JPMorgan Asset Management - Investment Risk Alternatives Analyst 

United States, New York 

529705356

As a Asset Management - Investment Risk Alternatives Analyst in the Alternatives team, you'll provide proactive management of investment, liquidity and counterparty risk based on ongoing, informed, and educated market observations with a focus on Private Equity within the Alternatives business. You will provide investment, liquidity and counterparty risk oversight, market risk monitoring, exposure measurement and concentration identification, and assist in developing and enforcing risk and investment approval policies across the businesses. You will have some background in Alternatives strategies.

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
• Collaborate with investment, in-business and independent risk teams to develop and maintain understanding of risk profiles of funds and portfolios.
• Look for innovation opportunities in risk oversight processes, policies, and procedures for Investment, Liquidity and Counterparty Risk, ensuring compliance is maintained
• Perform deep dives on emerging risk areas and potential impact to the business

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• 2+ years of experience in financial services industry related to trading, portfolio management, risk management, and/or investment risk across asset classes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; inquisitive nature and comfortable in challenging current practices
• Familiarity with modeling and working knowledge of portfolio valuations and risk systems
• Curiosity to pursue analysis and deep dive risk reviews independently
• Strong quantitative skills, prior experience with coding and data visualization tools such as Python, Alteryx, SQL & Tableau

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Undergraduate degree required, post graduate degree or additional certifications i.e. CFA, CAIA a plus