Latam Legal Entity Market Risk

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
The J.P. Morgan Commercial and Investment Bank is seeking for a **Latam Legal Entity Market Risk - Associate** to join the Market Risk team, based in São Paulo.

The Latam Legal Entity Market Risk team is responsible for the monitoring of the market risk exposures and sensitivities across all Line of Business in the Latam Region. Products include different types of swaps and derivative deals, including the evaluation of risks on the banking and trading portfolios, businesses, transaction structures and economic environment. The team analyses, approves and manages market risk exposure, and contributes to the execution of transactions in partnership with other stakeholders.

**Job responsibilities**:

- Monitor Market Risk reports and limits highlighting key risks to the Company’s portfolio and trading/banking activities.
- Work with global peers within the Risk group to ensure that consistent controls, systems and processes are in place across the teams.
- Use market knowledge to understand and explain business activities and strategies. Measure and provide insights into the business performance.
- Provide insight into embedded optionality and risk profiles of assets.
- Liaise directly with the trading desks and other businesses.
- Liaise with internal support teams (LERR, MO, BO, TAX, LEC, PC, Tech).

**Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities**:

- 5+ years of professional experience in a similar role.
- Risk and Control oriented.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Strong knowledge in financial products and financial math.
- Communication and problem solving skills.
- Ability to handle multi-task functions.
- Ability to understand position management and price risk for a physical and future commodities book.
- Understanding of the major market risk metrics such as the Value-at-Risk.
- To be a self-starter & show proactive actions.
- Strong Excel is a must.
- Fluent English.

**Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities**:

- R / C# / SQL or Python is a plus.
- Good understanding of options and modelling of Greeks is a plus.

**ABOUT US**

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.