Trading Venues Cost Optimization Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•New York, NY

About The Position

As a Trading Venue Cost Optimization Senior Associate at JPMorgan Chase, you will be part of a group of specialized individuals within the “Cost and Commission Services” (CCS) group, working on the mandate of optimizing our BCE cost. You will work with trading desks across all the asset classes, eg. Equities, Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange, Credit, Commodities, and cover all the countries in North America (NAMR) and Latin America (LATAM), and often partnering with colleagues in other regions. Additionally, you will analyze trading data, collaborate with stakeholders, and help shape the future of cost management. You will be empowered to drive change, innovate, and make a measurable impact on the business.

Requirements

At least 6 years of work experience in the Financial Services industry
Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Power point)
Good understanding of Over The Counter (OTC) traded products, and trading venues
Excellent communication skills in English (Written and Verbal)
Intermediate knowledge of Tableau and Alteryx
Good negotiation skills
Act with integrity and with best interests of the firm in mind

Nice To Haves

Excellent presentation skills will be beneficial
Existing relationship with trading venues in Americas
Basic knowledge of trading flows, products and cost
Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) queries will be a plus

Responsibilities

Understand the landscape of trading venues and their relationship with JPMorgan’s trading desks
Analyze big sets of trading data, brokerage data, and rate cards across asset classes to reveal cost associated with trades and find avenues to reduce such costs
Present findings from data analysis to our global team, respective desks and business managers in an objective and precise manner
Assist with on-going and upcoming brokerage negotiations with brokers, along with drafting of rate cards
Provide support with the design and implementation of MIS, including management of visualization dashboard (Tableau)
Manage stakeholders internally (Trading Desks, Business Managers, Operations, Finance, Legal, Controls) as well as externally (Brokers/Venues)
Provide support to the CCS operations team on the queries related to brokers/brokerage
Provide regional updates to the CCS product team on market changes
Assist in adhoc projects, Client connectivity optimization or others as deemed necessary by business
Collate metrics to measure, mitigate, monitor and report risk