JPMorgan Senior Associate - Business Analysis 

Philippines, Quezon City 

689737311

Job responsibilities

• Involves in end-to-end research, development, and maintenance of investment algorithms
• Contributes to development and maintenance of optimization models, take part in building out the research and development framework
• Vets investment algorithmic results thoroughly and contributes to the research data platform design
• Investigates datasets for use in new or existing algorithms, participate in agile practices and liaise with stakeholders to gather & understand the functional requirements
• Takes part in research & code reviews , develop code using high quality standards and best practices, conduct thorough end-to-end unit testing, and provide support during testing and post go-live
• Supports research innovation through the creative and thorough experimentation of cutting-edge hardware, advanced analytics, machine learning techniques, and other methods
• Collaborates with technology teams to ensure appropriate requirements, standards, and integration

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Proficient in Python, Git and Jira
• Master’s degree in computer science, computational mathematics, or financial engineering
• Excellent mathematical foundation and hands-on experience working in the finance industry
• Proficient in quantitative, statistical, and ML/AI techniques and their implementation using Python modules such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, SciKit-Learn, etc.
• Strong communication (written and oral) and analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong sense of attention to detail, pride in delivering high quality work and willingness to learn
• An understanding of or exposure to financial capital markets, various financial instruments (such as stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, etc.), and financial tools (such as Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.)
• Knowledgeable in SQL

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Professional experience with commercial optimizers (Gurobi, CPLEX) is an added advantage
• Able to shift gears and react quickly to timely requests
• Self-motivated, proactive, responsive-ability to think strategically but also willing to dig into the details and tactics
• Understanding of LaTeX and/or RMarkdown is a plus