Trade Lifecycle - Associate II

Embark on your journey as a Trade Lifecycle Manager II where you'll be instrumental in managing the pre- and post-trading life cycle across all asset classes. Your expertise will ensure seamless trade processing and effective cash coordination, while your strong analytical skills will drive innovative solutions for complex challenges.

As a Trade Lifecycle Manager II within JPMorganChase, you will play a pivotal role in managing the operations of the pre- and post-trading life cycle across all asset classes. Your expertise in trade lifecycle management will be crucial in ensuring all trades are processed on respective platforms, and in coordinating cash movements in and out of client accounts. You will be expected to apply your advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to develop solutions for varied and complex issues, while ensuring compliance with technical standards and organizational policies. Your role will involve liaising with multiple departments, managing projects, and driving process improvements and automation initiatives. You will also be responsible for establishing productive relationships with internal stakeholders, presenting to senior management, and managing change effectively. Your ability to influence, coupled with your market product knowledge and data & tech literacy, will be key to your success in this role.

Job responsibilities

• Oversee the operations of the pre- and post-trading life cycle across all asset classes, ensuring all trades are processed on respective platforms and coordinating cash movements in and out of client accounts.
• Apply advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to develop solutions for varied and complex issues, ensuring compliance with technical standards and organizational policies.
• Liaise with multiple departments, manage projects, and drive process improvements and automation initiatives, leveraging your knowledge of systems architecture and automation technologies.
• Establish productive relationships with internal stakeholders, present to senior management, and manage change effectively, using your skills in listening, questioning, and influence.
• Continuously improve your market product knowledge and data & tech literacy and apply these skills to optimize operations and make informed decisions that drive impact.
• Assist with ad hoc projects/requests as deemed appropriate by Managers and more senior colleagues i.e., portfolio transitions, system testing etc.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience or equivalent expertise in managing operations of the pre- and post-trading life cycle across diverse asset classes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to develop solutions for complex issues in a financial setting.
• Proven experience in driving process improvements and automation initiatives in a trading environment, with a focus on optimizing operations and enhancing efficiency.
• Advanced proficiency in establishing productive relationships with internal stakeholders, presenting to senior management, and managing change effectively in a dynamic financial environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of market product definitions, operating procedures, and current industry/market practices and regulations.
• Strong skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint).
• Make sound operational decisions in those instances consistent with appropriate client service and internal Management demands.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong financial markets product knowledge and understanding of transaction lifecycle in Custody and/or subject matter expertise in Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds.
• Strong relationship management and partnership with a large array of constituents; ability to manage by influence to promote change and proactively identify and escalating issues.