What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Management - Market Risk Coverage Lead -Vice President position at JPMorgan Chase?
As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center 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 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.
As a Market Risk Vice President at JPMorganChase within the Chief Investment Office, Treasury and Corporate Risk team, you will partner with Portfolio Managers to support efficient risk/return decision-making, reduce volatility in operating performance, and ensure the business's market risk profile is clearly understood by senior management, the Board of Directors, and regulators. You will bring deep fixed income expertise, analytical rigor, and a collaborative mindset to a team that sits at the intersection of investment strategy and enterprise risk governance. This is an opportunity to grow your career in a high-visibility role where your insights shape real decisions across a complex, multi-asset portfolio.
Job Responsibilities:
- Develop deep expertise in fixed income markets and the corresponding investment portfolios; produce bespoke analytics and apply research insights to pre-trade investment reviews and limit updates
- Monitor market risk positions daily to identify material risk exposures and concentrations, escalating key findings to senior risk management
- Synthesize macroeconomic research and top-of-mind market themes into analysis and special reports that inform portfolio strategy and financial projections
- Highlight and present risk changes, top risks, and deep-dive analyses to colleagues and senior risk management stakeholders
- Evaluate and implement updates to financial models used in market risk management, including methodology challenges, impact assessments, and implementation coordination
- Collaborate with quantitative research and model review teams to improve risk transparency, methodologies, and reporting outputs
- Drive process improvements and technology initiatives that enhance efficiency and scalability across risk management workflows
- Contribute to risk standards and best practices by partnering with other risk groups and representing the team in cross-functional initiatives
- Respond to urgent, ad-hoc requests from senior risk management with accuracy and timeliness
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on risk management concepts and 5 years applied experience
- Experience in risk management and/or fixed income and securitized products
- Understanding of fixed income markets with a focus on rates and foreign exchange
- Knowledge of risk monitoring governance and controls, including Value at Risk, stress testing, return measures, and stress scenario construction
- Strong technical proficiency in Excel, VBA, and Bloomberg; ability to learn and apply core business and risk systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with strong attention to detail
- Ability to constructively challenge portfolio manager views and support optimal risk and capital allocation decisions
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability and a proactive approach to issue resolution
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Advanced degree in finance, economics, or a related quantitative field; or an MBA from a leading institution
- Professional qualification such as a Chartered Financial Analyst designation or equivalent
- Experience with macroeconomic modeling and its application to financial projections and portfolio risk
- Familiarity with model risk governance frameworks and cross-functional collaboration with quantitative research teams
Prior experience in a market risk role within a large financial institution or investment management firm