Investment Grade Fixed Income - Pricing Direct Evaluator - Analyst
J.P. Morgan
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is highly motivated to work in an innovation-focused team and to contribute to our Corporate & Investment Bank business.
As a Pricing Direct Evaluator - Analyst in the Investment Grade Fixed Income team, you will join a revenue-generating team that provides independent valuation and analytics for over 3 million fixed income and derivative instruments, utilizing real time market intelligence from buy side and sell side market participants. You will play a crucial role in providing accurate and insightful valuations, which are essential for our clients' investment decisions and risk management strategies.
Job responsibilities
- Develops and maintains automatic processes, methodology and infrastructure to increase accuracy and speed of valuations
- Generates daily valuations of fixed income securities for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end responsibilities. This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control
- Addresses client queries, whether it is via emails, calls or in-person meetings
- Examines and develops new areas of product growth with a focus on autonomously exploring new ideas and solutions
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Basic understanding of the principles of fixed income and data science
- Strong software development skills in Python, and high aptitude for learning new technologies
- Ability to collect and analyze large amounts of market information, extract its essence, and incorporate the findings into valuation matrix and incorporate it into pricing models
- Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment of real-time market pressures
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher. Major in STEM field such as: Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
- Strong Python coding skills, especially when working with large financial datasets. Additional experience working with VBA, SQL would be beneficial
- Previous market or quantitative experience in evaluation or Fixed income products (Corporate bonds, Money Markets, Treasury etc.)
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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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.
Join our Investment Grade Fixed Income team!