Credit Portfolio Group Project Manager - Analyst

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Job summary

A leading global investment bank seeks a Credit Portfolio Group Project Manager - Analyst to drive projects in Credit Portfolio Trading. The role involves managing team meetings, supporting financial plans, and leading projects with technology teams. Candidates should have a strong background in investment banking and project management, with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Investment Banking experience required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.
• Strong background in Rates Derivatives lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to strategic decision-making and project implementation plans.
• Partners with Operations and Technology teams globally.
• Drives automation of tasks within the Business Management function.

Skills

Investment Banking

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Relationship Building

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Drive projects in Credit Portfolio Trading, manage meetings, support plans, and innovate in middle office operations!

As a Credit Portfolio Group Project Manager - Analyst in Credit Portfolio Trading Team, you will support the communication of team activities, organize and manage team meetings, and support the delivery of the Middle Office financial plan. You will absorb as much as possible with respect to the end to end management of collateral and pricing of derivatives. Over time you will be responsible for leading a project, partnering with technology teams and representing the business to senior management and stakeholders. You will also be expected to contribute comprehensively as a project manager, with the perspective of someone who possesses a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects of the business.

Job responsibilities

• Contributes to strategic decision making process, produces implementation plans and timelines covering all aspects of a project cycle.
• Gathers business requirements, performs detailed analysis, and produces associated functional specifications where required.
• Partners with Operations, Technology and Front Office groups globally within J.P.Morgan to define, implement new requirement and provide regular updates to senior management.
• Supports the development of Project Management best practice within the team.
• Provides a high level of responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to project management, presentation development, and business analysis.
• Organizes complex information in a strategic and compelling way, demonstrating strong design acumen and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint techniques.
• Creates mock-ups quickly and iteratively for management presentations, reports, and dashboards.
• Drives automation of tasks and processes within the Business Management function.
• Assists with workforce management and location strategies, as well as organizational engagement programs, such as town halls, management meetings, skip level engagements employee recognition, and strategy working sessions.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Investment Banking experience.
• Ability to demonstrate both traditional and agile based Project Management skills.
• Strong background of understanding end to end lifecycle of Rates Derivatives including product knowledge, trade capture, Profit and Loss/Risk, and pricing- impact of using different discount curves to price derivative transactions.
• Collateral Management practices including understanding International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation.
• Attention to detail and investigative skills, excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills and ability to articulate business requirements.
• Able to build relationships and influence others including technology, various lines of business and other business partners.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Knowledge of accounting and finance.
• Advanced MS Excel and Power Point skills.
• Independent, proactive, self-motivated and flexible with a positive attitude.

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.

Description:

Drive projects in Credit Portfolio Trading, manage meetings, support plans, and innovate in middle office operations!

As a Credit Portfolio Group Project Manager - Analyst in Credit Portfolio Trading Team, you will support the communication of team activities, organize and manage team meetings, and support the delivery of the Middle Office financial plan. You will absorb as much as possible with respect to the end to end management of collateral and pricing of derivatives. Over time you will be responsible for leading a project, partnering with technology teams and representing the business to senior management and stakeholders. You will also be expected to contribute comprehensively as a project manager, with the perspective of someone who possesses a thorough understanding of the fundamental aspects of the business.

Job responsibilities

• Contributes to strategic decision making process, produces implementation plans and timelines covering all aspects of a project cycle.
• Gathers business requirements, performs detailed analysis, and produces associated functional specifications where required.
• Partners with Operations, Technology and Front Office groups globally within J.P.Morgan to define, implement new requirement and provide regular updates to senior management.
• Supports the development of Project Management best practice within the team.
• Provides a high level of responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to project management, presentation development, and business analysis.
• Organizes complex information in a strategic and compelling way, demonstrating strong design acumen and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint techniques.
• Creates mock-ups quickly and iteratively for management presentations, reports, and dashboards.
• Drives automation of tasks and processes within the Business Management function.
• Assists with workforce management and location strategies, as well as organizational engagement programs, such as town halls, management meetings, skip level engagements employee recognition, and strategy working sessions.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Investment Banking experience.
• Ability to demonstrate both traditional and agile based Project Management skills.
• Strong background of understanding end to end lifecycle of Rates Derivatives including product knowledge, trade capture, Profit and Loss/Risk, and pricing- impact of using different discount curves to price derivative transactions.
• Collateral Management practices including understanding International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation.
• Attention to detail and investigative skills, excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills and ability to articulate business requirements.
• Able to build relationships and influence others including technology, various lines of business and other business partners.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Knowledge of accounting and finance.
• Advanced MS Excel and Power Point skills.
• Independent, proactive, self-motivated and flexible with a positive attitude.

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.