Global Credit - Credit Exotics Trading - Analyst or Associate

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Global Credit Exotics Trading desk in London. This is part of our Global Credit Trading business, which is a global leading market maker in bonds, credit derivatives, exotic products and solutions. Trading, Sales, Structuring and Research teams work collectively to generate ideas and provide markets to clients.

Our Global Credit Exotics team is responsible for trading and risk managing non-flow products and solutions within the credit asset class, in addition to cross-asset structures relating to equities, rates and commodities. We deal with a broad set of clients globally including banks, distributors, insurers, corporates, asset managers and hedge funds seeking yield enhancement, hedging, access or financing solutions. It deals with both asset and liability side solutions.

Our business is global with a team presence in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.

Job responsibilities

• Pricing, execution and risk management of the trading book
• Generation of well-thought relevant, topical investments and trade ideas
• Driving the agenda for the development of innovative products and solutions in partnership with structuring and sales teams
• Active engagement with internal and external stakeholders to provide content, solutions tailored to client needs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience in credit/fixed income OR an exotics pricing/structuring/quantitative role is preferable
• Excellent technical/analytical skills are essential
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset

Beyond that, we're interested in the things that make you unique: personal qualities, outside interests and achievements beyond academia and profession that demonstrate the kind of person you are and the differences you could bring to the team.

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.

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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.