JPMorgan Trade Lifecycle Analyst 

Ireland, Dublin 

634117458

Unlock your potential with J.P. Morgan's Fund of Fund Custody team, where we empower institutional investors to navigate global markets with confidence. As a pivotal part of our Custody Middle Office Department, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client service. Dive into a dynamic role that blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution, as you manage complex transactions, liaise with global partners, and drive innovative solutions.

As a Trade Lifecycle Analyst in the Custody Middle Office team, you will play a vital role in ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client service for our institutional investors. You will be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration, innovation, and proactive problem-solving, all while helping clients navigate and maximize opportunities in global markets. This role offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact by managing complex transactions and driving strategic initiatives in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Job responsibilities:

• Monitor incoming client instructions e.g. subscription, redemption, transfer and switches
• Ensure compliance as appropriate with regulatory requirements and with the relevant short, medium, and long-term goals, objectives and values of JP Morgan
• Monitor, analyse, input and process all corporate action activity on client portfolios in a manner consistent with client SLA’s e.g. proxies, equalization, roll ups etc
• Provide regular feedback to managers and more senior colleagues about workflow, issues etc.
• Liaise with external counterparties and other departments in a competent and professional manner as representative of JP Morgan and the Custody Dept.
• Assist with ad hoc projects/requests as deemed appropriate by Managers and more senior colleagues e.g. portfolio transitions, system testing etc
• Handle and resolve complex/unusual operational problems that are referred from above or from Custody Client Service Group
• Make sound operational decisions in those instances consistent with appropriate client service and internal Management demands.
• Strive to develop hedge fund expertise demonstrating judgment and an understanding of the business.
• Ensure static data maintained on system is accurate and up to date by cross referencing and validating against Funds’ offering documentation, prospectuses.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent
• Self-starter and ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to work closely with business partners and interact with all staff levels.
• Ability to be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work.
• Strategic thinking coupled with practical execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including taking the initiative to drive change and enhance controls
• Ability to manage through a changing business landscape.
• Candidate must have a control focused agenda, and a thorough understanding of program/project risk.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills including the ability to communicate strategic messages clearly and consistently with the team, making linkages to individual goals and accomplishments.
• Strong relationship management and partnership with a large array of constituents; ability to manage by influence to promote change.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Strong financial markets product knowledge and understanding of the transaction lifecycle in Custody and/or
• Subject matter expertise in Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Collateral, Derivatives
• Leadership with proven ability to manage by influence to promote change.
• Experience of working on large scale, multi-stream programs