Area Product Owner, Quantitative Risk Analytics

Within J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, Wealth Management Solutions (“Solutions”) serves the entire wealth spectrum, from affluent clients in Chase branches to deca-billionaires in our ~50 Private Bank offices globally. Our extensive product platform spans investments, lending, banking, mortgages, trusts & estates, insurance, and retirement. Our team of more than 1,200 professionals spans 20 cities globally. These dedicated teams of experts have extensive industry experience, and leverage global economic and market insights to formulate broad strategic views and provide integrated solutions and advice through a private client lens. 

Primary Function:

The Area Product Owner within the Quantitative Risk Analytics will be a member of the Multi-Asset and Portfolio Solutions team within Wealth Management Investment Solutions. The primary function of this role is to drive the internal and external applications comprising Quantitative Risk Analytics with support of a team, own the vision for the applications, fully migrate to the Product Owner Model, and support the prioritized needs of the Chief Investment Office (CIO).

Responsibilities:

Area Product Owners are business leads for a particular area, scrum team within the product who directly engage with various partners e.g. business sponsors, technology, operations, legal, risk, compliance etc. They are accountable for the overall health and value delivered for the product.  The role is responsible for the product’s objectives, roadmaps, and key performance indicators. Detailed responsibility includes:

• Planning and executing larger scale projects or business initiatives independently along-side the Product Owner
• Largely sets strategy, drives product level strategic & tactical decisions
• Analyzes feedback from end users and other product partners on platform improvement opportunities
• Supports defining product level Objectives and Key Results with participation of Product Owners; including prioritization of work and product sprint planning
• Sets day-to-day priorities for Product team as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and continuously works with Technology, Designers, and Business Users; engages with broader business groups, e.g. Risk, Controls, Strategic Partnerships, etc. to ensure business vision alignment and drive progress and outcomes

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of total professional experience in quantitative risk management, financial engineering, or quantitative analytics, with at least 5 years focused specifically on product management for complex technical or data platforms
• Deep technical knowledge of risk methodologies, quantitative risk models, and multi-factor models across asset classes (equity, fixed income, or multi-asset)
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end product lifecycles, translating complex quantitative requirements from risk managers and quants into scalable software and analytics roadmaps
• Strong working knowledge of quantitative tools and programming languages (e.g., Python, R, SQL) to effectively collaborate with data scientists, quantitative researchers, and software engineering teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience operating as an Area Product Owner or Senior Product Owner within scaled Agile/Scrum environments
• Familiarity with modern cloud-based data architectures, distributed computing, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments used for large-scale risk simulations
• Relevant professional designations such as Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or recognized product management certifications