Job Description

At JPMorgan Chase, we are at the forefront of risk management and compliance, ensuring the firm's strength and resilience. As part of our team, you will play a crucial role in anticipating new and emerging risks, using your expert judgment to tackle real-world challenges that impact our company, customers, and communities. Our culture is all about innovation, challenging the status quo, and striving to be best-in-class. We invite you to be part of this dynamic environment.

As a Vice President in the Hedge Fund and Asset Managers team within the EMEA Wholesale Credit Risk Organization, you will be at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You will help the firm grow its business responsibly by anticipating new and emerging risks and using your expert judgment to solve real-world challenges. 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 Responsibilities:

• Lead credit risk coverage for a portfolio of fund clients, including Hedge Funds, Private Equity, LDI, Real Money, and Pension Funds.
• Oversee ongoing credit risk portfolio management, monitoring counterparty exposure, market events, regulatory developments, and client performance.
• Act as an escalation point of contact for other lines of business related to your portfolio, handling activities like Derivatives trading, Prime Brokerage, and Securities Financing.
• Lead due diligence and credit analysis to assess the credit worthiness of counterparties and make recommendations as to appropriate structure, risk appetite, grading and documentation terms.
• Lead discussions and communication with colleagues and client contacts, building effective relationships internally and externally.
• Commit to self-development and team development, including involvement in strategic projects and coaching Analysts and Associates in fostering holistic risk thinking.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Sound credit risk skills and judgment developed through a minimum of 5 years' experience in a comparable Credit Risk role with a focus on Hedge Fund coverage.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and effectively in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to establish credibility and trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
• A thorough knowledge of derivative trading activity, transaction structures, documentation sufficient to take the lead in approval of new transactions and trading relationships.
• Understanding of risk and return metrics (Monte Carlo based metrics, VaR, Greeks, stress metrics) and critical assessment of their strengths and weaknesses.

About Us

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 first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.