Management & Execution Support - Payments - Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

Introduction

J.P. Morgan Payments provides the global scale and service of a world-class bank, with the innovation and agility of a fintech—so our clients don’t have to trade reliability for opportunity. This uniquely positions us to provide end-to-end payment solutions to address our clients’ evolving needs at unparalleled scale. We are market-leading, processing more than $9 trillion in payments daily, operating in over 160 countries and 120+ currencies.

Our Europe , Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Payments business is on a mission to continue to demonstrate that we have global reach, with local expertise and a vast number of Payments solutions designed to help businesses thrive and grow. In the region, we now process more than $1 trillion in payments daily.

Middle East and Africa is poised to be the fastest growing sub-region in EMEA with ambitious growth plans.

Job Summary

The Payments Management & Execution Support Associate/Senior Associate for Middle East and Africa is a pivotal position to drive forward the ambitious growth plans of J.P. Morgan Payments MEA along with supporting the various transformation initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute the J.P. Morgan Payments MEA strategy working closely with the Head of Growth and Transformation for MEA Payments
• Participate and achieve critical follow ups from internal management and client meetings – where required, provide effective, timely call notes and project plans to ensure follow-up execution
• Co-ordinate a complex network of internal stakeholders to deliver large scale business growth programmes forward and ensure timely upward management
• Build detailed financial plans & business cases for new growth opportunities to enhance and monetise strategy to dive across new client segments, industry lines or product initiatives
• Support Corporate Development / Strategic Investments with key partners in the region – including developing market opportunity heatmaps, investment buy/build/partner assessments and deal execution
• Conduct comprehensive client assessments, to identify business opportunities and provide insights to J.P. Morgan teams to convert these into concrete solutions, leveraging J.P. Morgan Payments’ suite of products and services, with due consideration given to the regulatory environment in the region/countries
• Create materials for business reviews and other executive leadership presentations to articulate strategic direction, execution, and performance tracking for internal stakeholders and functional partners.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Understand the principles of transaction banking, its goals in terms of people/technology/balance sheet, and its risks (Client/product/operational/strategic)
• Demonstrate relevant prior experience in supporting leadership teams in devising transformational strategies, within Business Management, Strategy or Management Consulting disciplines
• Analytical skills, with the ability to absorb data and translate them into actionable outcomes
• Demonstrate proven organizational skills with the ability to multi-task while delivering on time
• Partner collaboratively with business partners and cross-functional support areas
• Communicate with partners and clients and demonstrate your excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively manage difficult conversations and to deliver a consenting view
• Navigate through ambiguity and communicate efficiently.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven track record in (i) driving business growth (ii) delivering the strategy & execution for complex programmes (iii) successful engagement into a global matrix-driven organization with multiple stakeholders, preferably within a large global organization
• Highest level of integrity and good judgment, with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information
• Ability to comfortably interact with clients (incl. at the C-level) and J.P. Morgan senior management.

ABOUT US J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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ABOUT THE TEAM The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.