Trading Services Associate I

JPMorganChase • Newark, NJ

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About The Position

Join JPMorganChase’s Credit Information Management team, part of Wholesale Lending Services, to support secure and efficient confidentiality agreement processes for secondary loan and bankruptcy claims trading. As a Confidentiality Agreement Negotiator/Gatekeeper Associate, you will prepare, negotiate, and execute confidentiality agreements with external trading counterparties. You will collaborate with Sales, Legal, and Trading, as appropriate, and act as a gatekeeper for confidential information in accordance with internal information barriers and in coordination with Legal, Compliance, Trading, and Research teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• 3 years of relevant financial operational experience.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with team members and senior management across and within lines of business, with strong attention to detail, oral and written communication, a control-focused mindset, and analytical capability.
• Strong organization and ability to manage varied tasks and competing priorities.
• Motivation and a team-oriented mindset, with effective communication and leadership skills.
• Critical decision-making ability, including identifying and escalating issues and proposing solutions.
• Meticulousness and ability to multitask using strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to learn quickly, self-motivate, and demonstrate a strong work ethic.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor degree.
• Experience reading and interpreting loan documentation, such as Credit Agreements.
• Experience handling legal documentation such as confidentiality agreements.
• Knowledge of the Syndicated Loan business and LSTA standards.
• Knowledge of virtual data rooms such as Intralinks, Debtdomain, and Syndtrak.
• Financial industry work-related experience.
• Ability to use AI and machine learning to enhance trade service processes and decision-making and drive data-driven insights and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales Trading and Legal to draft confidentiality agreements relating to secondary loan trading and claims trading.
• Manage the agreement process and coordinate with Legal, Sales, and Trading on any required client negotiations.
• Engage Sales, Trading, and external clients regarding questions or status inquiries about confidentiality agreements.
• Source and prepare information for distribution to clients pursuant to executed confidentiality agreements, including preparing and updating web-based due diligence virtual data rooms and granting access to information.
• Review and screen information to determine whether it is appropriate for public-side Sales and Trading personnel in compliance with information barriers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level