You have a minimum of 8 years’ experience working in the financial services industry with excellent attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to anticipate issues and spur initiatives. You are also seeking your next career growth opportunity. This is the team for you. 

As a Trade & Working Capital Operations - Change & Strategy Lead Covering Americas Region within the Trade & Working Capital team at JPMorgan Chase, you will play a key role in formulating and executing strategic business priorities for Trade and Working Capital Operations and building a strong governance framework.

You will be focused on developing & delivering business solutions related to Trade Finance products offered by banks, including transactions such as import & export bills, foreign bill collection, banker's acceptances/reimbursements, letters of credit and open account trading. You will also provide transactional-based expertise to the business to ensure accurate and timely conduct in accordance with International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) guidelines, bank procedures & trade finance policy manual. You will additionally manage headcount planning and review process along with key financial targets for the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Play a key role in formulating and executing strategic business priorities for Trade and Working Capital Operations and building a strong governance framework 
• Monitor strategic projects for successful delivery, steer regular governance meetings, communication and updates to senior management
• Manage headcount planning and review process along with key financial targets for the organization
• Develop schedules for monthly Business Key performance indicators (KPI) & Key risk indicators (KRI) reporting & proactive approach to address unfavorable trends
• Navigate a matrix organization and provide leadership to achieve project objectives
• Identify project risks, effectively escalating and developing remediation plans
• Administer communications for the Trade & working Capital Operations organization 
• Organize weekly management meeting, town halls, offsites
• Perform any other ad-hoc reporting/analysis and strategic projects
• Support a wide range of stakeholders (Product, technology, Sales, Client service)

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Minimum of 8 years of experience working in the Financial Services industry
• Excellent attention to detail with an ability to know when a deep dive approach is appropriate
• Analytical skills with the ability to anticipate issues and spur initiatives
• Leadership and staff development skills with prior team management experience
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with business and technical parts of the organization
• Can operate in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines and can prioritize one’s own and teams work to achieve them
• Ability to partner with demanding stakeholders, managing their expectations while developing strong working relationships with them
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously
• Understanding of operational risks and related controls, audit and internal control framework
• Confidence to challenge, and be challenged, whilst remaining a positive ‘can-do’ outlook

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Business knowledge on Trade products is preferred