JPMorgan PricingDirect - Securities Valuation Analyst 

United States, New York, New York 

371162623

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities

• Daily generation of securities valuations for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end ownership responsibilities. This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control, and client interaction.
• Examine and develop new areas of product growth through independent self-guided research, interactions with clients, JPMorgan trading desks, research professionals, and technology teams.
• Continuously improve product and service quality through daily market surveillance, communication with market participants, perform data and financial analysis, enhancing process controls, and ensuring data quality
• Perform in-depth analysis on an individual security or portfolio of securities and explain nuances to colleagues and clients
• Develop and maintain sophisticated statistical models
• Develop cutting-edge methodologies and infrastructure to increase accuracy and speed of valuations
• Address all client concerns daily with emphasis on providing first-class service and quality, whether it is via emails, calls or in-person meetings

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Master's degree or higher in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, or similar
• Firm understanding of principles of finance, mathematical and/or statistical modeling, fixed income and data science
• Previous experience in Municipal securities analysis
• Strong software development skills in Python, and high aptitude for learning new technologies
• Knowledge of Machine Learning, Statistical and Artificial Intelligence techniques
• Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment of real-time market pressures, remaining focused on client needs
• Proficiency in Excel, Machine Learning and/or practical experience working with python
• Excellent communication skills to interact with clients, portfolio managers, traders, research, and sales

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Detailed oriented, creative problem solver with ability to learn quickly, multi-task, and self-manage priorities
• Ability to build effective working relationships and interact comfortably with a wide spectrum of traders, research analysts, clients, and technologists