Risk Management - Hedge Funds Credit Officer - Vice President

Bring your expertise to JPMorganChase.

As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorganChase 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 Hedge Funds Credit Risk Vice President on the Commercial and Investmbank (CIB) Risk team, you will manage exposure to North American based hedge funds and other alternative managers engaging across the spectrum of investment strategies.

You will have responsibility for assessing the risk of a portfolio of hedge funds and determining credit risk appetite for client lending, trading, clearing, prime brokerage and custody activity.

You will serve as the Credit Officer and primary coverage for those credit relationships.

Job Responsibilities


* Perform customer due diligence and financial analysis and summarize in written credit approval memos and reviews


* Review and approve trading activity, including recommending margin requirements as well as structural enhancements


* Set and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products utilizing internal exposure methodologies


* Oversee legal negotiations for traded products


* Serve as principal contact for and partner with colleagues from Sales & Trading, Prime Brokerage, Investor Client Management, Treasury & Security Services, Legal, Investment Banking Coverage, Syndicated & Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets and Ratings Advisory


* Assess creditworthiness of clients and assign appropriate credit ratings


* Maintain updated credit research on a portfolio of clients


* Demonstrate ability to mentor/guide junior resources.


* Partipcate in the ongoing coaching, training, development and delegation of work for junior staff to ensure deliverables and deadlines are met


* Lead group wide efficiency projects

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills


* Bachelor's degree


* 7 years of professional work experience within financial services


* Knowledge of Hedge Fund and/or Asset Manager Industry


* Strong accounting and corporate finance skills


* Strong interest in client interaction and possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills


* Ability to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment


* Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

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