Securities Services Operations - Business Management - Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in Sydney seeks an Associate in Asia Pacific Securities Services Operations to drive strategic initiatives, promote performance, and advise senior management in a dynamic, high-profile role. In this role you will identify risks, coordinate resources, and partner with Operations, Finance, HR, Tech and Compliance to implement future workflows and technology.

Strong presentation, analytical skills and the ability to work independently are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related area.
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Management, Business Management or COO roles.
• Strong knowledge of Securities Services.
• Excellent presentation skills for senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into strategic proposals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Operations business management services across strategy tracking, planning and performance monitoring.
• Prepare and communicate business strategy, performance and priorities to stakeholders across Operations, Finance, HR, Tech, Legal and Compliance.
• Ensure integrity of the department’s financial performance, manage expenses and allocations, drive productivity initiatives.
• Identify, escalate and mitigate business risks affecting our ability to operate efficiently.
• Coordinate Offsites and department reviews, Town Halls and organizational communications.
• Partner with business, Operations and Technology on future workflows and related tech projects.
• Partner with external service/infrastructure providers
• Represent the business in internal/external working groups
• Support People Engagement initiatives

Skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Time management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Financial management

Data analysis

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Economics

Job description

Join our Asia Pacific Securities Services Operations team as a Business Manager to drive strategic initiatives, optimize performance, and advise senior management in a dynamic, high-profile role.

As the Securities Services Operations, Business Management, Associate within the Asia Pacific team, you will promote strategic initiatives, optimize performance, and advise senior management in a dynamic, high-profile role. You will play a crucial role in optimizing business performance by promoting key initiatives and serving as a trusted advisor to Business and Group Heads. This dynamic position involves identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks, and requires adaptability to align with the priorities of various business lines. You will be instrumental in advising senior management and coordinating the deployment of corporate resources to achieve strategic and tactical objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver Operations business management services across a range of responsibilities, including strategy tracking and execution, business planning and performance monitoring
• Prepare and communicate business strategy, performance and priorities to key stakeholders, working closely with Operations, Finance, HR, Tech, Legal, Compliance
• Ensure the integrity of the department’s financial performance, including management of expenses and allocations; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation
• Identify, escape and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business: e.g. capacity issues, investment costs
• Prepare and manage Offsites / department reviews, Town Halls, organization communications etc.
• Partner with the business, Operations and Technology in the definition of future workflows and implementation of related technology and infrastructure projects to prepare the business to meet the requirements of an ever evolving market structure
• Partner with the relevant external service/ infrastructure providers
• Represent business in respective internal/external working groups
• Support People Engagement initiatives

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area
• 5 plus years of experience in Financial Management, Business Management or COO experience
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Securities Services
• Strong presentation skills along with being confident to present to senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills, ability to present new ideas in a compelling manner from financial data and create meaningful reports and proposals for senior management
• Build positive internal relationships across different lines of business
• Self-motivated, tenacious, and be able to work with high degree of independence. Excellent time management/prioritization skills is required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Should be able to define and deliver to conclusion a strategic agenda across multiple groups
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
• Excellent project management and organizational skills. Attention to detail with logical thought process

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Knowledge of Global Markets and Payments Products would be advantageous