JPMorgan Risk Management - Model Program Associate 

United States, New Jersey, Jersey City 

454319449

Job Responsibilities

• Set standards for robust qualitative model development practices and enhance them as needed to meet evolving industry standards
• Evaluate adherence to development standards including soundness of design, reasonableness of assumptions, reliability of inputs, completeness of testing, correctness of implementation, and suitability of performance metrics
• Identify weaknesses, limitations, and emerging risks through independent testing, building benchmarks, and ongoing monitoring activities
• Communicate risk assessments and findings to stakeholders, and document in high quality technical reports
• Assist the firm in maintaining (i) appropriateness of ongoing qualitative model usage, and (ii) the level of aggregate model risk within risk appetite

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Master’s degree in business, finance, economics or accounting.
• 2 plus years of experience in a business modeling role. Candidates with significantly more experience may be considered for more senior roles
• Strong communication skills verbally and particularly in writing, with the ability to interface with other functional areas in the firm on model-related issues and write high quality technical reports
• Risk and control mindset: ability to ask incisive questions, assess materiality of model issues, and escalate issues appropriately
• Understanding of Python, R, or equivalent
• Understanding of statistics and machine learning techniques