Global Institutional Structuring – Fixed Income Structuring – Associate or Vice President

As an Associate/VP, in this role, you will be part of the Global Institutional Structuring team and will primarily focus on the rates solutions, with the opportunity to be exposed to other asset classes such as Credit, Equities or Emerging Markets. You will be based in Paris and will be directly involved in origination, development and execution of structured rates transactions with the team’s partners across the firm.

Job responsibilities

• You will be partnering with Continental Europe Rates Sales and Rates Trading to develop rates solutions for institutional clients such as insurance companies and pension funds
• Transactions in your scope will include asset side investment opportunities (e.g. structured notes, SPV repacks), strategic and tactical asset-liability hedging, risk recycling
• You will be exposed to the entire life cycle of a trade, from its origination to execution, and be expected to drive either the entire process or certain parts of it
• Your work will often involve pricing of structured products, preparing bespoke term sheets, conducting analysis for clients and presenting it in external and internal meetings
• You will be expected to collaborate with sales, trading, structuring, credit risk, legal, accounting policy, regulatory capital and other internal functions, and build personal and effective partnerships with the key stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or Science
• Proven strong working experience within Markets
• Strong quantitative and analytical abilities balanced with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Strong team player that partners well within the team and with key stakeholders
• Fluency in one or multiple European languages

Preferred qualifications

• Full proficiency in rates derivatives and structured products
• Extensive knowledge in XVA, capital, discounting risk and other pricing components associated with rates products
• Sound understanding of legal, accounting and regulatory constraints of institutional clients
• Programming skills in addition to high proficiency in Bloomberg, Excel and PowerPoint

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.

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