Equities Operations Regulatory Projects Associate

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Commodity Reg Projects team is looking for an Associate to take up a role in the Regulatory team facing both internally and externally with clients, to ensure that JP Morgan and its clients are able to understand and meet the ongoing regulatory requirements that arise from Dodd Frank, EMIR and other bodies.

Leading by example and driving others on, you will need to assume a strong regulation and infrastructure knowledge to ensure a first class service to salespeople, clients and other internal stakeholders. The ability to be flexible and work with different teams to solve complex problems and to bring issues to closure will be critical.

As part of the role you will need to effectively partner with numerous teams such as FO (Trading, Sales, and business management), Sales Support, Legal, Compliance, Middle Office and IB wide PMO teams on a daily basis.

Job Responsibilities:

- Facilitating discussions to understand business needs and requirements - driving prioritization and end-to-end project management with senior stakeholders.
- Liaising with stakeholders such as Development Team, Product Owners, Legal, Compliance to brief user requirement & proposing functional solutions.
- Working knowledge on Derivatives - Rates, Equity, Commodity or FX.
- Knowledge of any of CFTC, ESMA, FCA, MIFID or SFTR desirable.
- Familiarity in managing the full project life cycle implementation involving requirement analysis, requirement elicitation, impact analysis, validation testing & post implementation support.
- Adopting pragmatic approach in improvising on solutions and resolving complex business issues in a profound customer centric and systems driven approach.
- Develop and maintain documentation such as business requirements document, functional specifications, and process flows Regulatory Reporting Projects.
- Provide oversight on regulatory reporting issues / breaches, ensuring that root causes are understood and remediation plans in place.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

- Professionally qualified with minimum 7 years of experience in Operations or Middle office. Knowledge of Security Services or Fund Services operations is preferred.
- A highly motivated self-starter who enjoys learning and working in a fast-paced environment and shows attention to detail.
- Ability to negotiate and influence different levels of stakeholders.
- A results-focused and dynamic work ethic with a passion for problem solving.
- Facilitate and lead periodic calls with cross line of business, cross regional stakeholders.
- Prior experience in Private Banking, Regulatory Reporting, Intelligent Automation or Process Improvement would be beneficial.
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to plan, prioritize and deliver against deadlines.

**ABOUT US**

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.

Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients’ needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.