Equity Derivatives - Marketing Support Middle Office Associate

Our Structured Products cover the full range of asset classes, including equities, credit, interest rates, currencies, commodities, funds and alternative investments.

The successful candidate will be part of a team delivering Sales and Client support for the Equity Derivatives marketing business (Retail Derivative Products). The role involves post trade sales support and has extensive desk & client interaction.

Candidates will need to have a clear understanding of trade flow and lifecycle event management. Sound knowledge of derivatives confirmations (ISDA), settlement workflow, P&L process would be advantageous. Candidates will be expected to play key roles in developing new process and opportunities, perform root cause analysis, identify and implement solutions.

Job responsibilities

This role will involve daily interaction with Sales, Trading, Clients, Middle-office & Operations groups globally as well as frequent interaction with technology and project delivery teams. Primary responsibility will be the day to day management coordinating all aspects of post trade support to the client including:

• Managing and maintaining client BAU activity, (mainly T based)
• Ensuring and co-ordinating with downstream teams that all T+1 Client Exception Capture / Matching and trade input is captured
• Ensuring all external queries relating to Equity Derivatives Products are investigated and resolved on a timely basis.
• Maintaining lifecycle events as they arise on OTC positions, including reset payments, premiums, coupons, terminations, dividends, novations and all other events.
• Liaising with operations teams for management of Confirmation/Settlement Exceptions
• Acting as escalation point for any service issues
• Fully understand and communicate with client surrounding client reporting/statements . Partner ing with sales & client to understand business and service needs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Degree Educated with Derivatives product experience and understanding
• Client or Investment Banking Middle Office experience preferred
• Ability to perform in a pressurised environment ; showing p roblem solving and judgement skills
• Diligent approach to work
• Excellent MS Office skills ( Excel, Power Point, Word & Visio)
• Great communicator who shows r esilience
• Excellent team working skills and personal motivation

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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.