Quantitative Trading and Research - Credit - Vice President (London)
J.P. Morgan
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Vice President to join our Credit Quantitative Trading (QT) team, within the JPMorgan Quantitative Trading and Research (QTR) umbrella. This is a unique opportunity to work with Credit asset class, specifically in corporate bonds, bond portfolios, and fixed income ETFs globally. You will be involved in comprehensive analytics, models, and tools used in various trading activities within High-Touch and Low-Touch (Algo/Systematic) bond market making.
As a Vice President on our Credit Quantitative Trading and Research team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, leveraging AI/ML to enhance our trading strategies and decision-making processes. You will explore and integrate various AI/ML methodologies into our modeling approach. This involves a scientific exploration of innovative techniques, with a focus on developing and deploying proven results in a production setting end-to-end. You need to be a forward-thinking individual who can bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and practical application, ensuring that AI/ML models are robust, scalable, and aligned with business objectives and success criteria. This is an exciting role for those who appreciate how every part of the business connects well together and are eager to contribute to the evolution of our quantitative research capabilities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Investing in existing AI/ML models and continuously improving capabilities to keep up with modern frameworks
- Collaborate with market makers, traders, and other stakeholders to support trading activities and strategies.
- Analyze market trends and large datasets, translating them into actionable insights using various methodologies relevant to the projects.
- Design and implement tools and systems end-to-end, ensuring that models and analytics comply with industry best practices.
- Foster a deep understanding of how different parts of the business connect and contribute to the overall success of both the individual and the team.
- Drive projects with a keen eye from a quantitative research perspective, ensuring they progress in the right direction for long-term success.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- A post-graduate degree in a STEM discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science) with hands-on experience in AI/ML timeseries models and traditional statistical modeling.
- Extensive experience in a quantitative research or related role within e-trading space
- Strong knowledge of corporate credit, fixed income markets, and ETFs.
- Excellent analytical skills with a keen attention to detail and a systematic approach to problem-solving, with a willingness to explore new ideas.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, while also demonstrating independent thinking and exceptional organizational capabilities.
- Strong communication skills to effectively convey complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Expertise in deep learning, time series modeling, with the ability to experiment with and apply various modeling techniques to enhance predictive accuracy and insights.
- Advanced proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Java, enabling the development and implementation in libraries, micro-services, and systems.
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.
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.
Unlock your potential as a Vice President to join our Credit Quantitative Trading and Research team!
