Equities Market Risk Associate

Responsibilities

• Provide independent oversight of equity market risk by quantifying and monitoring potential losses driven by market factors.
• Design and improve market risk frameworks, methodologies, and limits to define risk appetite.
• Independently assess and challenge the risk profile of trading activities, including concentrations and complex structures.
• Partner with trading desks to enable efficient risk-return and capital decisions.
• Perform scenario analysis, stress testing, and deep dives into emerging risk themes.
• Leverage machine learning and AI to build next-generation risk management decision tools and predictive analytics.

Requirements

• Strong coding skills, specifically the ability to independently build working tools using Python.
• Applied AI and Large Language Model (LLM) fluency, including experience with agentic workflows.
• Strong quantitative skills with the ability to work analytically with complex models and numbers.
• Risk aptitude and a strong willingness to learn financial products and market domains.
• An innovative mindset with a track record of identifying process improvements and challenging the status quo.

About the Company

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments, operating in more than 100 countries.