Job Description

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Our Business:
The Global Credit Trading business is a global leading market maker in bonds, credit derivatives, exotic products and solutions. Traders, salespeople, structuring and research teams work collectively to generate ideas and provide markets to clients.

Traders within the JPM teams work with top professionals to advise and facilitate transactions with a variety of institutional clients comprising of banks, fund managers, pension funds, insurance companies and hedge funds. As an experienced hire, you're expected to engage institutional accounts, make markets in your team's particular range of products and optimize internal technological systems.

Key Responsibilities covered by these areas:
This role sits within the front office and will be working in a dynamic and busy trading floor environment. You will cover institutional accounts and make markets in your group's particular range of products. You will be managing risk, liquidity and exposure and you will support and manage all aspects of the trading desk: pre-trade analysis, research on index constituent changes, inbound and outbound trade processing and the design of optimal strategies for large trades. Tracking supply and demand, you constantly evaluate market developments in order to give clients accurate product information.

• Source trade opportunities in the Asia credit markets
• Provide a meaningful contribution to revenue and client franchise; Optimize revenue opportunity and minimize loss potential.
• Leverage technology and analytics to drive pricing/hedging as well as idea generation
• Understand market drivers (of those markets in which involved), market moves, and the numbers behind it all, as well as cross-asset implications
• Employ knowledge of industry/sector to read "between the lines" of news or other developments
• Exhibit sound judgment under pressure and maintain composure through challenging trading environments
• Know the implications of events on the entire trading desk, anticipate market outcomes; Outperform the market and competition through thorough understanding of fundamental and technical aspects of market
• Ensure all relevant parties (vertically and horizontally) are kept abreast of key developments; Provide a solution-based framework to business practice and clients; Take the initiative to make things better
• Understand drivers of relevant markets and establish a high degree of competence with clients around executing trades
• Understands firm's approach and policies for managing risks in relevant business and applicable legal and regulatory rules, and follows policies
• Engage others in active dialogue; Drive group involvement; build active collaboration with and trust of clients and internal constituencies;
• Understand the firm's approach and policies for managing risks in relevant business and applicable legal and regulatory rules, and follows policies.

Your Background:
These points have been carefully considered as being essential for the role. Your background must accurately reflect all of these for your application to be considered.

• Significant experience gained within a Credit Trading role in an investment banking environment
• Deep knowledge/expertise in the secondary markets
• Have the ability to balance analytical and technical skill set with proven instinct & performance
• Ability to discuss in detail your understanding of the entire landscape: knowledge of the client's sector and client's specific business needs and limitations. Deep understanding of client-specific nuances and leverages that help deliver more value to clients and the firm.
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas, both verbally and via documentation, and be able to defend their validity and target messages to different audiences.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience (Trading or Markets related)
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math (or related quantitative field), Finance or Economics
• Extensive expertise with trading technology and its application to risk markets strongly recommended
• Expert Excel, Power Point and MS Office skills and experience in programming preferred
• Someone who thrives on the challenge of competitive pressures and can assess risk according to client needs
• Superior time management and multi-tasking skills to juggle live transactions, generate trade ideas and analyze market movements
• Maturity and the ability to succeed in a dynamic, fast-paced and open environment.

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. 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.

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.