Trade Lifecycle Analyst

Job Description
Unlock your potential with J.P. Morgan's Fund of Fund Custody team, where we empower institutional investors to navigate global markets with confidence. As a pivotal part of our Custody Middle Office Department, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client service. Dive into a dynamic role that blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution, as you manage complex transactions, liaise with global partners, and drive innovative solutions.
As a Trade Lifecycle Analyst in the Custody Middle Office team, you will play a vital role in ensuring seamless operations and exceptional client service for our institutional investors. You will be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration, innovation, and proactive problem-solving, all while helping clients navigate and maximize opportunities in global markets. This role offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact by managing complex transactions and driving strategic initiatives in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Job responsibilities:

• Monitor incoming client instructions e.g. subscription, redemption, transfer and switches
• Ensure compliance as appropriate with regulatory requirements and with the relevant short, medium, and long-term goals, objectives and values of JP Morgan
• Monitor, analyse, input and process all corporate action activity on client portfolios in a manner consistent with client SLA's e.g. proxies, equalization, roll ups etc
• Provide regular feedback to managers and more senior colleagues about workflow, issues etc.
• Liaise with external counterparties and other departments in a competent and professional manner as representative of JP Morgan and the Custody Dept.
• Assist with ad hoc projects/requests as deemed appropriate by Managers and more senior colleagues e.g. portfolio transitions, system testing etc
• Handle and resolve complex/unusual operational problems that are referred from above or from Custody Client Service Group
• Make sound operational decisions in those instances consistent with appropriate client service and internal Management demands.
• Strive to develop hedge fund expertise demonstrating judgment and an understanding of the business.
• Ensure static data maintained on system is accurate and up to date by cross referencing and validating against Funds' offering documentation, prospectuses.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent
• Self-starter and ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to work closely with business partners and interact with all staff levels.
• Ability to be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work.
• Strategic thinking coupled with practical execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including taking the initiative to drive change and enhance controls
• Ability to manage through a changing business landscape.
• Candidate must have a control focused agenda, and a thorough understanding of program/project risk.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills including the ability to communicate strategic messages clearly and consistently with the team, making linkages to individual goals and accomplishments.
• Strong relationship management and partnership with a large array of constituents; ability to manage by influence to promote change.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Strong financial markets product knowledge and understanding of the transaction lifecycle in Custody and/or
• Subject matter expertise in Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Collateral, Derivatives
• Leadership with proven ability to manage by influence to promote change.
• Experience of working on large scale, multi-stream programs

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.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.