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**Associate, Investment Analyst, J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, London** Support investment desk analytics, reporting, and tool maintenance. Automate workflows, analyze risks, and collaborate with senior stakeholders. Required: strong numeracy, Python/MATLAB experience, Excel proficiency, and market interest. Preferred: investment background, portfolio management familiarity.

Compensation: Not specified
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Country: United Kingdom

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Location: LONDON, United Kingdom

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Bring your curiosity, numerical strength, and coding skills to a role where you can help shape how investment decisions are informed by data and risk insights. Youll join an Investment Desk that values thoughtful analysis, continuous improvement, and practical problem-solving. This is an excellent early-career opportunity to learn from experienced investment professionals and build real-world multi-asset investing experience. Youll have room to grow your technical toolkit and expand your market knowledge through meaningful exposure and mentorship. If youre excited by markets and motivated by impact, youll feel at home here.

Job summary

As an Associate the Investment Desk within J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, you will support the analytics, reporting, and quantitative tools that help inform portfolio and asset allocation decisions. You will work closely with senior investors and partners across J.P. Morgan Personal Investing and the J.P. Morgan Private Bank, learning how investment views translate into risk-aware, multi-asset portfolios. You will take ownership of structured, detail-oriented processes while also looking for opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve them. You will contribute to a culture that values rigor, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Job responsibilities

Support day-to-day investment desk analytics, reporting, and data quality checks

Maintain and enhance proprietary risk and quantitative investment tools

Automate repetitive and data-heavy workflows (e.g., reporting pipelines, data handling, model inputs/outputs)

Analyze portfolio exposures and risk metrics to support investment decision-making

Contribute to research and analysis that informs asset allocation and portfolio risk discussions

Partner with senior team members on projects spanning market analysis, modeling, and process improvements

Document methodologies, processes, and key assumptions to improve transparency and repeatability

Communicate insights clearly through concise written updates and well-structured outputs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong numerate and analytical foundation in a quantitative discipline (e.g., STEM, economics, finance, or similar)

Demonstrated interest in financial markets and investing, with the ability to discuss key market drivers clearly

Practical coding experience in Python and/or MATLAB (academic or professional)

Strong Excel skills, including building reliable, audit-friendly models and analysis

Experience working with structured datasets, including cleaning, validation, and reconciliation of inputs/outputs

High attention to detail and a consistent approach to quality control and error checking

Ability to manage recurring deliverables while prioritizing effectively and meeting deadlines

Continuous-improvement mindset, with a track record of simplifying or automating manual processes

Clear written and verbal communication skills suitable for working with senior stakeholders

Willingness to pursue relevant qualifications (e.g., CFA, FRM, or similar)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience in investment analytics, asset management, or portfolio management support

Familiarity with financial data and time series concepts, including basic data handling best practices

Understanding of multi-asset portfolios, asset allocation concepts, and common risk measures

Exposure to building or maintaining quantitative tools, models, or dashboards used in investment processes

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing is hiring a Junior Investment Analyst to support the Investment Desk, integrated closely with the J.P. Morgan Private Bank. The role focuses on investment analytics, risk and asset allocation tools, reporting, and automating data-heavy or repetitive processes using Excel and Python and/or MATLAB. Its a strong entry point to build hands-on experience in global multi-asset investing within a leading financial institution.

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