Political Risk Analyst Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Join our team of industry experts to manage risk for our global businesses and collaborate with professionals across the firm. As an intern, you'll be part of a supportive team where your perspective is valued, helping to innovate products for our clients. You'll receive training, mentorship, and engaging projects to develop your expertise.

As a risk manager in our Commercial & Investment Bank, you'll help manage our financial reputation and regulatory performance, work across the 

business to shape decisions, influence models, and interface with regulators. Understanding, mitigating, and managing risk is central to our business and critical to our success.

The nine-week summer program begins with an orientation and training session in New York. Expert instructors and JPMorganChase professionals will guide you through our history, products, and the intellectual property that serves our clients. You'll learn skills in valuation analysis, accounting, corporate finance, economics, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, and risk analysis.

You'll build your technical and practical knowledge on-the-job with opportunities in one of the following groups:

• Credit Risk Team: Assess client credit strength and analyze the firm's retained credit risk related to lending and trading activities. Locations: New York, NY; Plano, TX; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA

• Market Risk Team: Track market events, perform portfolio analysis and provide risk advisory for multiple asset classes, including FX, Rates, Equities, Credit, Securitized Products and Commodities retained by the firm. Locations: New York, NY

• Chief Investment Office, Treasury and Corporate (CTC) Risk Team: Manage the risk of the retained portfolio generated from CTC businesses, including Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Principal Risk. CTC Risk is also responsible for the independent risk management of Firmwide Liquidity Risk, Interest Rate Risk, and Capital Risk. Locations: New York, NY

• Country Risk Team: Evaluates countries across a range of factors - including macroeconomic, political, fiscal, external and monetary conditions - to measure and manage risks that could adversely impact the value of the firm's exposures to a particular country or set of countries.  Location: New York, NY

Job Responsibilities

• Perform analysis/due diligence on counterparties/products
• Monitor risk sensitivities across the portfolio 
• Build financial models
• Contribute to analytical exercises in response to global events
• Prepare reports with recommendations for senior management
• Evaluate market movements that could impact the firm

You'll have the chance to:

• Learn about risk at a premier global investment bank
• Develop skills to thoroughly assess and evaluate risks
• Understand the role of integrity and transparency in dealing with regulators, clients, and business stakeholders
• Collaborate across the organization to solve problems proactively, including inquiries from clients, regulators, and stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Attend college/university in the U.S.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
• Expected graduation date of December 2027 through June 2028 from bachelor's or master's program
  • If you are pursuing a master's degree, it must be completed within 2 years of your bachelor's degree
• To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise, JPMorganChase, will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.)
• Exceptional quantitative, analytical, project management, and communication skills
• Strong initiative, energy, and confidence in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Proficiency in Excel and Word; fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework in finance, economics, or accounting a plus

We will be filling our classes on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible before job postings close.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT:
This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

Join us

At JPMorganChase, we're creating positive change for the diverse communities we serve. We do this by championing your innovative ideas through a supportive culture that helps you every step of the way as you build your career. If you're passionate, curious, and ready to make an impact, we're looking for you.

What's next?

Help us learn about you by submitting a complete and thoughtful application, which includes your resume. Your application and resume help us to initially get to know you, so it's important to complete all relevant application questions so we have as much information about you as possible. 

After you submit your application, we will review it to determine whether you meet certain required qualifications. 

If you are advanced to the next step of the process, you'll receive an email invitation to complete a video interview, powered by HireVue. This is your opportunity to further bring your resume to life and showcase your experience for our recruiting team and hiring managers.

Completion of the HireVue video interview is required, and your application will not be considered for further review until you have completed it. We strongly encourage that you apply and complete this as soon as possible, since programs will close as positions are filled.

JPMorganChase is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that respects all people for their unique skills, backgrounds, and professional experiences. We strive to hire qualified, diverse candidates, and we will provide reasonable accommodations for known disabilities. 

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