Quantitative Researchers (QR) are key part of JP Morgans markets business, developing and maintaining sophisticated mathematical models, cutting-edge methodologies and infrastructure to value and risk manage financial transactions. We develop these inAthena, which is a next generation risk, pricing, and trade management platform built in-house at JP Morgan.

Job summary:As a Executive Directorwithin Quantitative Research Athena and Analytics team, you will be focusing on cross asset topics ranging from pricing library and market model design, risk frameworks, UI design to high performance computing.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. 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.Job responsibilities:Developing Athena (Python) analytics software that is used to price and risk manage financial productsDesigning efficient, scalable and usable cross asset frameworks with the aim of establishing golden standards across all QR streamsOptimizing code and business processes, providing expert guidance to desk-aligned quant teams in using frameworksSupport of end users of the frameworks, communicating with desk-aligned quant teams and technology groups.Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:You have a degree in a quantitative field, e.g. computer science, mathematics, engineering, physicsYou demonstrate outstanding problem solving skillsYou have excellent software and algorithm design and development skillsYou are passionate about software design and writing high quality codeYou demonstrate experience working in pricing libraries and risk management systemsYou have a good understanding of trade life cycle, MTM, PnL and other processes that govern day to day business operationsYou have excellent oral and written communication skillsPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:You have a knowledge of finance or quantitative financeYou have experience writing high quality Python#J-18808-Ljbffr