Wholesale Credit Risk Emea - Diversified Industries – Associate jobs at Jpmorgan in France

As a Fund Servicing Associate within JPMorganChase, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our operational services related to fund accounting and administration. Your work will have a meaningful impact within our department, as you apply your broad knowledge of fund servicing principles and practices to perform diverse activities requiring analysis and judgement. With your advanced emotional intelligence, you will build trusting relationships with peers, managers, and stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment. Your continuous improvement mindset will drive you to propose and implement improvements to our current working methods, contributing to the efficiency and resilience of our operating platform.

Job responsibilities

• Execute routine transactions related to fund servicing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with operations and financial controllers to streamline processes and enhance efficiency in fund servicing operations.
• Foster a collaborative environment by leveraging emotional intelligence skills to build trusting relationships with peers, managers, and stakeholders.
• Propose and implement improvements to current working methods, contributing to the efficiency and resilience of our operating platform.
• Deliver standard audit support package and actively monitor and respond to inquiries during the reporting/audit cycles
• Act as point of contact for Fund Accounting for internal and external stake holders in relation to audit and reporting cycles. Participate in video calls and in-person meetings with external auditors and clients
• Monitor subsequent accounting activity, prepare general ledger adjusting entries
• Analyze accounting records and be able to clearly articulate fund accounting transactions/processes to clients, external audit firms, and internal business partners.
• Have knowledge of internal systems, operations, and client structures, i.e., various types of portfolios, deliverables, and client specific requirements
• Have knowledge of end-to-end fund accounting such as trades and corporate action processing, pricing, income accruals, etc. to respond to auditor and internal inquiries
• Independently research and respond to auditor and internal inquiries in a timely manner. Participate on calls and in-person meetings with external auditors and clients

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated expertise in fund servicing operations, with at least three years of experience focusing on fund accounting and administration, evidenced by successful execution of related tasks and responsibilities.
• Advanced emotional intelligence skills, with a track record of building trusting relationships and fostering collaboration in a professional setting.
• Experience in proposing and implementing process improvements, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and resilience in an operational environment.
• Proven ability to apply active listening and questioning techniques to understand and address client needs effectively.
• Experience interacting directly with clients and/or auditor
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills
• Team player with the ability to work productively within a group and maintain a high degree of independence
• Ability to partner with internal teams and external clients to ensure resolution of open queries or exception items
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable escalating upward
• Proven problem/issue resolution skills

Job Summary:

Whole Loan Trading role focuses on:

• Managing (hedging, performance analysis and day to day monitoring) of existing portfolios working with the number of internal (product control, market risk, middle office, QR, etc.) and external (originators, servicers, external service providers) stakeholders by developing models, controlling, and enhancing the daily workflow and participating in the exit of the portfolios via securitisation; analysis of the ongoing profitability of each individual product and customer
• New product and client analysis providing model assessment of the potential profitability of the product by analysing prepayment and default scenarios as well as historical performance of the underlying assets; development of securitisation models using both Excel as well as external modelling systems (Intex)
• Competitive and market analysis identifying trends in the market versus JPM pricing for existing and prospective products

Job Responsibilities:

• Detailed quantitative and analytical analysis and cash flow modelling, including ROE analysis
• Review and refinement of processes, policies, and procedures.Identify and implement improvements to enhance the efficiency of the business
• Analyze data, identifying trends, and resolving issues to improve performance
• Contribute to business growth through portfolio acquisitions for existing and new products
• Support Business development initiatives to explore new counterparty relationships, new ways of doing business, new asset types, new geographic markets and new legal structures
• Liaising with Syndicate team and internal salesforce, who are tasked with identifying institutional investors interested to purchase the bonds/loans created by the SPG Originations team - both in Europe and globally

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Understanding of how receivable portfolios perform including key risks and drivers of performance. Knowledge of the financial industry and debt capital markets, including clear understanding of technical concepts
• Strong data and analytical and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in data analytical tools (Excel, Alteryx) and familiarity with Intex. Ability to build the cashflow and securitization models for consumer assets
• Ability to build rapport and maintain relationships with servicers and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and thoughtfully with internal and external stakeholders including Senior Management, Investment Committee, Middle Office and internal control functions including LOB Legal, LOB compliance, Principal Risk etc.
• Exceptional work ethic, as well as the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks including experience of risk management tools and systems
• Ability to propose solutions to identify and improve controls.

As a Marketing Senior Associate within our Asset Management team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering tailored marketing content to support our sales strategy, including brochures, newsletters, and product positioning documents. You will conduct market and product analysis to understand trends and competitors, collaborating with our central strategy team. Your role will involve participating in digital initiatives, managing content on our French website, and promoting our Insight App. Additionally, you will coordinate advertising campaigns, develop marketing campaigns with French retail and wholesale clients, and manage media partnerships to analyze ROI.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver key marketing content to support the sales strategy (tailor-made brochures, product and market insight content/newsletters, local webcast, product positioning documents, etc..). Ensure to propose and create new content in line with business’ needs.
• Support the EN-FR proofreading of translated content.
• Understand market trend analysis to have a keen knowledge of our competitors in the local market, and conduct specific analysis on products and trends in collaborations with our central strategy team.
• Participate in the central initiatives to ensure a digital customer journey through, social media and online marketing activities, including emails.

• Ensure all French content is live on our French JPMAM website. Promote all content on our Insight App.

• Participate to plan, coordinate and implement traditional and digital advertising campaigns to promote our expertise in coordination with our French retail and Wholesale clients.

• Follow-up on what we do, update our content on media partnerships platforms; analyse ROI of the digital platforms.

• Participate to develop and conduct virtual and in-person local events (industry events, client workshops), for a unique and differentiating client experience; continuously develop JPMAM’s event standards and coordination of sponsored conferences and fairs.

• Ensure follow-up processes around portfolio managers and investments specialists’ visits, including post meeting feedback analysis to enhance future events.

• Be a senior leader in the team to work on central initiatives. Leverage on the internal tools to enhance ROI for Marketing/Sales activities. Measure what we do: follow KPIs for all Marketing actions, digital, contents, trends etc.

• Ensure to follow the compliance rules, and internal policies, marketing materials compliance and log.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in the financial industry.

• Good knowledge of the financial markets / asset management and mutual funds industry.

• Fluent in French and strong English (verbal and writing).

• Strong organization skills. Able to prioritize and multi-task.

• Strong ‘can-do-attitude’, ability to overcome obstacles and relentless focus on driving results, as well a client-focus mindset.

• Excellent team player and, ability to manage multiple relationships with client advisors, product specialists and compliance.

• Strong writing skills in French.

• Proficient with IT tools (Power Point, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Pro).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Marketing experience in the financial industry is preferred.

As an Associate in the origination team, you will originate structured investments linked to credit and fixed income. You will partner with trading desks globally to enhance product offerings and manage the deal origination process. Your role will involve driving the team's systems and technology agenda, supporting client coverage, and representing JPMorgan at client conferences and events.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive the team's systems and technology agenda, focusing on automated pricing, structuring, and execution of Structured Solutions.
• Support new and existing client coverage for Structured Solutions across credit and fixed income.
• Manage sales partnerships across distribution channels to maximize product breadth and platform efficiency.
• Represent JPMorgan at client conferences/events, including speaking engagements, and support senior salespeople with presentations and marketing.
• Price and structure transactions (primarily equity) to meet investor requirements.
• Manage the deal origination process, working with Trading, Legal, and Operations.
• Partner with Structuring teams to enhance product offerings.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with real-time market pressures, remaining focused on client needs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to engage and influence partners and stakeholders.
• Attentive to detail and adaptable to changing conditions.
• Fundamental understanding of derivatives, including their pricing components, with technical skills.
• Initiative to question processes and seek enhancements.
• Language skills in German, French, or Italian, and fluency in English.

As an Internal Audit Associate within the Model Risk Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Audit team, you will have exposure to a variety of modeling techniques (AI/ML and non-AI/ML) and their unique limitations spanning all lines of business (associated products, services and quantitative risk management practices) and use the knowledge to shape business strategy and protect the firm. You will be responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge AI/ML solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness as we execute our model risk coverage strategy. In addition, you will be responsible for conducting independent model risk control assessments to help us anticipate, navigate and assess emerging risks and evaluate controls intended to mitigate model risk across the end-to-end model lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement AI/ML solutions to automate, optimize and enhance model risk analysis and control testing
• Evaluate adherence to model development standards, processes, policy and procedures through conducting robust data driven quantitative and qualitative analysis and directly partnering with model developers, model users, model reviewers and governance oversight personnel.
• Document in high quality well written technical reports model risk control assessments and communicate findings to stakeholders including the Chief Auditor.
• Identify control weaknesses and/or gaps in the firm’s model risk management framework
• Set standards for robust model risk control assessments and enhance them as needed to adapt to changes in the firm’s model risk management framework and/or meet evolving regulatory standards.
• Lead, plan, manage and execute end-to-end line of business model risk analysis and control assessments and strategic team projects
• Validate strategic solutions implemented by the firm to address regulatory identified issues related to the firm’s model risk management framework and practices.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• PhD or Masters Degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning or a related field.
• 2 plus years of experience in one or more of the following business roles; AI/ML product development, quantitative model development (including machine learning), model validation, data science or related fields
• Strong leadership and communication skills (both verbal and written) for writing highly technical reports and driving and influencing change on model-related issues
• Understanding of and proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Python, R, or equivalent)
• Understanding of and proficiency in developing and using AI/ML solutions (e,g, Gen-AI, agentic AI, traditional AI) and frameworks (e.g. pytest) to ensure code quality and reliability
• Understanding of and proficiency in statistics, derivative pricing and machine learning modeling techniques
• Risk and control mindset with the ability to ask incisive questions, converge on critical matters, assess materiality, and escalate complex and sensitive issues to senior management
• Strong critical thinking and analytical/quantitative skills to perform model risk analysis against the controls in place intended to mitigate the associated risk.

Business Results:

• Work as a team with Head of Wealth Advisory France to deliver on the goals of the French market business as well as the objectives of the Wealth Advisory team across EMEA
• Support and lead specific initiatives across the UHNW French market (e.g., intermediary outreach, family offices, family governance, philanthropy and next generation initiatives)

Teamwork:

• Partner with the Bankers, Investors and Lending Advisors to support and coordinate delivering first-class service to our clients and prospects
• Proactively inform the team about strategic initiatives, industry trends and regulatory changes affecting the wealth planning universe
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that supports growth and development
• Work as a team with the EMEA Wealth Advisors team and with all the JPMorgan Wealth Advisors teams around the world

Support the Head of Wealth Advisory France to:

• Identify and deliver appropriate solutions addressing the needs of clients and a variety internal and external stakeholders
• Develop ideas to help win new business
• Work in close partnership with J.P. Morgan’s corporate tax, compliance and legal teams to ensure effective management of our business
• Help to build and maintain client relationships with clients
• Develop and maintain database and of Wealth Advisory materials, including excel models
• Cultivate relationships with professional advisors and coordinate the team’s strategy with respect to Professional Advisors outreach
• Engage with clients’ tax and legal counsel to implement their advice
• Support clients in finding appropriate advisors where required

Risk, Controls and Conduct:

• Exercise sound judgment; act with integrity; protect our company, clients and customers
• A strong approach to managing tax risk is required, both in terms of managing discussions with clients and liaising on these topics with internal stakeholders
• Actively partner across lines of business to drive the risk/control agenda; participate in appropriate control forums

Qualifications:

• A proven track record in working with UHNWI French clients
• Recognised thought leader/expert with solid knowledge and experience of private client legal and tax concepts
• Lawyers with a background in private client matters are also appreciated
• Commercial mindset and ability to work towards clearly defined metrics
• Genuine interest in developing in the fields of family governance, family office and philanthropy strategies, as well as in finance matters
• Ability to work in a diverse multi-cultural environment
• Strong relationship orientation and a self-starter with business development skills
• Accomplished client management skills with requisite gravitas to quickly earn client trust and win confidence
• Well-honed communication, negotiating and influencing skills
• Inherent team orientation with ability to work across the firm and jurisdictions as appropriate
• French and English fluent