Latin America Merger Acquisitions - Business Management – Associate jobs at Jpmorgan in Brazil, São Paulo

Job Responsibilities:

• Application Development:
  Design, develop, and maintain Python applications using FastAPI to power internal tools and platform initiatives focused on observability, SLOs, chaos engineering and system reliability.
• Database and Data Handling:
  Implement data-driven solutions using DynamoDB to ensure high performance and stability within our applications.
• Code Quality & Testing:
  Deliver clean, efficient, and scalable code while implementing robust unit and functional testing methodologies, code reviews, and continuous integration practices.
• Observability & Reliability:
  Contribute to the design of platforms that provide actionable insights and automated alerting/reporting on SLOs, driving a culture of reliability across the organization.
• Collaboration & Innovation:
  

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on software development concepts and proficient applied experience
• Proven proficiency in Python with hands-on experience using FastAPI.
• Experience working with DynamoDB or other noSQL databases in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications.
• Strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable code supported by robust testing and CI practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong communication skills and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Familiarity with GraphQL and its ecosystem.
• Experience or interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and principles.

In this role you will be facing different challenges such as:

You will be part of a dynamic, detail-oriented and collaborative team where:

• You’ll apply
  analytical thinking
  to support daily operations and contribute to process optimization.
• You’ll manage and interpret
  large data sets
  , requiring precision, accountability, and curiosity.
• You’ll work closely with stakeholders across regions, gaining exposure to FX operational processes, international trade documentation, and compliance standards.

And these are some of the activities you will be responsible for:

• Provide operational support for
  Foreign Exchange
  transactions, with a focus on documentation control, data validation, and adherence to internal procedures.
• Review and interpret
  international trade documents
  to support transaction processing.
• Investigate and resolve exceptions or client-related queries, taking full
  ownership from identification through resolution
  .
• Conduct data analysis and produce operational insights using
  Excel
  and
  Alteryx
  .
• Maintain accurate tracking of metrics, controls, and follow-ups through structured reports and dashboards.
• Execute process-driven tasks with
  consistency and attention to detail
  , while maintaining a
  proactive mindset
  to detect issues and suggest improvements.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across locations, contributing to a
  team-oriented culture
  .
• Perform quality checks to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Adapt to a
  rotating schedule
  based on business needs and regional time zones.
• Escalate issues in a timely and transparent manner, ensuring visibility and mitigation of risks.

What do we ask for this position:

• Currently pursuing a degree in
  Economics, Business Administration, Finance
  , or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills
  are required; experience with
  Alteryx
  is a strong plus.
• Analytical mindset
  and demonstrated ability to work with and interpret operational data.
• Understanding of
  foreign trade documentation
  is highly valued.
• Excellent
  communication skills
  in
  English and if you have Portuguese is a big plus
  , language proficiency will be evaluated during the selection process .
• Strong
  sense of ownership
  ,
  attention to detail
  , and
  reliability
  in completing daily tasks.
• Team-oriented
  , adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts
  and adjust to changing business needs.

Your wellbeing is very important to us. Below you´ll find some examples of ongoing initiatives to promote it and a link to learn more about our benefits & culture:

• Generous vacation, exam, and parental leave.
• Support for parents, including Family Network that provides support to parents and caregivers, Lactation room on premise, and
• for you and your family, including domestic​ partners.
• which provides personal and confidential advisory on psychological, financial, and legal matters.

As a Transaction Execution Management Senior Associate within the Credit Products Delivery team, you will deliver best-in-class documentation for Global Corporate Bank and Commercial Banking clients. You will manage the end-to-end deal execution process, maintain oversight over the closing process, and review and negotiate legal documentation. You will liaise with internal and external counsel, suggest solutions for stakeholders, and manage the controls framework for transaction execution.• Deliver best-in-class documentation for Global Corporate Bank clients, including end-to-end management of the deal execution and maintaining oversight over the closing process.
• Review and manage the negotiation of legal documentation with a focus on bilateral lending facilities and trade finance facilities ranging from vanilla to complex documentation.
• Liaising with internal/external counsel to prepare and review transactional documentation.
• Draw on expertise to help suggest solutions for appropriate stakeholders (Bankers, Sales, Credit, Tax, Ops, etc.) as necessary, ensuring they are brought into the debate in a timely manner to reach a resolution.
• Manage controls framework, reporting and escalation for transaction execution; including preparing and coordinating documentation deviations and approvals during negotiations.
• Actively contribute to GB CDS wider projects & initiatives.

• Knowledge and understanding of Loan and Traditional Trade products and documentation.
• Good understanding of credit execution, transaction management, credit products and banking processes.
• Ability to identify problems and escalate these promptly.
• Excellent coordination skills and a strong control mindset.
• Good organization and prioritization skills; ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact professionally and confidently with the Front Office globally.
• Confident, self-starter, assertive and energetic.
• Set high standards of performance for oneself.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.), Word and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English, with advanced proficiency in Spanish.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Legal background is an advantage.

Job Responsibilities

Streamline operations across the 3 region. Which includes: Gathering data and insights, documenting, analyzing current patterns and discrepancies and developing IP International Services Catalog, Roles & Responsibilities and Run-book on Operations Standard Procedures

Develop a maintain a governance framework to ensure we consistency across multiple locations and functions with the objective to:

• Improve organizational/team effectiveness by setting and constantly assessing Key Performance Indicator in partnership with Local and Regional Leads
• Map and address critical and chronic issues, prioritizing actions that will bring most value to the organization.
• Improve customer experience improving our speed to respond through consistent service delivery, SLA constant reviews and relationship with customers to get their feedback and also make them accountable to support the improvements agenda.
• Optimize workforce by leading adoption of: new processes in a standard way, best practices and innovation across locations.
• Maintain improvement cycles, by challenging the status-quo, identifying and suggesting improvements to the metrics landscape and partner with Location and Regional Leads to course correct

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends, automation tools and best practice
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure operations
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, knowing how to challenge the status quo especially in large organization.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to articulate complex issues concisely.
• Experience with data visualization / workflow automation tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, Qlik). Extract, clean, and process data to ensure it is accurate and usable for business analysis.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python) is a plus.
• Comprehensive vision with a detail-oriented approach identifying areas of improvement across operations and making actionable recommendations.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, including pivot tables and financial formulas.
• Proficiency in data processing, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Job responsibilities

Partner with Program Managers and Sales to identify new SCF opportunities and manage end to end enrollment and post set up maintenance and control, administration of supplier life cycle into SCF systems.

Perform, Define, and administer effective controls like entity validation, Sanctions, RegW and Negative Media as well as implementing effective Lien Governance

Raises blockers and other impediments including effective escalations to the Product, Legal, Program to manage dependencies and ensure

Maintains periodic reporting of KPIs and contractual Service Level Agreements (SLA), and identify trends and outliers

Supports the completion of change management activities across functional partners and monitors adherence to the firm’s risk, controls, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years within Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Core Trade, Financial Services area, products
• Strong logical/analytical mindset, with the ability to think outside the box and challenge the status quo
• Process and workflow understanding, including ability to understand current flows and linkage between systems and think how the process can be improved/streamlined
• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop strong working relationships
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization.
• Availability to work from 10 am to 9 pm (shifts)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Exhibit a self-starter attitude with creativity and strong work ethic.
• Utilize knowledge of Tableau, Alteryx, Click view.
• Pay exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional global teams.
• Interact effectively with all staff levels.

Job Description

Business Management is centered on four key areas of focus on behalf of the Business Heads:

• Driving business strategy and growth

• Optimizing business performance and planning

• Establishing business priorities and ensuring their delivery

• Managing business risks and controls

This is a time-pressured and high-profile position, instrumental in assisting/advising senior management and coordinating the deployment of the bank’s corporate resources to address strategic and tactical objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Advise the Investment Banking Head and the country, product, and/or industry heads in all aspects of the business: strategy, controls, people, and performance.

• Serve as the key point of contact for front office and support functions to help identify, facilitate, and achieve business objectives and opportunities.

• Support the business in tracking P&L, expenses, headcount, and various other key metrics on an ongoing basis.

• Maintain the deal pipeline, tracking against monthly, quarterly, and yearly revenue forecasts. This involves partnering closely with bankers and developing an understanding of the factors affecting the deal lifecycle.

• Contribute to the business decision-making process by providing value-added analysis for quarterly business reviews and ad-hoc requests (e.g., top client fee payers, industry and regional splits of revenue, and competitor analysis).

• Provide analysis on JPM’s external performance through Dealogic (external league table provider), including tailored competitor analysis for each product and ensuring consistency between internally earned fees and credit given by Dealogic.

• Partner with the Communications and Social Media teams to assist with internal and external communications as needed.

• Coordinate internal and external events and sponsorships for the business leads.

• Establish a network with all key stakeholders: Bankers, Compliance, Product Controllers, P&A, Legal, Tax, Tech, etc.

• Involve in control initiatives impacting the business, partnering alongside Compliance, Legal, and the Control Managers.

• Work with counterparts in other regions (North America, EMEA, APAC) on global initiatives, best practices, and cross-border revenue sharing.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Proactive and problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify, clearly present, and implement solutions.

• Strong organizational, project, and time management skills.

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure.

• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships and influence others across multiple disciplines and levels of seniority.

• Familiarity with the global and Latin America macroeconomic environment.

• Ability to work well individually and partner effectively within a team.

• Understanding and appreciation of risks and controls.

• Disciplined approach to managing processes and controls with a view to continuous improvement.

• Strong organizational and time management skills; flexibility, ability to prioritize requests, and multi-task.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills, excellent attention to detail.

• Experience using MS Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience working with investment banking teams or wholesale banking is a plus.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute a preventative and detective agenda with a positive impact on the control environment across all countries in the region, interacting with teams to address operational risks and controls concerns.
• Perform controls assessments for new initiatives, identifying new or heightened risks and formalizing local nuances to ensure business growth with a robust control environment.
• Conduct preventative reviews to identify potential risks and implement mitigation measures, maintaining a proactive approach to a robust control environment.
• Create and deliver presentations for senior leaders, effectively communicating complex control-related topics to drive informed decision-making.
• Monitor internal and external changes impacting the control environment, escalating and addressing key topics and risks to ensure business preparedness.
• Participate in discussions to design controls, understanding business processes and control failures to challenge the status quo and improve the control environment.
• Support the execution of the Global Control Management agenda at the regional level, socializing projects, providing awareness sessions, and performing due diligence and controls assessments.
• Analyze new and existing laws and regulations impacting business within the region, collaborating with Legal and Compliance to understand their effects on business processes and controls.
• Organize and create materials for Regional Control Forums, Business Management forums, and provide information to Global Control Forums.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency in English.
• Good communication skills (written and oral).
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office package (mainly PowerPoint and Excel).
• Organization skills, with a strong focus on controls and the ability to be flexible and prioritize deliverables.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Proficiency in Spanish.
• 7+ years of financial service experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance preferred.