Business Management - Cash Equities Trading

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•New York, NY

2d•$128,250 - $210,000

About The Position

This is a time-pressured and high-profile position which is instrumental in assisting and advising senior management and in coordinating the deployment of the bank’s corporate resources to address strategic and tactical objectives. As a Business Manager within our North America Cash Equities Trading Business, you will optimize business performances by helping to drive key initiatives. You will act as a trusted advisor and counterweight to Business/Group Heads, and are responsible for identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks. The role of a business manager is dynamic and can vary from business to business, in line with the priorities of the different lines of business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area
Previous product knowledge and/or prior Business Management or COO experience
Energetic and dynamic in style
Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills
Present well to senior and global business heads
Able to forge meaningful internal relationships across a broad range of functions
Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
Able to both define and deliver to conclusion a strategic agenda across multiple groups
Advanced analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
Excellent project management and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Implement new business strategy, strategic initiatives or platforms, including aligning department and support groups (Finance, Tech, Ops, Legal, Compliance)
Optimize 'bottom line' business performance by driving key initiatives (fees, cost base, RWA and capital utilization)
Identify, escalate and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business: e.g. legal, tax, regulatory, capacity issues, extraordinary transaction costs
Analyze financial performance, including expenses; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation
Partner with the business, Operations and Technology in the definition of future workflows and implementation of related technology and infrastructure projects to prepare the business to meet the requirements of an ever evolving market structure
Partner with the relevant external service/ infrastructure providers
Represent the business in respective internal/external working groups