An exciting opportunity to join JP Morgan Asset Management - Investment Risk team

As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the centre of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and by using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

Job Summary:

As a Vice President within the JP Morgan Asset Management - Investment Risk team, you will provide support to the Asia Pacific Asset Management- Chief Risk Officer. Your responsibilities will include reviewing portfolios for investment risks, liquidity risks, and counterparty risks, gauged by risk sensitivities such as Duration, Spread Widening, Equity Factors, and others. You will also be involved in Value at Risk, Stress Tests, and other position and portfolio metrics. As part of a team, you will provide independent oversight and ensure an effective control environment across the firm.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report investment risk on an independent basis. Oversee the level of strategy, fund/account and product level, including:
  • Stress and scenario analysis with threshold management
  • Fund liquidity risk
  • Leverage and Total Exposure analysis
  • Carry out relevant investigation and escalation of limit/threshold excesses
  • Analyse VaR and PnL for risk/ return analysis where applicable
  • ESG risk assessment and analysis
• Push forward various Asset Management - Risk Management initiatives impacting JPM AM funds
• Drive, lead and innovate the portfolio Risk oversight procedures and processes
• Partner with the Asset Management Risk Innovation Lead to challenge status quo and promote change
• Promote a strong control environment by adhering to risk and control expectations
• Pro-actively drive dynamic initiatives to liaise with other Business/ Risk teams across different locations or regions to improve the risk framework and methodology
• Support regulatory exam management, including serving as lead (when applicable) for remediation of regulatory findings
• Represent Risk in various fund launches which may require agreeing risk limits, benchmark reviews, providing leverage estimate, product spec reviews etc. Ensure risk requirements for new funds are met
• Lead and drive regular risk reporting/ analysis for senior management’s consumption and ensure the data quality of all such kind of reports
• Manage a small high performing team by setting clear direction, driving performance, empowering the team, coaching for impact, fostering feedback and guiding careers

Required qualifications, capabilities and skillset

• Bachelor’s degree Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Management or related degree preferred and a preparedness to undertake CFA or CAIA exams
• 7+ years of professional experience related to Asset Management Risk Management
• Sound working knowledge of the industry as well as the equity markets
• Ability to work with individuals at all levels in the organization and contribute to the strategic direction of the firm and the team
• Fluent written and verbal communication with ability to prepare executive level communications. Proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese (Putonghua).
• Ability to build and manage a high performing team. Prior team management experience will be an advantage
• Ability to collaborate with partners and stakeholders across the organization to push forward business priorities
• High degree of initiative, attention to detail, self-direction, and ability to work well under pressure