Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase.  As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Country Risk Associate within the Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient.  In Country Risk Management, you will be part of a team that evaluates countries across various factors, assigns country risk ratings and manages country risk concentrations via a variety of limits for the firm. The Country Risk Management team also assesses downside risk scenarios and their potential implications to the Firm, provides input into firmwide capital stress testing exercises and identifies material risk concentrations and potential vulnerabilities. 

The team’s focus is global and requires partnership within Country Risk Management, in addition to working across all lines of business in the Firm and with other risk disciplines, risk reporting, corporate groups, technology, LOBs and regulators.     

Job responsibilities 

End-to-end delivery of Country Risk’s input into firmwide capital stress testing exercises as well as the Firm’s Material Risk Identification processes  Analyze potential impact of various stress scenarios on country ratings, work closely with country coverage team on projecting ratings paths and other inputs into the Firm’s capital stress testing exercises Conduct analysis and interpretation of firmwide capital stress testing exercises results at the country level to inform strategic decision-making Maintain qualitative models to support stress testing activities and ensure their accuracy and relevance and adapt them to evolving regulatory and internal model review expectations and standards Identify opportunities to enhance related methodologies and processes, incorporating new data sources and analytical techniques, enhance related data visualization and insights Stay informed about changes in regulatory guidelines and industry best practices related to capital stress testing  Support broader Country Risk Management team initiatives, as needed 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Undergraduate degree in economics, finance, information technology, mathematics, computer science or related discipline Prior experience in financial modeling, risk management, or a related field. Proficiency in technical skills, including proficiency in Python, Tableau and Alteryx. Alteryx certification (Core) a must Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Detailed oriented work approach  Team-oriented personality; ability to work in small teams across functions, regions, and seniority levels Pro-active attitude, intellectually curious, creative, adaptive, and self-motivated Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting and explaining complex topics 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong understanding of CCAR regulatory requirements and associated stress testing methodologies Prior experience in financial sector stress testing and material risk inventory management a plus A master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., CFA, FRM) is a plus Experience preferably within a banking or financial services environment.