EMEA Equity Derivatives Trading - Business Control Manager - Senior Associate

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Job Description

Are you enthusiastic and have the appetite to broaden your experience and gain more insights into a more creative way of delivering within our Investment bank, then this might be the right role for you!

As an Equities - EMEA Equity Derivatives Trading - Business Control Manager - Senior Associate, you'll be responsible for leading and building out an enhanced control framework which supports a continuous and integrated approach to risk assessment. Additionally, you will ensure the team assists in top-down risk analysis, real time control issue detection, escalation, root cause analysis and remediation. You'll be directly responsible for liaising with Desk Heads/Supervisors within Equity Derivatives Space across EMEA, and you will be expected to represent the Business which will include collaborating with various functions across 1LOD/2LOD/3LOD, namely Technology, Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk (CCOR), Qualitative Research (QR), Market Risk, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Operations, Audit, and Legal. The role covers a variety of products across multiple Equity Derivatives trading desks including Exotics, Convertibles, Flow Single Stock, Flow Index, Corporates Non-Linear, Warrants and Financing. The role based in London is part of a global team whose members are considered key partners of the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted control advisor to the Front Office including prepping it for examinations and audits
• Liaise with other functions, representing the Front Office interest's vis a vis control/regulatory initiatives
• Review incidents in a timely manner with key stakeholders to agree on root causes and delivery of appropriate control deep dives and remedial actions.
• Own and ensure delivery of strategic control initiatives.
• Provide oversight, review and execution of ad hoc/analytical requests/control deep dives/ business projects/ business resiliency.
• Review action plans from CORE ensuring material risks are properly mitigated and validate execution and closure.
• Facilitate the execution of various Supervisory controls, attestations and exception management
• Lead development, review and implementation of Policies and Procedures on Front Office Supervision
• Steer Local and Global agendas, working with regional Business Control partners

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• An understanding of Equity products, as well as the OTC Derivative and Swaps Markets
• An understanding of the end to end product life cycle for Equity and Equity Derivative products
• Exceptional personality, able to work with senior business management, guiding and challenging as appropriate
• Good organizational skills - manages & prioritizes multiple tasks across different time horizons within deadlines
• A good understanding of controls and how to apply them to different processes and businesses
• Investigative mind-set, able to see issues at both a high-level and in detail, and understand applicability across the business
• Excellent analytical, problem solving & process re-engineering skills
• Good judgment, maturity and poise to enable interaction/influencing of senior management.
• Great organizational skills - manages and prioritizes multiple tasks across different time horizons within deadlines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience in Controls, Business Management, Middle Office, Risk, Audit or a Compliance function would be beneficial

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

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.

Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.