Quantitative Research – Cross Asset Analytics Developer – VP

Job Summary

Quantitative Research (QR) is an expert quantitative modeling group in J.P. Morgan, as well as a leader in financial engineering, data analytics, statistical modeling and portfolio management. As a global team, QR partners with traders, marketers and risk managers across all products and regions, contributes to sales and client interaction, product innovation, valuation and risk management, inventory and portfolio optimization, electronic trading and market making, and appropriate financial risk controls.

Our models are developed in Athena, which is a next generation Risk, Pricing, and Trade management platform built in-house at JP Morgan. Athena is designed to enable rapid innovation on the desk by offering Quantitative Analysts, Risk Managers and Technologists a consistent, cross-asset portfolio of models, frameworks and tools to use in building financial applications.

Job Responsibility

• We are looking for a senior member to join our QR Athena team.  We are a cross-asset team delivering strategic enhancements to Athena, to facilitate cross-asset trading and to make desk-aligned quant teams more productive.  We cover cross-asset topics from market models design, risk frameworks, and investable indices to helping businesses onboard Athena. The power of the Athena platform derives from several key technical innovations: a powerful Dependency Graph implementation, a ubiquitous data store called Hydra, a Real-Time Risk Reporting framework, a robust Deal Model, and a forward propagating, event-driven graph called Reactive.
• As a part of QR, you will have access to on-the-job training, intensive internal classroom training, and online courses, all given by our experienced quants. Through the diversity of the businesses it supports and the variety of functions that it is responsible for, Quantitative Research group provides unique growth opportunities for you to develop your abilities and your career. 
• As part of the QR Athena team, you will help make Athena the unified cross-asset trading and risk platform for Markets.  You will deliver strategic change that will be used by hundreds of developers, across all asset classes, and will impact all businesses over years to come.  In particular, you will
• Develop Athena (Python) software to price and risk manage financial products;
• Design strategic, efficient, scalable and usable Cross Asset frameworks with the aim of establishing golden standards across all asset classes;
• Optimize code and business processes, providing expert guidance to desk-aligned quant teams in using frameworks;
• Support end user frameworks and, communicate with desk-aligned quant teams and technology groups;

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• You’re passionate about software design and writing high quality code;
• Have a good understanding of trade life cycle, MTM, PnL and other trading business processes;
• Have experience working in pricing libraries and risk management systems;
• You demonstrate quantitative and problem-solving skills;
• You demonstrate proficiency in object oriented programming and code design, with primary focus on Python; 
• Your excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, can engage and influence partners and stakeholders; You are good at communicating concepts and ideas, also via documentation, and you are keen to defend their validity and tailor messages to different audiences;

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Graduate degree (Bachelors or equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, etc. 
• Knowledge of quantitative finance.
• Direct experience of agile software methodologies;
• Orientation towards careful system and solution design and implementation;
• Robust testing and verification practices;

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 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.