Job responsibilities
- Drafting, negotiating and advising the business on a wide range of documentation and transaction structures for the Wholesale Payments business.
- Work cross-functionally and globally to negotiate commercial agreements with J.P. Morgan’s customers.
- Providing legal analysis in connection with the development of innovative product solutions as part of the new business initiative process and user interface enhancements and assisting with the implementation of new products and key strategic projects.
- Advising the businesses on other key legal/regulatory issues.
- Coordinating with product counsel and other legal teams to draft and maintain J.P. Morgan’s agreement templates, negotiations playbooks, and negotiations technology tools.
- Reviewing customer-facing documentation with an eye toward clarity, ease of understanding, and legal and regulatory compliance
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Strong decision-making abilities, practical business judgement and attention to detail.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple deals happening simultaneously, often on tight deadlines.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to suggest and implement change to improve operational efficiency.
- Effective and creative problem-solving and troubleshooting ability, comfortable making decisions and taking ownership of tasks.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
- Desire to learn and intellectual curiosity.
- Law degree with 3+ years relevant legal experience, including in corporate, commercial, regulatory or litigation.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Knowledge of wholesale payments products and services
- Experience working in banking or financial services.
- Privacy, data use, data security expertise.
- Experience working in a global and cross border industry
- Familiarity with FinTech and third party payment processors and applicable regulations.