Supply Chain Finance Product Manager - Payments - Vice President

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Job Description

Join J.P. Morgan's Trade & Working Capital division, a global leader in trade payments, liquidity access, and risk management for over 200 years. We're seeking a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) Product Manager to lead our EMEA team, managing product strategy, development, innovation, and maintenance. This role offers the opportunity to build product capabilities, coordinate with key partners, and maximize our regional offering. Strong leadership and ownership skills are essential.

Job Summary

As a Supply Chain Finance Product Manager in the Trade & Working Capital division of Payments, you will lead the team in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. You will manage the SCF product strategy, product development, and innovation, as well as product maintenance and oversight over the Profit & Loss. Your role will involve building out product capabilities, coordinating with key partners, obtaining product approvals, and maximizing our offering within the region. Your leadership and ownership skills will be key in this role. You will also work closely with parties external to J.P. Morgan, including but not limited to, third-party technology partners, legal counsels, central bank authorities, and external clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Define a strategy that not only aligns with the global TWC objectives but also leverages the unique opportunities and addresses the specific challenges within the EMEA region. As the EMEA Head this involves setting long-term goals, identifying strategic priorities, and ensuring sustainable growth.
• Ensure SCF strategy proactively adapts to meet changing market and client needs; Takes into account competition, market dynamics, macro-economic and regulatory impacts and drives product innovation
• Own P&L including delivery of revenue goals, achievement of expense targets, management of cost allocations and introduction of product-specific initiatives to measure/improve product profitability.
• Collaborate with the global teams to design and develop full product lifecycle, including product strategy, marketing, approvals and customer engagement ensure that regional market insights, customer feedback, and competitive analysis are integrated into the product development process. Work with Technology and other groups to develop and bring to live new technology projects and system's enhancements
• Be part of EMEA Regional Management team with deal approver responsibilities
• Drive country and currency expansion in EMEA: Manage the product build-out to ensure global capabilities become best in class within the industry
• Lead legal/tax/compliance discussions with internal Legal partners and external legal counsels to ensure product meets evolving requirements in every jurisdiction.
• Provide product leadership and regional guidance i.e. provide SCF market updates and guidance on new regulations/booking/directives/rules impacting SCF, etc
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives and best practice sharing
• Develop product training, marketing materials and provide RFP support
• Partner closely with Regional Management and Functional partners to achieve product goals and all the above initiatives

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Leadership
• Ownership
• Stakeholder Management
• Influencing skills
• Teamwork
• Project management and strategic planning skills
• Financial analytic and planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience of Supply Chain Finance or Structured Working Capital from a Product Management perspective. The candidate will have a deep understanding of the Supply Chain Finance product and its variations including its operation, process flow, legal aspect and financials. This also includes strong knowledge of corporate finance and corporate credit.
• Deep understanding of the EMEA market is valued
• Strong leadership skills, and strong ability to navigate and resolve complex and dynamic business decisions and transactions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to work, influence and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Legal Compliance, GFCC, Risk etc as well as customers, partners, government entities, and industry associations, to enhance the company's reputation and influence in the region.

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.