EMEA Market Risk Analyst/Associate

Play a key role in ensuring market risks are understood, controlled, and communicated across J.P. Morgan, a leading global financial institution. As part of the UK Legal Entity Market Risk team, you will gain exposure to a wide range of asset classes and risk frameworks, investigate risk drivers, support governance, and contribute to improving market risk processes.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments. It provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity to corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide.

Role Overview

As a Market Risk Analyst/Associate, you will monitor and oversee key market risks across the UK entities and multiple asset classes. You will analyse risk metrics, including value at risk (VaR), sensitivities, and stress testing, and investigate changes in risk and profit and loss. You will work closely with asset class-aligned Market Risk Coverage teams and other support functions to ensure risks are properly identified, measured, and controlled.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control key market risks in cooperation with asset class-aligned Market Risk teams.
• Investigate changes in sensitivities, value at risk, stress testing, and profit and loss, and provide explanations to senior management.
• Monitor and maintain market risk limits, including providing oversight and challenge.
• Conduct risk analysis on new trades and market events, assessing their impact on exposures.
• Support the ongoing development of the Market Risk framework, including risk reporting and documentation updates.
• Prepare and maintain risk governance materials and ensure alignment with policies and procedures.
• Respond to inquiries from regulators and internal and external auditors.
• Collaborate with teams across Market Risk Coverage, Legal Entity Risk, Risk Reporting, Middle Office, Treasury, Finance, Technology, and Quantitative Research.
• Contribute to improving risk processes and analytical capabilities within the team.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic background.
• Keen interest in financial markets and derivative products.
• Prior knowledge of market risk practices, such as stress testing, scenario analysis, value at risk, risk sensitivities, and limits, is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Interest in and aptitude for artificial intelligence and advanced analytical tools is a plus.
• Lateral thinking, tenacity, and a commitment to delivering results and improving processes.
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively across a wide range of teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.