Risk Management - Strategy & Execution Executive Director jobs at Jpmorgan in United States, New York

Real Estate Americas is part of J.P. Morgan Private Markets in Asset Management. With over $67 billion in AUM, the Real Estate Americas team is one of the largest managers of open-end real estate funds. The team has been managing real estate investments on behalf of our clients for 60+ years, during which time we have established ourselves as a market leader. The team comprises 230 real estate professionals across six markets in the U.S. and manages over 500 clients globally across various real estate strategies spanning the risk spectrum and capital stack.

Job Summary
As the Executive Director, Investment Specialist on the Real Estate Americas client strategy team, you will focus on raising assets and increasing market share for our real estate products through the Private Wealth channel. Within this role, you will be a leading member of the real estate wealth team, responsible for expanding Real Estate Americas assets by partnering with JP Morgan US Funds business and the JP Morgan Private Bank. The Private Wealth Alternatives market in the U.S. is rapidly growing, representing a $2 trillion opportunity for J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal sales channels to proactively position our real estate solutions through RIA’s and our broker-dealer partners.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive sales strategy that aligns with the platform’s objectives, driving both growth and competitive positioning.
• Work collaboratively with internal partners to position our real estate solutions, focusing on consistency, efficiency, and timely delivery of materials and reports.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the real estate industry, markets, and trends to effectively translate insights into client responses and materials.
• Keep abreast of the competitor landscape, providing insights and messaging to best position our strategies.
• Assist in strategic projects that support the platform's growth, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Ensure all investor communications and materials comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 8+ years of experience in positioning investment products/alternatives in the wealth channel with a strong background in real estate investment.
• Extensive background and definable success in working with financial intermediaries in the wealth channels.
• Strong relationship building skills applicable to external clients, internal colleagues within Real Estate and across JPMorgan.
• Excellent presentation skills which enable the delivery of concise and persuasive new business presentations and investment reviews.
• Experience in working through internal partners to deliver results.
• Ability to incorporate current economic forecast information provided by other professionals within the organization plus ability to seek out and integrate relevant external economic and other related investment and product information into communications with clients, prospects, and consultants.
• Proven organizational skills and success in territory and client management.
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced environment, steering strategic projects that support growth and competitive positioning.
• Proficiency in creating compelling client materials, presentations, and reports, with a focus on storytelling and translating complex concepts into engaging visuals.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders and delivering clear client support.
• Strong understanding and interest in real estate investment management.
• Series 7 and Series 3 certifications required (or willingness to obtain).

Job summary:

As an Investor Support Negotiator Master of Trading Agreements within the Asset Management Investment Platform Global Trading Agreements Group you will be responsible for negotiating all kinds of Master Trading Agreements, such as, ISDAs, CSAs, MSFTAs, MCAs, Prime Brokerage Agreements, GMRAs, MRAs, Tri-party Agreements and Collateral Transfer Agreements, Security Agreements and Account Control Agreements related to UMR, as well as any other ancillary documentation for a range of funds and clients across multiple products. You will have knowledge of trading agreements and awareness of certain regulations related to trading agreements, such as the Margin Rules for Segregation of Regulatory Initial Margin are not cleared, FINRA 4210, and the SEC cleared repo mandate, is a must. You must have the ability to work under time sensitive projects and will be expected to build relationships with various groups involved internally and with counterparts at otherwise financial institutions. You must have strong interpersonal skills for this role.

Job responsibilities:

• In-depth knowledge of the Master Trading Agreements contractual framework mentioned above, applicable regulations and derivatives-related issues.
• Drafting and negotiating of Master Trading Agreements, as well as additional provisions for funds and clients based on their country of incorporation and entity type.
• Ability to turnaround matters swiftly and efficiently without compromising the quality of the work
• Keeping client and other files, negotiation notes and other materials organized and duly saved as appropriate.
• Ensuring internal procedures are followed with respect to the initiation of agreements and approvals of terms, key stakeholders are regularly updated with latest status of negotiations.
• Liaison with trading desk, client account managers, operations, legal and risk departments and other internal partners and participation in internal working groups
• Ad hoc documentation projects.

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:

• Extensive Master Trading Agreement and ancillary agreements negotiation experience (min of 5-7 years will be required)
• Robust understanding of the key data terms in agreements and how they should be used by various internal teams
• Team player, confident and proactive
• Polished verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to present in small or large group settings
• Ability to identify relevant issues and analyze them quickly and effectively
• Ability to multitask and work independently

Job responsibilities:

• Serve as a thought-leader who drives a strategic, complex, and highly visible AI-driven program across LOBs and functions from project initiation to delivery
• Take accountability for strategic design, business requirements, and new ways of working to support AI agentic solutions
• Lead successful end to end execution and delivery of a program objective without precedent (including project conception, planning, requirements gathering, solutioning, governance, and decision-making) based upon targeted business outcomes, dependencies, and stakeholders
• Establish a problem statement, opportunity goals, baseline data, measures of success, and business requirements for AI-based capabilities
• Maintain an analytical mindset to understand, develop and synthesize requirements; risks; and cross-dependencies during roadmap delivery across multiple program workstreams. Able to articulate rationale behind roadmap and solutions
• Ensure there is communication, alignment, and coordination across all stakeholders by creating and facilitating project status and executive summary presentations; communicate effectively with peers, cross-functional team members, and senior stakeholders
• Communicate to all levels of the organization through compelling, impactful storytelling
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams (including Technology, Legal, and Regulatory Controls teams) to understand pain points, gather requirements, and drive solutioning
• Create an environment where all voices can be heard and ideas are openly welcomed and debated; establish trust with peers, partners, and executive sponsors
• Be a champion for both business and culture transformation, leading with consistency, integrity, and humility

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 10+ years of related experience (program management and product owner-related experience)
• Significant AI expertise and proven delivery record of AI-based capabilities
• End to end product ownership experience – including understanding of best practices, tools, and processes
• Proven ability to lead initiatives through ambiguity typical of a large-scale business initiative and define path forward
• Proven ability to create senior executive leadership presentations
• High aptitude with agile best practices and collaboration tools (e.g. Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Teams)

• Experience with budget planning and compensation processes

Job responsibilities

• Track and understand trends by analyzing booked fees and pipeline activity. Provide insights on drivers of change to F&BM partners and management team
• Analyze competitor data, in particular league tables, to benchmark JPMorgan’s performance against other competitors and assist the management team in understanding underlying trends
• Provide regular updates to senior management on P&L, new mandates and missed deals, revenue forecast, headcount tracking, potential risk areas
• Prepare content used in Business Reviews and Town Halls.
• Build and/or maintain various databases to monitor proprietary deal-related information not available in public sources to facilitate enhanced business analyses
• Assist with ad-hoc requests and projects to support the growth and development of our business

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area
• Previous product knowledge and/or prior Business Management or COO experience
• Energetic and dynamic in style, positive attitude
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills
• Able to forge strong internal relationships across a broad range of functions
• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to present well to senior and global business heads
• Able to both define and deliver to conclusion a strategic agenda across multiple groups
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Attention to detail with logical thought process

Job Responsibilities:

• Supporting the operational due diligence process for primarily alternative investment managers and collaborating with the Global Alternatives Investment Solutions due diligence teams
• Setting up and disseminating operationally focused questionnaires across a range of investment strategies and products
• Preparing for and participating in operational due diligence meetings with 3rd party investment managers (in person and sometimes virtual); this includes evaluating and forming an opinion on various operational risks such as organizational infrastructure, counterparties and service providers, valuation processes, cyber security, compliance and regulatory issues
• Reviewing and scoring responses to operational due diligence questionnaires
• Working collaboratively with control partners in governance, risk, compliance and internal audit
• Representing the firm in front of C-level executives (COO, CFO, CCO, CTO) at third party fund managers
• Presenting analyses, findings and opinions at Investment and Governance Committee meetings

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• You should have experience performing and / or an understanding of how operational due diligence is conducted on investment managers from either working within an audit firm (auditing hedge funds and/or private funds) or working in the operations and / or audit departments of an asset management firm or in an operational due diligence role, or a combination of these roles.
• Solid understanding of financial markets and various security types, as well as a solid understanding of investment strategies and fund structures
• Advanced proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs including Excel & Power Point, and exceptional organisational and analytical skills
• Investigative skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Strong written, presentation, and communication skills
• Strong initiative, energy and confidence completing assignments

Job responsibilities

• Gather, analyze and present data and findings to facilitate decision making and business progression
• Collaborate across product partners, sales teams and business managers to identify client opportunities to help execute business plans
• Coordinate of the client agenda – client selection and coverage, prioritization, relationship status, growth opportunities, and performance metrics
• Coordinate financial management including: pipeline oversight and projections, forecasts, annual budgets, revenue reconciliation and expense management
• Influence production of financial reporting and ad hoc financial analytics and data modeling
• Own and manage materials for global business reviews, all hands calls, townhalls for Subsidiary Banking

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of post-grad experience in finance, project management, or business management roles.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to articulate results to diverse audiences.
• Team-oriented and flexible, with project ownership skills.
• Ability to structure and build quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Professionalism, discretion, and decision-making skills for interacting with senior executives.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Degree in Finance or General Management.
• Understanding of business drivers and modeling.