Custody Operations - Head Asia Pacific Asset jobs at Jpmorgan in China, Kowloon

Job responsibilities:

• Lead complex, cross-functional projects, aligning results with business strategy and priorities.
• Develop and manage project scope, plans, and workstreams, ensuring resource allocation and milestone achievement.
• Engage and influence stakeholders, fostering collaboration and resolving project execution issues.
• Apply strategic thinking to document current vs. target states, evaluate impacts, and make informed decisions.
• Facilitate requirement walkthroughs with Subject Matter Experts, ensuring robust solutions meet business and regulatory needs.
• Enhance understanding of KYC onboarding and anti-money laundering processes to shape the operating model.
• Ensure project completion in line with Risk, Control, and firm-wide guidelines.
• Identify and implement improvements in Governance and Control activities.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• At least 4 years of experience managing complex projects or programs
• Advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills in project management
• Understanding of KYC and anti-money laundering processes in global banking
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and conflict resolution abilities.
• Strong communication skills in Mandarin, with the ability to influence, gain consensus, and communicate with stakeholders in the Greater China region
• Experience managing diverse teams, focusing on delegation and inclusivity.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and digital platforms.
• Flexible work hours to support a global model.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with professional project management certification (e.g., PRINCE 2).
• Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence; knowledge of data analytics and AI is beneficial.
• Understanding of KYC and anti-money laundering regulatory requirements in Asia Pacific, especially China.
• Encourage innovation through creative problem-solving and technology adoption.

Job responsibilities

• Work autonomously as a member of the Corporate Tax team to provide regional tax advisory services across the various businesses
• Be responsible for product, transaction and platform advisory, review of new business initiatives, technical tax updates, tax compliance and general tax planning matters
• Partner closely with the line of business front office, Corporate Tax team colleagues, external advisors and functional support group personnel located both within and outside Asia to deliver technical and commercial tax advice
• Develop and manage effective controls for new products, existing global reporting regimes and work with responsible stakeholders to review and maintain oversight over existing products/ platforms/ processes
• Pursue constant and effective communication with all stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Law or a related discipline
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in tax with an accounting firm, law firm or inhouse corporate with a focus on advisory
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) and partnership skills
• Well developed analytical thinking, attention to detail and positive/ proactive attitude

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of financial market products (including financial derivatives, stock brokerage, stock borrowing and lending, prime brokerage), fund management industry, common fund structures (including related portfolio taxes/treaty entitlements), and reporting regimes such as FATCA/ CRS
• HK stamp duty experience on financial market products
• Knowledge of US tax principles or broad based Asia tax experience
• Proficiency in both written and verbal Chinese language skills

As an Associate within our Investment Compliance team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our Investment compliance guideline and regulatory framework. Your entrepreneurial spirit and intellectual curiosity will thrive in our dynamic and flexible environment, where you'll deliver world-class data solutions to institutional clients and influence our compliance service providing top-notch global regulatory coverage. You'll be instrumental in building a top-tier compliance reporting operations function in the APAC region. You'll engage directly with clients, lead strategic initiatives, and partner with global stakeholders to assess business needs and deliver innovative solutions.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a regional Investment Compliance operations team, fostering a culture of ownership, communication, and strategic decision-making.
• Act as a primary client contact, driving engagement through meetings, global best practice adoption, and governance.
• Interpret prospectus and code rules into our Investment Compliance system, ensuring alignment with client needs.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement, focusing on measurable productivity and quality gains.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to achieve business goals and implement product/technology enhancements.
• Represent Investment Compliance in various forums, positioning the team as a leader in the firm and industry.
• Stay ahead of industry and regulatory developments, providing insights and fostering information sharing across the business.
• Drive strategic business initiatives to maximize operating performance and client satisfaction.
• Lead client service reviews and Due Diligence meetings, acting as the Senior Escalation owner when necessary.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• At least 5 years of proven experience in Pre or Post Trade Investment Compliance, with expertise in rule interpretation and coding.
• Demonstrated client engagement and management skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and influence a team.
• Deep knowledge of investment mandate/guideline requirements and relevant regulations.
• Experience engaging with senior investment and compliance professionals.
• Proficiency with Investment Compliance systems or tools.
• High standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Comprehensive financial instrument knowledge, including Fixed Income, Equity, and Derivatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to driving change.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of Asian country regulations.
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), or ESG qualifications will be beneficial.
• Prior experience in Performance, Market Risk, or ESG related roles will be an advantage.
• Fluency in Cantonese and/or Mandarin will be preferred.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead daily operations related to Party Central, focusing on setup, maintenance, and updates on client accounts.
• Validate and diligently review documentation
• Ensure requests are authorized and clearly understood before actioning.
• Ensure the procedural guidelines are followed without any misses
• Proactively resolve open issues and escalations, keeping Management in the loop
• Act as a primary contact for internal stakeholders, ensuring effective communication.
• Should manage training needs of the team along with ensuring completion of the mandatory targets
• Provide expertise on client hierarchies, ownership structures, and regulatory obligations.
• Support audit requirements with timely and accurate data retrieval and documentation.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and control frameworks.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• University graduate with 3+ years of experience in financial services or related industries.
• Fluency in written and spoken English with strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in party reference data, client onboarding, and KYC processes.
• Proficient in advanced Excel and PowerPoint, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.\

As an Equities Derivatives Group and Market Risk Reporting Product Controller – Associate within the Product Control team, you will support financial controllers and trading desks to ensure accurate execution of risk, Profit & Loss, balance sheet, and month-end close procedures. You will assist with daily risk and Profit & Loss reporting, provide detailed financial analysis, and coordinate with various front and back office support functions. Your role will focus on promoting risk and profit and loss accuracy, ensuring precise balance sheet management, and streamlining month-end close procedures. This position offers the opportunity to develop strong working relationships and enhance your analytical skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with daily risk, P&L reporting and month-end close processes
• Understand key risk measures (such as Greeks) and risk metrics (such as VaR and Stress)
• Monitor Equities trading limits, maintain limit framework and escalate/explain limit breaches to risk managers
• Support the production of daily VaR and weekly stress results
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on the risk and financials to desk heads, risk managers, business managers, and senior finance management
• Partner with the business to drive forth and implement robust controls and new business initiatives
• Drive coordination across various front & back office support functions to ensure resolution of control and reporting issues in an accurate and timely manner
• Serve as an analytical and project support resource for product control
• Handle various ad-hoc requests on a daily basis

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 3+ years experience within Product Control, Financial Control, Accounting, or related area
• Experience doing P&L and month end close process
• Solid understanding of financial products including derivatives
• High proficiency using Microsoft Office including but not limited to Excel (VBA) and Access
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related area
• Ability and drive to improve current processes and achieve efficiencies
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail including a strong control focus
• Self-motivated and comfortable working with large amounts of data
• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop strong working relationships

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Understanding of tools such as Alteryx/Tableau
• Solid understanding of financial products would be advantageous
• Knowledge of market risk metrics and financial products is required, knowledge on equity derivatives is a plus

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems

• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
  

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Experience in core java, spring, Web development, AWS services , System design, lambda , SQS, step function
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies

As an Investment Operations Associate within Asset Management Operations Middle Office team, you will oversee the Investment Book of Record, ensuring accuracy and timely escalation of discrepancies. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to design and drive comprehensive solutions that meet business requirements. Your role is crucial in supporting the development of new products and operating models, while ensuring compliance with market and regulatory changes.

Job responsibilities:

• Oversee the Investment Book of Record to ensure any securities, derivatives and cash position discrepancies are identified and escalated to the Portfolio Managers in a timely manner
• Collaborate with various stakeholders (portfolio managers, trading desk, business management, compliance, controls, risk, client service, operations, internal and external service providers) to design and drive comprehensive solutions that meet business requirements
• Partner with Client Onboarding Management teams to set up new products and design new operating models
• Oversee offshored and outsourced activity whilst ensuring performance and service levels are met
• Keep informed of market and regulatory changes impacting the businesses and ensure processes/controls are in place to support changes
• Manage projects and initiatives, such as process improvement, business model changes, system implementation, new product or new market initiatives rollouts, and other ad hoc projects
• Ensure that a highly robust first line control framework is put in place to avoid and mitigate trading and settlement risks

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• At least Bachelor's Degree in Business, Economics, or related disciplines
• At least of 5 years of relevant experience in Middle Office and/or Investment Operations related roles
• Exceptional expertise in the investment market and familiarity of cross asset expertise in the Derivatives market, with a strong understanding of the evolving market structure and regulatory environment
• Solid derivatives product knowledge of equity and fixed income related derivatives, including but not limited to Options, Forward, IRS, CDX, CDS, CFD
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with good command of written and spoken English
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and hybrid environment, a “can do” attitude and the willingness to learn new applications in an ever-changing environment
• A strong team player, passionate, detail-minded and keen to develop career in asset management industry

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Prior experience in Asset Management firm will be beneficial
• Fluency in Mandarin is an advantage
• Hold Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an advantage