Business Management - Associate | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Manager to enhance business performance through strategic project management and effective stakeholder engagement. This role encompasses managing budgets, forecasts, and vendor contracts, while also ensuring smooth operations by identifying risks and implementing solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Office tools. This position offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with diverse teams and contribute to the continuous improvement of business processes, all within a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Economics required.
• Advanced experience in Business Management or COO role essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, forecasts, and vendor contracts effectively.
• Provide high-level responsiveness to executive requests.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance deliverables.

Skills

Business Management

Technical Analysis

Financial Management

Communication Skills

Project Management

Organization Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

SharePoint

Job description

Business Management - Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Join our team as a Business Manager to optimize business performance by acting as a trusted advisor to Business and Group Heads, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring smooth operations. This dynamic role requires resilience, flexibility, and a positive attitude, offering the opportunity to manage budgets, forecasts, and vendor contracts while partnering with technology to drive success.

Job Summary:
As a Business Manager in our team, you will optimize business performance by leading key initiatives. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure effective project management and business analysis. Your role will involve organizing complex information strategically and communicating effectively with key business partners. You will manage budgets, forecasts, and vendor contracts, while adapting to change and demonstrating resilience. This position is not just about being a chief of staff; it encompasses everything from administration to finance. You will work with energy and dynamism, managing up, down, and across, while handling confidential information. Together, we will enhance business processes and drive success.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to project management and business analysis.
• Organize complex information strategically, demonstrating strong design acumen.
• Create wireframes and mock-ups for management presentations and dashboards.
• Communicate effectively with key business partners to understand projects and determine next steps.
• Manage and deliver key work streams and tasks.
• Identify key business risks and implement solutions to mitigate them.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance deliverables.
• Coordinate team activities and prepare materials for town halls and strategy sessions.
• Maintain internal resources and documentation on collaboration sites.
• Participate in initiatives to simplify and improve business processes.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related area.
• Advanced experience in Business Management or COO role.
• Proven experience in technical analysis and financial management.
• Ability to engage with different stakeholder groups effectively.
• Excellent communication, organization, project management, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience in creating compelling presentations and reports.
• Ability to articulate and demonstrate thoughtful design decisions.
• Experience in managing audit, regulatory, and compliance deliverables.
• Familiarity with collaboration sites like SharePoint.
• Experience in simplifying and improving business processes.
• Strong design acumen and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint techniques.
• Ability to work collaboratively with global managers and team members.

About Us

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.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.