Finance & Business Management - Senior Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in Canada seeks a high-impact Business Management leader to partner with senior management on strategic objectives and tactical plans. The role focuses on driving initiatives that optimize performance and manage risk across departments.

The ideal candidate has a solid COO background, demonstrates energy and independence, and excels at building internal relationships while delivering results to global business heads. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or related area.
• Experience in business management or COO role is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and align business strategies across Marketing, Tech, Ops, Legal, and Compliance.
• Drive initiatives to optimize bottom-line performance and mitigate risks.
• Analyze financial performance and expenses to identify productivity opportunities.
• Budget with the business to support revenue growth in a changing market.
• Represent the business in internal and external working groups.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Time management

Leadership presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related area

Job description

Business Management optimizes business performances by helping to drive key initiatives. We act as trusted advisors and counterweight to Business/Group Heads, and are responsible for business planning, performance monitoring and reporting.

This is a time-pressured and high-profile position which is instrumental in assisting/advising senior management in creating strategic and tactical objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop new business strategies and initiatives, including aligning department and support groups (Marketing, Tech, Ops, Legal, Compliance)
• Optimize 'bottom line' business performance by driving key initiatives
• Identify, elevate and mitigate business risks that could impair our ability to do business
• Analyze financial performance, including expenses; identify productivity initiatives and drive implementation
• Partner with the business to budget for revenue growth in an ever evolving market
• Business representation in respective internal/external working groups

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area
• Prior Business Management or COO experience
• Energetic and dynamic in style
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills
• Present well to senior and global business heads
• Able to forge strong internal relationships across a broad range of functions
• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to both 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