Country Risk Analyst

About the Role of Country Risk Analyst

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? This is a unique opportunity for you to work in our team to partner with the Business to provide a comprehensive view.

As a Country Risk Analyst within the Country Risk Methodology and Governance Team at JPMorganChase, you will contribute to the development of Country Risk’s stress framework, support the advancement of enhanced risk measures, and work closely with the sovereign analyst team to communicate underlying market and credit risk stress promoters. You will focus on the control environment, contribute to broader initiatives, assist in the development of business requirements, perform country-specific deep dive stress analyses, and engage in ongoing dialogue with front office and risk colleagues to ensure proper impact analysis for new transactions.

The team measures country risk exposure and stress across the Firm, monitoring this risk against country limits while also performing country risk scenario analysis aimed at highlighting key risk concentrations. These ratings and metrics form the backdrop against which the team identifies and manages risk by country to help guide the firm’s trading, funding, underwriting and credit extension in foreign jurisdictions.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of Country Risk’s stress framework, including robust stress explain tools and detailed analysis of risk drivers
• Support the advancement of enhanced risk measures and delivery of data science driven insights, including leveraging Gen AI and other intelligent solutions
• Work closely with sovereign analyst team to communicate underlying market and credit risk stress drivers
• Focus on control environment, including limit management, audit and regulatory requests
• Contribute to broader initiatives, particularly those related to wrong way exposures, LE reporting and Risk Appetite, in addition to new business initiatives and transaction analyses by assessing their impact on country risk
• Assist in development of business requirements for improving and automating Country Risk infrastructure, work flow and regulatory response requirements
• Perform country specific deep dive stress analyses to support requests from senior management and regulators
• Engage in ongoing dialogue with front office and risk colleagues to ensure proper impact analysis for new transactions

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Strong academic background; undergraduate degree in economics, finance, mathematics, sciences, or related discipline
• Familiarity with credit or market risk products & enthusiasm for financial markets
• Strong written & verbal communication; comfortable presenting and explaining complex topics and analysis
• Team-oriented personality; ability to work in small teams across functions, regions and seniority levels
• Excellent attention to detail and diligent at following up on issues; proactive attitude, intellectually curious
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel; experience working with large data sets, VBA, Python, Tableau, Alteryx desirable

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Prior experience in risk management, product control or a financial analysis and reporting function
• Experience with capital stress testing or associated models
• Understanding of stress methodology and metrics

About JPMorganChase

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

Key skills/competency

• Country Risk Management
• Stress Framework Development
• Financial Market Analysis
• Credit Risk Assessment
• Market Risk Stress
• Data Science Insights
• Regulatory Compliance
• Control Environment
• Quantitative Analysis
• AI/Gen AI