J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management (“AWM”) has a new opening for an Associate Business Manager in the Global Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (GFICC) group in New York. The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for supporting and delivering initiatives on behalf of GFICC and will report to the GFICC New York Business Management lead. The candidate will possess a passion for creative and critical thinking, and an ability to work with stakeholders across GFICC, Business Management, and key partner groups such as Control Management, Compliance, Legal, Risk and Technology.

As a business manager you’ll act as a trusted advisor to Business/Group Heads and assist in identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks, aiming to optimize business performances and drive key initiatives.

Job responsibilities: 

Contribute to prioritization and delivery of strategic business initiatives for the GFICC US business Communicate effectively with key business partners regionally and globally to understand initiatives and drive next steps, always aiming to build scalable, consistent processes  Organize complex information in a strategic and compelling way, demonstrating design skills using Excel and PowerPoint for presentation to GFICC senior management Provide a high level of responsiveness to ad hoc requests related to business issues Take on a key role for the GFICC US business during internal and external audits Partner with Control Management to ensure GFICC US meets risk and operational control objectives including the completion of action plans  Coordinate and partner with other asset class Business Management teams to agree best practice, particularly in relation to audit preparation and control initiatives Participate in collaborative initiatives with regional and global team members and managers, looking for ways to continually simplify, improve, and add value to existing business practices

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills: 

3+ years’ experience with an understanding of financial markets, asset management or related experience.   Pro-active and excellent communicator with the ability to connect with audiences across different levels including senior managers  Able to work independently, within tight deadlines, and understand when to escalate concerns to regional and global managers Able to manage complex, fast-paced, and multi-faceted projects and have the flexibility to meet changing requirements and priorities Ability to problem-solve, methodical and self-disciplined with attention to detail Highly motivated, self-starter with a willingness to further develop knowledge base 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills: 

An understanding of fixed income products would be beneficial Willing to accept responsibility and driven to achieve excellence