Cash Equities Trading Business Manager

JPMorgan Chase; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Join our team as a Business Manager and play a pivotal role in optimizing business performance by driving key initiatives. As a trusted advisor, you will work closely with senior management to address strategic and tactical objectives, ensuring our business remains at the forefront of the industry.
As a Cash Equities Trading Business Manager in our team, you will act as a trusted advisor and counterweight to Business/Group Heads, responsible for identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks. This dynamic role varies across different lines of business, aligning with their priorities. You will assist senior management in coordinating the deployment of corporate resources to achieve strategic goals.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Implement new business strategies, strategic initiatives, or platforms, aligning department and support groups (Finance, Tech, Ops, Legal, Compliance).
2. Optimize 'bottom line' business performance by driving key initiatives (fees, cost base, RWA, and capital utilization).
3. Identify, escalate, and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business, such as legal, tax, regulatory, capacity issues, and extraordinary transaction costs.
4. Analyze financial performance, including expenses; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation.
5. Partner with the business, Operations, and Technology in defining future workflows and implementing related technology and infrastructure projects to meet evolving market requirements.
6. Collaborate with relevant external service/infrastructure providers.
7. Represent the business in respective internal/external working groups.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related area.
2. Previous product knowledge and/or prior Business Management or COO experience.
3. Energetic and dynamic in style.
4. Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management and prioritization skills.
5. Ability to present well to senior and global business heads.
6. Strong internal relationship-building skills across a broad range of functions.
7. Self-motivated, tenacious, and able to work independently.
8. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
9. Ability to define and deliver a strategic agenda across multiple groups.
10. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely.
11. Excellent project management and organizational skills.
12. Attention to detail with a logical thought process.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

1. Experience in regulated environments.
2. Familiarity with compliance and legal regulations.
3. Experience in managing cross-functional teams.

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments. Corporations, governments, and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
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