Markets Compliance Associate/Vice President Paris

Aumni; Paris; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Frontier Capital in Paris seeks a Markets Compliance Associate/VP to provide expert regulatory guidance and support business initiatives within our Markets team. You will collaborate with Line of Business leaders, global and regional Compliance teams, and key control partners to uphold risk standards.

You will lead training, contribute to policy development, and participate in monitoring, testing, and regulatory responses, shaping compliant, robust market activities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Markets structures and products
• Knowledge of key financial services regulation (MiFID, MAR) and recent regulatory developments
• Ability to work independently and know when to seek guidance
• “Can do” attitude with willingness to help others in the team
• High attention to detail and focus on the quality of work
• Proactive, able to think critically and ask questions
• Willingness to go above and beyond to deliver excellence
• Strong communication and presentation skills to translate regulatory issues to diverse audiences

Responsibilities

• Provide credible, timely, and risk-based regulatory advice to the business in high-profile or time-constrained situations
• Deliver input to regulatory change management and participate in monitoring, testing and assurance activities
• Document and communicate inputs for initiatives, including new product proposals and organizational changes
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc training sessions for the business
• Identify, assess, challenge and calibrate regulatory risks with stakeholders
• Develop, implement and review compliance policies and procedures
• Respond to regulatory inquiries, investigations and exams
• Prepare materials for First and Second Line of Defence recipients and act as compliance representative at forums
• Oversee disposition of policy and conduct violations in collaboration with HR and Legal

Job description

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact at the heart of a global financial institution? We are seeking a dynamic and driven Markets Compliance Associate/Vice President to join our Paris-based team. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with Line of Business leaders, global and regional Compliance teams, and key control partners.

As a Markets Compliance Associate/Vice President within the Compliance Team in Paris, you will provide expert guidance on regulatory matters, deliver input on change management, and support business initiatives that shape the future of our Markets business. You will play a vital role in ensuring our activities meet the highest standards of regulatory and reputational risk management, while actively contributing to training, reviews, and policy development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide credible, timely, and risk-based advice, challenge, and support on regulatory matters, including 'live' regulatory interpretations and decisions to the business in high-profile and/or time-constrained situations.
• Deliver thought leadership and compliance input to regulatory change management.
• Document and communicate timely input into business initiatives consistent with the firm's regulatory and reputational risk tolerances, such as new product proposals, business re-organization, and review of specific initiatives, transactions, or structures to identify regulatory and control issues (e.g., bespoke corporate derivative transactions).
• Conduct scheduled and ad-hoc training sessions for the business.
• Participate in monitoring and testing activities and identify assurance activities as required.
• Identify, implement, and review compliance policies, procedures, and additional documentation.
• Participate actively in the identification, assessment, challenge, and calibration of risks.
• Contribute to responses to regulatory and exchange inquiries, investigations, and exams.
• Prepare materials for First and Second Line of Defence recipients and act as the compliance representative at relevant forums.
• Oversee the disposition and issuance of policy and conduct violations, partnering with HR, Legal, and other internal stakeholders.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with Markets structures and products
• Knowledge of key financial services regulation applicable to Markets (e.g. MiFID, MAR) and recently regulatory developments (e.g. Retail Investment Strategy)
• Able to work independently and have sufficient experience to know when to “
• "Can do” attitude with the willingness to help others in the team and external to the team
• Possess a high-level of attention to detail and focus on the quality for their work product
• Being proactive, able to think critically about the information presented to them, comfortable with subjective situations, and ready to ask appropriate questions and effectively challenge
• Willingness to go above and beyond to deliver excellence
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory issues into comprehensible messages for a range of audiences and levels and engage with a range of different stakeholders
• Ability to consider the regulators’ position and understand, anticipate and react positively to their requirements and demands.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• Good understanding of broader French regulatory requirements
• Relevant experience of performing a similar role at a global investment bank

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Our Compliance teams work globally across all lines of business to advise internal stakeholders on the impact of regulatory requirements and how to balance these with the firm’s needs. Their diverse mandate means they also provide input on new business strategies, product lines, policies, training, operational processes, risk mitigation and control.

Markets Compliance to provide expert guidance on regulatory matters