Asset Management - Japan Equity Portfolio Manager – Associate

At J.P. Morgan Asset Management, we provide equity solutions to many of the world’s largest pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and central banks. Our on-the-ground presence in key markets, combined with structured collaboration across regions and sectors, allows us to identify, share and compare ideas around the globe. We provide equity strategies across regions, sectors, styles and the market cap spectrum.

As an Equity Portfolio Manager in Asset Management, you will be a fundamental, bottom-up investor with a strong awareness of the macro environment and a clear sense of investment philosophy. You will partner with experienced Portfolio Managers to implement investment strategies. You will work closely with the team to contribute to portfolio constructions. Additionally, you will be responsible for conducting quantitative research projects alongside your portfolio management responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the team with quantitative analysis of individual stocks as well as portfolio construction. The objective is to help the portfolio managers identify stock opportunities (both buy and sell) and optimize portfolios for given levels of risk.
• Support the lead portfolio managers responsible for Japan Value, Japan Core and Japan Research Enhanced Index strategies with portfolio management, monitoring and on-going evaluation of the strategies.
• Carry out research meetings with investee companies with the goal of determining:
  • long-term industry dynamics and competitive landscape.
  • risk profile of individual companies, taking into consideration ESG issues, in order to understand long-term sustainability of earnings growth.
  • forecast income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow items for near-term and normalized periods.
  • valuation analysis.
• Communicate and collaborate with the global network of JP Morgan Asset Management analysts and Portfolio Managers.
• Work with the team with client service.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with experience of working with large datasets via databases and data feeds.
• Strong programming skills.
• Good understanding of financial markets and securities valuations.
• Comfortable with risk-taking.
• Ability to deliver clear and concise investment recommendations under significant uncertainty.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively with colleagues based in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and other investment locations.
• Strong Japanese and English language skills (written and spoken).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience with Bloomberg BQL a plus.
• Experience with Python a plus.

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