Securities Services - Transactions Manager - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

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Job Summary:

As a Product Transactions Manager on the DR (Depositary Receipts) Product team, you will drive and oversee various business development initiatives, including product and new market expansion. You will coordinate various Corporate Events, including Onboardings, Corporate Actions and Offboardings. This high profile position within the DR Group will require interface with key partner constituencies, in particular risk, compliance, legal and other internal control functions, as you research, develop and articulate new business initiatives and work to gain requisite approval for these projects.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Drive onboarding process, scoping and sizing each DR Program launch and responding to feedback requirements from external and internal clients.
2. Support Sales and Relationship during Request for Proposal responses for new and existing business.
3. Ensure all corporate action and operational issues are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
4. Work closely with legal, compliance and risk resources to analyze and develop optimal execution for complex corporate actions (e.g., cross border mergers, capital restructurings).
5. Advise clients on preferred structure and timing of corporate events.
6. Establish and maintain strong relationships with market influencers, clearinghouses and stock exchanges.
7. Own corporate event end to end while keeping internal partners advised on all activities.
8. Coordinate new product / market development process, scoping and sizing each initiative and responding to feedback / requirements from legal, risk, operations and other key constituencies through the New Business Initiative process.
9. Monitor regulatory and tax developments in the global equity capital markets and coordinate integrated business responses where needed (e.g., market alerts).
10. Represent DR product and articulate DR project detail at regularly scheduled management forums.
11. Coordinate Third Party Oversight activities for DRs.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

1. Experience in a Corporate Actions role.
2. DR knowledge / experience.
3. Familiarity with Equities trading, Operations and Custody product.
4. Experience with Custody and Transfer Agency products.
5. Experience in managing response to risk and/or compliance demands/requests.
6. Ability to think critically and identify, research and solve problems independently.
7. Professional oral communication / presentation skills and excellent writing ability.