Pricing Direct Securities Valuation, Associate

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Finance, Pricing analytics, Python Programming, Statistics

Job Description

Be part of JPMorgan Chase that continuous to grow! Through periods of volatility and uncertainty, market participants are always in need of independent, reliable, and accurate securities valuation services. With offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong, JPM PricingDirect employees serve our clients globally by providing evaluated pricing on over 2 million fixed income securities and derivative instruments each day.

As a PricingDirect Securities Valuation Associate on the Municipal Bond team, you will gain access to trading, research, analytics, and technology resources of JPMorgan Chase. You will be given the opportunity to combine financial concepts you learned with your technology skills in managing large volumes of data to develop accurate pricing models and processes. As an Associate, you will leverage your product and market knowledge to identify growth areas and help lead projects. If you are results oriented, intellectually curious, in pursuit of excellence, and like working in a collaborative team environment where your contributions directly impact our business, you are encouraged to apply to be considered for this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Daily generation of securities valuations for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end ownership responsibilities. This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control, and client interaction.
• Examine and develop new areas of product growth through independent self-guided research, interactions with clients, JPMorgan trading desks, research professionals, and technology teams.
• Continuously improve product and service quality through daily market surveillance, communication with market participants, perform data and financial analysis, enhancing process controls, and ensuring data quality
• Perform in-depth analysis on an individual security or portfolio of securities and explain nuances to colleagues and clients
• Develop and maintain sophisticated statistical models
• Develop cutting-edge methodologies to increase accuracy and speed of valuations
• Address all client concerns daily with emphasis on providing first-class service and quality, whether it is via emails, calls, or in-person meetings

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Master's degree or higher in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, or similar
• Firm understanding of principles of finance, mathematical and/or statistical modeling, fixed income and data science
• At least 1-year fulltime experience working with fixed income securities primarily Municipal Bonds
• Strong software development skills in Python, and high aptitude for learning new technologies
• Knowledge of Machine Learning, Statistical and Artificial Intelligence techniques
• Logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Detailed-oriented, creative problem solver with ability to learn quickly, multi-task, and self-starter
• Ability to build effective working relationships and interact comfortably with a wide spectrum of traders, research analysts, clients, and technologists

ABOUT US

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents and perspectives that 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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs. (If you are a US or Canadian applicant with a disability and wish to request an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us by calling the Accessibility Line (US and Canada Only) 1-866-777-4690 and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.)