EMEA – Risk Analyst – Worldwide Securities Services – AVP (Based in Bournemouth) recruitment
About J.P. Morgan Chase Co.J.P. Morgan is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.1 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. Information about J.P. Morgan is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
About J.P.Morgan Treasury Security ServicesTreasury Securities Services (TSS) generates more than $8 billion in revenue annually and is a global leader in custody, securities lending, fund accounting and administration, as well as in treasury services. TSS supports the needs of institutional clients worldwide and is one of the top three providers in both of its businesses: Treasury Services (TS)
and Worldwide Securities Services (WSS).
About J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities ServicesJ.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) is a premier securities servicing provider that helps institutional investors, alternative asset managers, broker dealers and equity issuers optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue. WSS leverages the firm's global scale, leading technology and deep industry expertise to service investments around the world. It has $16.1 trillion in assets under custody and $6.7 trillion in funds under administration.
WSS Risk Management is an independent function reporting to the TSS Risk Executive and JPM Risk Officer. WSS Risk Management provides consultation and independent evaluation to ensure each Line of Business (LoB) identifies, assesses, escalates and mitigates its key risks and issues.
Responsibilities
An opportunity has arisen for an individual with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills based in Bournemouth who can be flexible to work in London. In this diverse role you will be required to liaise with many key stakeholders including Legal, Sales Teams, Product Development, IB Credit, Relationship Managers and Operations. Involvement in new business initiatives and project developments is also crucial to the role providing risk assessment and consultative input. A Risk professional within WSS must have an enquiring mind to learn products, question the unknown and challenge the status quo with ability to make swift sound judgments including appropriate issue escalation. This role will have specific responsibilities aligned to FX and Transition Management; support to other products, including Collateral Management, will also be necessary.
Key requirements of the role include:Maintaining strong relationships across all stakeholder groups; including global TSS Risk Management colleagues, Corporate Groups and LoB'sPartner with the LoB/Product to evaluate and agree risk management appetite and approachPromote and drive a best practice risk aware culture within WSS, educating others to understand the economic benefits of risk managementIndependently identify, assess and provide direction to mitigate key risk issuesRepresent Risk Management at joint oversight and governance committees with clientsEngage in business or process deep dives, providing risk guidance and opinionIndependent assessment of project management and governance, highlighting and escalating interdependencies and issuesClear articulation and escalation of risk items - to include tracking and monitoring completionEngage in due diligence of new business initiatives to ensure all risks are appropriately assessed
Qualifications
Excellent appreciation of the control environment - experience of the Securities environment would be preferableStrong influencing and negotiation skillsStrong communication and presentation skillsAbility to work with senior managers across disciplinesAbility to focus on the key issues and drive initiatives to a conclusionStrong PC skills including MS Office (particularly, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint).Prior experience in one of the following control-related functions would be preferable:Risk ManagementAudit / Business Control
JPMorgan offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package.JPMorgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.