JPMorgan Securities Services Product Development- Asset Servicing – Vice President 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

654746493

The Role

· Asset Servicing

· Positions and Settlements

· Cash

· Direct Custody

The responsibilities for this role include:

• Operating as an Asset Servicing subject matter expert with respect to industry and market developments and their impact on the Global Custody product platform
• Researching the anticipated needs of clients; this will be achieved by a combination of "own" research as well as coordination across a number of key partners
• Understanding the competitive landscape; understanding the features and functions of competitor offerings and, where possible, pricing information
• Researching into the commercial benefits of any proposals to build out capabilities in a market, be it new sales / revenue opportunities or revenue protection
• Understanding the risk profile of each initiative and ensuring that it is compliant with group guidelines
• Understanding the evolution of the markets in which we operate and incorporating change into the product roadmap(s)
• Collaborating with Product Management and Client Service teams to determine the priority of client requests and alignment to strategic roadmap.
• Taking responsibility for coordinating initiatives across all stakeholders (Product Management, Network Management, Client Services, Sales, Operations and Technology) to ensure that commercial benefits are realized at least in line with the business case (and to identify obstacles preventing the realization of business cases and formulate strategies to overcome said obstacles)
• Working closely with Operations, Technology and Client Services to define, refine and improve Global Custody operating models across instrument types, processing hubs and client segments ; and to assess client requests and recommend solutions
• Gaining a comprehensive understanding of existing product capabilities and designing innovative solutions to new opportunities
• Operating as a Proxy Voting subject matter expert with respect to industry and market developments and their impact on the Global Custody product platform

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have extensive asset servicing knowledge, worked in a securities, investment management and / or global custody environment. Previous project management or management reporting experience would be an advantage. They will be able to:

• Drive and measure business results through strategy development, business planning, general knowledge and skills
• Drive results through people, communication, influence management and interactions
• Ensure market-drive direction by performing market research and competitive intelligence
• Guide product enhancements through requirement development, product testing and release management; deliver on-time and under-budget
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple streams of work concurrently
• Drive data analysis; ability to work with large volumes of data and conversion into a reportable format

And will have the following skills

• Leadership: be personally accountable for achieving key milestones on a development roadmap
• Initiative: be able to move initiatives forward in a cross-functional and matrixed organizational model
• Facilitation: be able to lead design workshops and brainstorming sessions
• Self-Directed: be an independent contributor who is comfortable working in a self-directed mode on multiple assignments
• Analytical: strong analytical skills with complementary communications and presentation skills