiatives; Capable of prioritizing deliverables to meet goals and to manage across a group of constituents
• Undergraduate degree required
• Knowledge of market risk methodologies such as VaR, stress and sensitivities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Familiarity with modeling and working knowledge of portfolio valuations and risk systems
• Strong quantitative skills, prior experience with coding and data visualization tools such as Python, Alteryx, SQL & Tableau
• Post graduate degree or additional certifications i.e. CFA, CAIA