What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantitative Trading & Research - Portfolio - Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
We’re seeking a highly motivated Associate or Vice President to join our Quantitative Trading & Research (QTR) team in New York. The role blends quantitative development with close engagement with Trading and Risk to deliver impactful solutions.
Position Summary:
As an Associate or Vice President on the Quantitative Trading & Research team, you will partner closely with both XVA trading and Counterparty Credit risk. You will help in developing of quantitative models to enhance pricing and risk management.
Job responsibilities
- Design and develop models/analytics for pricing and management of XVA, Margin and Counterparty Credit Risk, from research to product deployment.
- Partner with Trading and Risk to translate business needs into quantitative solutions, provide ongoing production support including incident triage and root-cause analysis.
- Own end-to-end delivery with Technology on implementation, testing and deployment.
- Drive model governance and continuous improvement in partnership with Model Validation, including documentation, controls, and ongoing performance monitoring.
Required qualification, capabilities, and skills
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field (or Bachelor’s with 2 years relevant experience).
- Strong understanding of probability/statistics and derivatives pricing; demonstrated ability to develop new quantitative approaches.
- Strong programming in Python and/or C ;
- Clear communicator with strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Preferred qualification, capabilities, and skills
- Agentic AI and data pipeline/processing experience a plus.
- Product development lifecycle experience a plus.