J.P. Morgan - Investment Management

Investment Management

J.P. Morgan is invested in its clients and its employees. Our Investment Management business is one of the best in the world.

If you're serious about a career in managing clients' money and working with a diverse group of talented specialists to do it, then keep reading. Now is the time to explore the many exciting opportunities that await you.

About Investment Management

Our Investment Management business is one of the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, with teams working on a broad range of asset classes, from equity and fixed income, to hedge funds and private equity, real estate, and other alternative strategies. We provide expert advice and innovative solutions to retail investors and their advisors, as well as institutional investors such as pension funds, governments and insurance companies around the world. Our professionals take the long-term view in best assessing clients' needs and providing expert advice to clients, researching investments, and managing portfolios in Fixed Income, Equity, Asset Allocation Services, Real Estate, Private Equity, Currency, and Hedge Funds.

The magnitude of an Analyst's job

As an Analyst in Investment Management, you will spend three years developing your skills as a member of a world-class investment team. You will gain a broad knowledge of a wide array of financial products while developing an extensive understanding of a particular asset class or client segment. Expect to work harder than you ever have before, and get ready to experience rewarding results.

Depending on your role, you might work with a research analyst to perform financial and valuation analysis, build complex models to assess investment performance, prepare presentations for existing and prospective clients, or research the competitive landscape. Whatever the assignment, you will make a valuable contribution to a team that provides world-class investment services. Read more about the various roles in our Investment Management business area.

Responsibility from the start

On a day-to-day basis, your activities will depend on the specific role you decide to pursue. It’s all up to you.

Investment Analyst: You'll work with the industry's foremost experts on the analysis and execution of investment strategies. Expect to perform financial analysis, prepare client communications materials, assist portfolio managers in developing trade flow, and review comparisons of account positions.
Research Analyst: Working with buy-side analysts, you'll provide our clients with comprehensive analysis and views on a variety of industry sectors.
Quantitative Analyst: You'll build innovative and targeted models alongside our investment teams. You'll provide the metrics that result in stronger security selection, portfolio construction, risk management, and investment performance.
Client/Marketing Analyst: As a Client/Marketing Analyst, you'll work with client advisors and sales specialists to position our products and services in innovative and attractive ways for prospective and existing clients. Preparing client presentations, performing competitive analysis and compiling responses to client inquiries are also part of the role.

Training and development

The initial five-week training course will immerse you in the business strategy, structure and values of Investment Management. Senior managers and renowned business school professors will guide you through an in-depth study of the financial services industry as a whole and Investment Management in greater detail. A senior manager will sponsor your class and help with your long-term development. Plus, you will also have a senior mentor, a more experienced Investment Management executive, who will guide you toward development opportunities that suit your long-term career interests.

If your performance is consistently strong, you may assume increasing responsibilities during your three years and pursue longer-term career opportunities within Investment Management. Many Analysts who complete the program go on to business school or pursue other positions, inside and outside of J.P. Morgan.

What we look for

A real passion for the financial markets is at the top of our list. Investment Management is intellectually stimulating, fast-paced and client-oriented. With that in mind, time-management and multi-tasking skills are essential. We look for people who have strong quantitative and technical abilities, as well as exceptional interpersonal skills. Excellent analytical, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills are also important. And, a minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.

We recruit students from many backgrounds - but an aptitude for numbers is a must. If you don't have a strong financial or business background, be sure you can tell your story; be able to demonstrate your quantitative aptitude both scholastically (SATs, coursework) and practically (former jobs, for example) and be ready to articulate how your background will enhance your career at J.P. Morgan (you'll find out more tips in our Advice Center under not a business major).

How to apply

For more information, read before you apply. It will give you detailed information and direct you to useful links related to your application. You may also want to visit our interview process and check with your campus careers office or our campus schedule to see when we'll be visiting.

The most successful route to a career with J.P. Morgan's Investment Management business is through our summer internship program, for two reasons. First, it will give you the opportunity to see what it's really like to work in Investment Management; and second, we hire as many of our full-time analysts as possible from the summer program.