JPMorgan Associate Vendor Management 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

518761975

As a vendor management professional , you will spend each day defining, refining and delivering set goals for our firm

The role requires cross functional collaboration across Asset Management and is intended to support the AM Businesses in ensuring compliance with the requirements of the various Corporate Oversight programs (Third Party Oversight, Inter-Affiliate Oversight and Network Management) for both third party and inter-affiliate service providers. The role will work with stakeholders in the AM Business to satisfy the requirements of these oversight programs and act as a subject matter expert for all program related queries. The role will also involve maintaining a good working relationship with the global Corporate teams responsible for these programs, working with them to resolve any queries that they raise with regard to supplier engagements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Completing the materiality assessments related to the service providers and providing the results in the format required.
• Recording the decision to outsource for each engagement and providing the results in the format required.
• Track and report on the changes in any of the programs frameworks and assess the impact of the change for AM. Validate with the Business the information contained within the engagement inventories.
• Recording and storing the exit planning, concentration risk and resiliency related to service providers assessed as being material.
• Represent the business in the Legal Entity steering forums and committees, where required, for all items related to outsourcing.
• Accountable for the periodic reviews of metrics, AM engagement inventories, and where applicable regulatory reports, for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure that Legal Entity risks, impacts or issues, including changes to engagement materiality and degradation of performance is escalated, in accordance with the issue escalation requirements and applicable country specific procedures.
• Engage with the relevant Program Governance Team in any regulatory exam or request, External Audit, Internal Audit, Operational Risk & Compliance Testing interaction in the location when required.
• Assisting with the identification and implementation of regulatory change in this area and working in partnership with the relevant Corporate Program Officers.Work closely with control function program leads in the region to leverage synergies and increase awarenes
• Support the AM Business in developing / improving and implementing a robust control framework for managing the activities captured within the Corporate Oversight Programs.
• Preparation of briefing materials for AM Senior Stakeholders on their Outsourcing activities in supporting the management of the programs for the AM Businesses.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree, with relevant experience in Financial Services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English) and an ability to present to stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills, accuracy and attention to detail. Proficient in use of desktop tools (MS Excel, Word, Power Point) for analytical and presentation purposes.
• Project Management skillset with a delivery focus, excellent organizational skills and time management.
• Relationship management skills / experience so that they can build good rapport with the business and corporate functions.
• Proactive attitude, commitment to continuous learning, willing to challenge the status quo to improve process efficiency.
• Ability to get things done in a dynamic and fast paced environment and effectively multi-task.
• Demonstrate responsibility and dependability, show strong team spirit.
• Show positive attitude to compliance and controls, show strong accuracy and attention to detail.