Argentina FX & Foreign Trade (Comercio Exterior) Specialist - Senior Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 90,873,000 - 136,310,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Argentina seeks an Argentina FX & Foreign Trade Specialist to manage cross-border flows and FX-related activities with rigorous controls and compliance. You will coordinate cash movements, validate trade documentation, and adapt processes to regulatory updates while collaborating with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Tech teams.

You will apply advanced analysis to resolve complex exceptions and support automation, ensuring accurate execution across platforms and timely cash

Qualifications

• Experience in a bank Foreign Trade environment with cross-border processing.
• Knowledge of Argentina foreign trade and FX documentation and reporting.
• Ability to interpret FX regulatory changes and update procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee processing for Argentina cross-border/FX-related flows and cash movements.
• Ensure adherence to foreign trade and cross-border regulatory requirements and documentation.
• Monitor FX controls and regulatory changes in Argentina and update procedures.
• Manage exceptions and investigations with proper escalation and documentation.
• Partner with Compliance/Legal/Risk to align with policies and support audits.
• Drive automation, controls, and process improvements for FX and trade workflows.
• Support testing of regulatory-driven changes (UAT, regression, production readiness).

Skills

Foreign Trade Ops

FX Controls

Regulatory Changes

Stakeholder Mgmt

Analytics

MS Office

Job description

Embark on your journey as an Argentina FX & Foreign Trade (Comercio Exterior) Specialist where you’ll be instrumental in managing the operational lifecycle of cross-border flows and FX-linked activities. Your expertise in Argentine foreign trade regulation and FX controls will help ensure accurate execution, timely cash coordination, and ongoing compliance amid frequent regulatory updates impacting trade and FX products.

As a Trade Lifecycle Manager II within JPMorganChase, you will play a pivotal role in managing day-to-day operations supporting Foreign Trade (Comercio Exterior) and FX product-related workflows in Argentina. You will ensure transactions are processed correctly across platforms, cash movements are executed and reconciled, and regulatory and documentation requirements are met. You will be expected to apply advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve complex exceptions and to drive continuous improvements, including automation and controls strengthening. Your role will involve close partnership with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Technology, and internal stakeholders, as well as effective communication and escalation to senior management when needed.

Job responsibilities

• Oversee operational processing for Argentina cross-border / foreign trade and FX-related flows, ensuring accurate booking, monitoring, and completion of lifecycle activities and cash movements.
• Ensure adherence to foreign trade and cross-border regulatory requirements, including trade/FX documentation validation, operational controls, and required reporting obligations.
• Monitor and interpret FX controls and FX regulatory changes in Argentina, assess operational impact, and translate changes into updated procedures, controls, and execution steps.
• Manage exceptions and investigations (breaks/fails), ensuring timely resolution, proper documentation, and effective escalation aligned with risk and service standards.
• Partner with Compliance/Legal/Risk to maintain alignment with regulatory expectations and internal policies; support audits, control testing, and evidence production as required.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce operational risk, and improve transparency for FX and foreign trade workflows.
• Support testing and implementation of regulatory-driven changes (e.g., UAT, regression testing, production readiness), coordinating with Technology and business stakeholders.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in a bank Foreign Trade / Trade Finance (Comercio Exterior) environment supporting cross-border transaction processing and related operational controls.
• Experience with foreign trade and cross-border regulatory requirements in Argentina, including understanding of applicable trade/FX documentation, reporting obligations, and operational controls in a banking environment.
• Working knowledge of FX controls and FX regulatory requirements (Argentina), including handling and validation of FX-related documentation, monitoring regulatory-driven changes, and ensuring operational processes remain compliant.
• Ability to manage impacts from FX regulatory changes on trade lifecycle and cash movement workflows, including updating procedures, coordinating with Compliance/Legal, and supporting testing/implementation of required process or system changes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex exceptions, identify root causes, and propose sustainable remediation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including clear written/verbal communication and ability to influence across Operations, Front Office, Treasury, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Technology.
• Strong skills with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience driving automation, controls strengthening, or process reengineering within foreign trade / FX operations.
• Familiarity with end-to-end cash positioning/forecasting and reconciliation processes linked to cross-border and FX flows.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory exams, and operational risk governance for FX and foreign trade activities.