JPMorgan Private Bank - Structured Product & Derivatives Structuring Associate 

United Kingdom, England, London 

453404147

Job Summary:

We work closely with our traders in Equities, FX, Commodities, Credit and Rates; our Investment Advisors; our Investment Banking counterparties (both in-house and external); our Technology, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Credit and Corporate Tax colleagues and, in bespoke structuring situations - directly with the client and the Investment Advisor.

Job Responsibilities:

• Innovate with new product development; including analyzing the economics, reviewing the legal disclosures, producing marketing materials and obtaining governance approvals.
• Oversee the development of a systematized infrastructure supporting the journeys of Structured Products and OTC Derivatives. From pre-trade marketing, automated pre-trade and suitability controls, execution experience, life-cycle analysis, and risk metrics.
• Maintain and develop counterparty relationships, coordinate multi-functional relationship management with counterparties (e.g. Sales, Legal, Tax, Middle Office) and external platform vendors. Manage the annual review of the Structured Product issuance documents with the counterparty. Work with our vendors to keep developing the end-to-end automation and improve the life-cycle of our products.
• Participate as a key stakeholder in the working groups covering the implementation of new regulations; enhancements to the business model or changes to trading processes for both Structured Product and OTC Derivative businesses.
• Review and negotiate Structured Product term sheets with the counterparties. Work with our vendor to keep developing the set-up and incorporation of new termsheets (payoffs) into the trading platform and control environments.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• Technical understanding and comprehension of the derivatives market and the documents supporting this business.
• Previous experience in implementing process changes, product journey digitization and automation implementation. Experience across the end-to-end systems journeys linked to Structured Products and OTC derivatives.
• Strong communication and project management skills required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems and to manage multiple tasks at once.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• A background in Investment Banking Structuring or Product Development.