Asset Management - Hedge Fund/Private Credit Operational Due Diligence - Vice President

J.P.

Morgan Asset Management, a leading global alternatives manager, is seeking a proactive analyst to join our Operational Due Diligence team.

The role focuses on hedge fund and private credit investments for the Alternatives Solutions Group.

The successful candidate will be involved in initial and ongoing manager due diligence, enhancing our ODD process, and collaborating with the investment and risk management teams.

The role also involves developing independent views on operational issues and sustainability practices of underlying managers.

The candidate will participate in projects to ensure our ODD practices remain at the forefront of the industry.

Job Summary

As a Vice President in the Asset Management - Hedge Fund/Private Credit Operational Due Diligence team, you will be a 'hands-on' analyst complementing our existing Operational Due Diligence team.

Your primary focus will be on initial and ongoing manager due diligence, but we also expect contributions to the strengthening of our ODD process, skills, and knowledge.

You will work collaboratively with the investment and risk management teams at JPMAAM, while developing independent views on underlying managers regarding operational issues and sustainability practices.

You will also take part in selected projects aimed at ensuring our ODD practices and knowledge remain cutting edge and are communicated to our clients as such.

Job Responsibilities


* Performing and leading on-site manager visits to evaluate hedge funds' and private credit operational risks including but not limited to infrastructure, 3 rd party service providers and administrators, financial operations, legal & compliance, staffing, financing/counterparty arrangements and information technology/cybersecurity


* Helping drive the firm's perspective on hedge fund and private credit operational risk issues and the effect of these on the underlying managers and portfolios


* Working closely with the Research, Marketing, Risk and other internal JPMAAM groups.


* Representing the JP Morgan to existing and prospective clients as well as other outside audiences


* Preparing written analysis/research for internal use


* Presenting such research at internal Investment Committee meetings and educational sessions

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills


* 7+ years industry experience with 3+ years' experience in an ODD role at a hedge fund/private credit investment or advisory organization


* Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution


* Ability to apply knowledge/experience to a wide variety of alternative investment managers and operating environments to assess operational risks and relevant ESG factors and to identify potential concerns


* Knowledge of the global capital markets and factors driving those markets


* Demonstrated aptitude for and experience in external client relations, including communicating with sophisticated investors both one-on-one and in large ...