JP Morgan - Analyst - Equity Research

Analyst

Short description:

The Equity Research team focuses on developing deep insights regional sectors while analysing public data, building and maintaining financial models, generating products and servicing key stakeholders.

Posting description:

J.P. Morgan's Global Research Center (GRC) was set up in Mumbai in August 2003 as an extension of the firm's global equity research teams around the world. GRC has grown steadily, and the team of analysts has expanded to provide coverage for the key sectors globally. Besides working with J.P. Morgan's equity research teams, GRC Analysts are also engaged with other areas of public side research including fixed income research strategy, derivatives, commodities, quant and indices.

GRC analysts work with analyst colleagues in all geographies around the world, and we currently have an opening for an analyst to support our Global Research franchise.

Job Responsibilities:

Research and analysis:

- Understanding and identifying analysis to address key project objectives and initial hypotheses

- Gathering and analyzing relevant data from a variety of sources, including company reports, the internet, online databases and JPMorgan proprietary content to enable industry & company analysis

- Building detailed financial industry / company models, reports, graphs and datasets

Storyboarding and communication:

- Creating clear and effective products (written reports/ presentations) to draw out insights from analyses and recommendations

- Communicate key arguments and insights effectively in verbal and written format with key stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement:

- Proactively collaborate with colleagues in the global sectors, taking part in conference calls and responding to project requests (often client-generated)

Market intelligence:

- Develop deep industry, technology, regulatory & company knowledge for the sector

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

- Keen interest in financial markets and strong intellectual curiosity

- Strong quantitative skills, analytical aptitude and ability to learn new financial, industry & tech concepts

- Strong knowledge of excel, use of internet, standard MSOffice suite and market databases like Bloomberg

- Self-starter with excellent communication, presentation and team skills

- Close attention to detail and ability to work to very high standards and deliver to tight deadlines

- A strong motivation to learn and manage projects independently

- Advanced knowledge of Excel and some experience in programming languages like Python, R, SQL, etc.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

- Experience working in Equity Research, and programming skills

- Postgraduate or MBA with excellent academic background

- Develop deep industry, technology, regulatory & company knowledge for the sector