Trade Lifecycle Manager (Custody Trades)

Job Description
Join our team to build your career in a culture that values innovation, creativity and excellence.
As a Trade Lifecycle Manager within our Operations team, you will manage the workflow through the life cycle of Custody Trades, focusing on fails. You will be responsible for processing and validating failing trades, monitoring and managing trade capture, fails management, and settlement activities. You will also address settlement discrepancies/issues promptly and respond to queries relating to trade status and market practice. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of Custody products and refine technology customer and client experiences.
Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the workflow through the life cycle of Custody Trades, focused Fails.
• Process and validate failing trades, in accordance with the established work practices and procedures in CIC Trades
• Monitor and manage trade capture, fails management and settlement activities
• Address settlement discrepancies/issues and leverage escalation channels promptly
• Respond to queries relating to trade status and market practice
• Maximize team capacity through effective resource planning and ensure team structure is robust through effective training and succession planning
• Provide effective communications to the department, ensuring staff are aware of strategic and regulatory changes in the organization. Continued review of content and presentation of Standard Operating Procedures, in line with new policies and ongoing risk management activities. Contribute to the strategic development of Custody products

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Minimum 4 years in Financial Services industry with custody & fund services, markets background
• Strong Risk and Control Awareness: Ability to effectively prioritize workloads and work to critical deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills and able to handle difficult situations internally and externally
• Operational subject matter expertise in Reconciliation, Settlements, Fails Management, Trade Support, Risk and Control, and Custody
• Strong ability to learn ongoing stream of new markets, products, and processes. Strong risk and control awareness, including the ability to effectively prioritize workloads and work to critical deadlines
• Strategic thinker, ability to review and implement process improvements.
• Complete knowledge of trade lifecycle and role of custodian bank

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Preferably with Global Custody or Local Custody background
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferred
• Experience in driving projects and initiatives
• Familiarity with swift messages specifically MT54 series
• Good knowledge in MS Office Suite applications - MS Word, Excel and Power Point
• Capable of working under pressure and to cope with changing volumes, whilst maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Flexibility working on APAC and late APAC shift (as early as 6am to 11am start of shift)

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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.