Platform Sales – Prime Finance Vice President jobs at Jpmorgan in Zambia

You will collaborate with colleagues from Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering to share and refine your designs, enabling a lean delivery that meets stringent non-functional requirements for security, performance, and availability.

The role sits within the Global Liquidity and Cash Management Technical Design Authority, where you will actively review and guide the architecture of multiple technical systems to align with strategic goals.

Job responsibilities

As a Lead Architect for the new core banking platform, you will:

• Design, refine, and document elegant architectural solutions (both high and low-level designs) for a high-performance, latency-sensitive system that meets security, regulatory, resiliency, scalability, and performance needs.
• Create and maintain clear, organized architectural documentation and technical specifications (written and diagrams) using industry-standard approaches (e.g., UML and C4).
• Collaborate with software engineers to share the architectural vision and guide implementation choices to ensure objectives and requirements are efficiently met.
• Engage proactively with key architectural stakeholders from security, infrastructure, architecture governance, partner systems, operations, and production management to solve complex design challenges, influence strategic architectural change, and refine application design.
• Obtain necessary system design approvals and maintain a record of architectural decisions and a review/approval process.
• Guide project/delivery managers on architectural dependencies and considerations.
• Facilitate cyber assurance and security assessments of the new core banking system design and implementation.
• Liaise with infrastructure and finance teams to estimate and forecast the application’s infrastructure needs and costs.
• Deliver creative technical solutions, thinking beyond routine approaches to achieve simple, innovative and elegant designs.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems.

As a Lead Architect within the Global Liquidity and Cash Management Design Authority function, you will:

• Develop a detailed understanding of the technical estate and the key businesses and essential services it supports.
• Help maintain and promote the strategic technical vision for the department’s estate.
• Collaborate with colleagues to propose and agree on strategic solutions to mitigate cross-cutting challenges.
• Review proposed technical designs against business requirements and strategic goals.
• Critically review system designs for potential weaknesses or issues.
• Develop, maintain, and review core architectural standards in collaboration with architectural governance teams.
• Promote a culture of technical innovation and knowledge sharing within the technology department.
• Guide and provide feedback on the evaluation of new technologies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in enterprise software development, including hands-on software/system design.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, documentation, diagramming, and presentation skills, with experience working with globally distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with diagramming software (e.g., Lucid, Draw.io, Visio) and technical writing.
• Knowledge of UML 2.0+ and experience creating UML diagrams.
• Excellent understanding of Java fundamentals and frameworks (Spring Boot), OO programming paradigms, multi-threading, messaging technologies, and computer networks.
• Knowledge of infrastructure, security, networking, operating systems, virtualization, and containerization.
• Detailed knowledge of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), database resiliency, recoverability, scalability, and security.
• Experience designing, building, or modifying a complex distributed application with stringent non-functional requirements.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed messaging technologies (Kafka).
• Awareness of key architectural patterns/approaches.
• Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and cryptography.
• Passion for technical innovation and staying up to date with emerging technologies.
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for future state architecture.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Awareness of secure system design.
• Experience with Threat Modelling and/or performing security analysis of system designs.
• Experience using UML modelling tools (e.g., PlantUML).
• Experience writing technical standards and specifications.
• Project management experience.
• Experience working with many stakeholders to review and agree on a complex system design.
• Hands-on experience with another statically compiled language (e.g., Golang, Rust, C++).
• Experience with gRPC and Google Protocol Buffers.
• Experience with caching technologies (e.g., Redis).
• Experience with infrastructure as code software (e.g., Terraform).
• Certified Kubernetes and public cloud knowledge (e.g., CKAD, AWS certifications).
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Knowledge of payments and/or liquidity management.

Job Responsibilities:

• ChinaMarket Manager to spearhead strategic initiatives that shape the future of our business across Asia.
• Lead dynamic project by taking charge of aligning business priorities and driving transformative initiatives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.
• Enhance collaboration by acting as a key facilitator, streamlining communication and collaboration between teams and support functions to achieve outstanding results.
• Mitigate risks by proactively identifying and addressing business risks, ensuring seamless and efficient operations.
• Leverage Data Insights by utilizing digital tools to analyze and interpret data, providing valuable insights for decision-making.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 10 years of work experience within the financial services industry, ideally with exposure to business management in private banking servicingChinaclient segments.
• Superior judgment and discretion working with both confidential and sensitive information.
• Strong business acumen, detail-oriented, possessing strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize information to form a coherent understanding or conclusion.
• Attention to detail, timeliness, and high productivity while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Proactive, keen to learn, and take on new responsibilities.
• Strong presentation skills to seniors and global business heads.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Skilled in use of AI/LLM, Excel, Alteryx and PowerPoint

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Articulate in written and verbal communication, English and Mandarin preferred.

Job Summary:

As an Associate in the Complex Assets team, you will work alongside global operations, technology professionals, external clients, and key stakeholders to drive the successful delivery of change initiatives across multiple functional areas. Your accountability will cover the complete product development lifecycle—from the initial idea through design and development to implementation and transition.

Job Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong working relationships with operations end-users, technologists, and external partners to understand requirements and drive the build-out of solutions across middle office, fund accounting, and margin services.

• Solution Design & Delivery: Drive the high-level design of integrated solutions, collaborating closely with operations, technology, product teams, and vendors. Ensure that all initiatives align with strategic roadmaps and quality standards.

• Business & Technical Documentation: Document business requirements and product scope, translating these into detailed technical specifications for development and test execution.

• Program Management: Develop and manage robust program plans including risk management, issue resolution, and the breakdown of deliverables. Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, optimize product functionality, and improve the overall client experience.

• Communication & Leadership: Regularly update senior management and stakeholders on progress, challenges, and key milestones. Mentor team members and contribute to group-wide objectives.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• Industry Knowledge: Working business knowledge of OTC derivatives across one or more asset classes (Rates, Credit, Equities, FX, or Commodities), along with CFDs, Repos, and Time Deposits.

• Middle Office / Fund Accounting Expertise: Understanding of trade capture, lifecycle and core positions management including valuation, confirmation, settlement, collateral management, asset servicing, reconciliations, and reporting/data services.

• Product Development & Change Management: Demonstrated experience managing strategic change programs with a hands-on approach to analysis, testing, and delivery.

• Data Handling & Presentation: Ability to process large datasets and communicate insights clearly to senior management, clients, and cross-functional teams.

• Program Management Skills: Organizational strength with a logical, structured approach to planning, problem solving, and risk management.

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to succinctly convey detailed information to diverse audiences.

• Interpersonal Skills: Energetic self-starter with a collaborative mindset, relationship-building abilities, and a proactive approach to resolving issues and driving the strategic vision.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• Ability to develop a clear vision and actionable roadmap for ongoing change initiatives.

• Proven capability to maximize business goals and deliver return on investment.

As a Vice President in the Wholesale Credit Risk team, you will be based in Hong Kong, supporting the Japan Wholesale Credit Risk team. You will be at the forefront of executing transactions across derivatives, liquidity and cash management products, vanilla and structured loans, as well as acquisition & leveraged finance. You will be working closely with our business partners from various sectors including Global Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Corporate Banking as well as Markets and Securities Services and Global Payments. Your role will be pivotal in promoting credit analytics including risk rating determination, industry assessment with a key focus on due diligence, structuring, negotiation, documentation, and approval of transactions. You will also be responsible for the ongoing credit monitoring and review work for all client facilities, providing you with a diverse and dynamic work environment.

Job responsibilities

• Be responsible for ongoing supervision and management of an assigned portfolio of corporate and institutional clients across a range of industries
• Take a lead role in the due diligence, structuring and documentation for transactions
• Conduct detailed review of forward-looking credit analysis, along with necessary financial modelling, to provide insight into clients’ industries and the key business and financial risks they face
• Exercise a meaningful credit approval authority
• Interact closely with transaction stakeholders including client coverage and product bankers, credit executives and legal counsel
• Review various credit and regulatory reporting requirements
• Mentor and develop junior Wholesale Credit Risk team members
• Track market and industry developments and their impact on clients
• Recommend and monitor internal credit ratings; and
• Support the team with ongoing ad-hoc initiatives and work streams

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• At least 6 years’ experience gained in a credit risk or credit analysis role within corporate, institutional and/or investment banking
• Strong credit risk analysis skills covering both qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Strong understanding of products across loans, derivatives and liquidity and cash management products as well as related documentation
• Ability to take an active role in identifying key issues and concerns relating to clients, their industries and transaction structures
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate good time management and clarity in thinking when dealing with multiple work streams in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to foster relationships and confidently interact with origination teams and other internal stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel with an ability to navigate through financial models, as well as other Microsoft programs (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook etc.)
• Undergraduate degree or post graduate qualifications in accounting, business, finance, or a quantitative related discipline
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication in Japanese is advantageous but not required

• Client management within Markets division, retaining strong relationships and expanding client base with Global Corporate Bankers and Investment Bankers
• Strong idea generation capacity and market knowledge to provide insightful market color leading to potential deals
• Responsible for revenue production, leveraging J.P.Morgan’s capabilities to customers
• Partnership with Structuring in developing new products and refining existing ones to address clients’ needs
• Strong communication with Trading to provide internal market intelligence and execute transactions
• Ownership of risk and controls (pre-trade & post-trade)
• Preparation of marketing materials and market colors
• Monitoring and curating macroeconomic news and materials produced by J.P.Morgan’s Global Research team.

• Fluent English
• +7 years of Sales experience (having established client relationships is a plus)
• Solid pricing experience in Brazilian and Foreign Fixed Income products (local and foreign bonds, interest rate swaps), Currency products (FX spot and forwards), Options (FX and Rates) and Credit
• Brazil Onshore & Offshore market framework expertise and listed exchange products
• Corporate finance knowledge, with good understanding of tax and accounting regimes
• Proficiency in Office Suite (programming fluency is a plus)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Job Summary:
As a Global Liquidity Investment Specialist in the Global Liquidity business at JPMorgan, you will service a book of separate account clients and represent our international products and strategies, including our money market fund suite, ultra-short duration mutual funds, and ETF suite. You will collaborate with portfolio managers and other internal groups to oversee existing products and new initiatives.

You will be part of the Global Liquidity Business that manages $1.2 trillion for institutions and individual investors worldwide, including approximately $155 billion in our Managed Reserves Strategy. Your role will involve structuring bespoke investment solutions and positioning our products to clients across Asia.

Job Responsibilities:

• Service a book of separate account clients and represent our international products and strategies, including our money market fund suite, ultra-short duration mutual funds, and ETF suite.
• Focus on servicing Global Liquidity’s separately managed account book of business, covering clients and prospects across Asia.
• Position and message products with the goal of driving new business and providing superior client service.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, product strategy, product development, and other internal groups to oversee existing products, new product initiatives, and ESG initiatives.
• Structure bespoke investment solutions for clients.
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Relevant experience in the field, with a strong track record of success and demonstrated skills in quantitative and analytical tasks.
• Understanding of Fixed Income markets and macroeconomic themes.
• Strong understanding of the financial services industry and capital markets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Mandarin.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ambitious, proactive, and results-oriented.
• Ability to collaborate with teammates and other partners.
• Strong technical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Solid capital markets experience.