Job Description

J.P. Morgan PricingDirect

Fixed Income Analyst Job Description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.5 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. PricingDirect Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., provides its clients with evaluations on over 2.5 million fixed income securities and derivative instruments each day. With offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong, PricingDirect employees have access to trading, analytics, research, and technology resources of J.P. Morgan, allowing the business serve clients globally.

Primary Function

The Fixed Income Analyst role in PricingDirect is a demanding position requiring a knowledgeable professional capable of performing complex financial assignments, including quantitative and information/data analysis, requiring self-motivated problem solving skills in a dynamic environment.

* Daily generation of fixed income securities valuations for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end responsibilities. This includes market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control, and client feedback.
* Examine and develop new areas of product growth through independent self-guided research, interactions with clients, J.P. Morgan trading desks, research professionals, and technology teams.
* Address all client concerns on a daily basis with emphasis on providing first-class service and quality.
* Continuously improve product and service quality through daily market surveillance, communication with market participant, data and financial analysis, enhancing process controls, and ensuring data quality.
* Develop and maintain regular contact with trading desks, research, and market participants.
* Perform in-depth analysis on an individual security or portfolio of securities and explain nuances to colleagues and clients.

Position Qualifications

* Firm understanding of the principles of finance, fixed income securities, business operations, and mathematical and/or statistical modeling.
* Ability to collect and analyze large amounts of market information, extract its essence and incorporate the findings into valuation matrix and processes.
* Strong user of Excel with VBA coding experience; practical experience working with python
* Exposure to databases and/or various programming languages preferred.
* Creative problem solver with ability to perform well under pressure.
* Detail oriented, with a highly disciplined approach to process and quality control.
* Ability to learn quickly, multi-task and self-manage priorities.
* Excellent client communications skills.
* Strong team player.

Position Requirements

* Bachelor's degree or higher, ideally in Finance or a related field of study such as Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Engineering or Mathematics.
* Experience in programming language such as python, VBA, perl, java, C/C++, SQL.
* Proficiency in Excel and high aptitude for learning new technologies.
* Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative abilities.
* Effective communication skills to interact with traders, research, and clients.