EMEA Real Time Payments Product Manager - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking an EMEA Real Time Payments Product Manager to drive product strategy and development. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to innovate payment solutions and streamline client experiences while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and analytical skills, with a proven track record in the payments industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, development, or comparable role.
• Proven ability to achieve results in a high-pressure environment.
• Regulatory awareness and experience in rule adoption.

Responsibilities

• Defines and delivers EMEA Real Time Payment Product strategy.
• Manages P&L including financial planning and delivery.
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert in Payments.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Change management

Problem solving

Education

Experience in product management

Experience in Financial Services and Payments

Job description

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Job Description

The EMEA Payments Product Management Team is a dynamic and diverse Product team responsible for product strategy, development, commercialization and local relevance of payment products across the region. The products developed will be used by the global financial institutions and corporations executing payments and will focus on streamlining the client experience while reducing operational costs and risks within the current model.

As an EMEA Real Time Payments Product Manager within the J.P. Morgan Payments team, you will be at the forefront of promoting the regional payments transformation. You will be responsible for product strategy, development, commercialization, and ensuring local relevance of payment products across the region. You will collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders, lead teams, and build product roadmaps. Your role will be pivotal in streamlining the client experience, reducing operational costs and risks, and delivering innovative payment solutions. This role provides an opportunity to leverage your strategic development and execution skills, knowledge in payment risk and regulation, and passion for payments to make a significant impact on our clients and the industry.

Job responsibilities

• Defines and delivers EMEA Real Time Payment Product strategy ensuring we achieve market leading and innovative capabilities in line with regulatory requirements with reduced risk and costs whilst driving increased financial profitability
• Manages P&L (Profit & Loss) including accurate financial planning and delivery against revenue and expense target and accountability of payment execution
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert in Payments with a primary focus on Real Time with an end-to-end understanding and accountability of payment execution
• Participates in industry working groups and drive thought leadership into our strategy, clients and the market
• Collaborates with various internal and external stakeholders in order to identify, develop and implement new solutions and product improvements that are globally consistent
• Designs, presents and owns internal training and client facing materials
• Understands the risks inherent in the product and drive programs to reduce or eliminate
• Implements change, consensus, and alignment on the target state vision and roadmap across a diverse set of stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Exhibits a need for continuous learning and provide knowledge gained throughout the entire organization, beyond the team and line of business, and facilitate classes, workshops, and sharing events.
• Acts as an active team-player in developing the team, fostering a collaborative and supportive culture, and bringing positivity and a sense of fun to the office.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Able to demonstrate a level of experience & knowledge within payments such as
  • Experience focused in a product management, development, product delivery or comparable role
  • Experience with and/or prior collaboration with Sales, Service, Operations and Technology
  • Experience in the Financial Services and Payments business
• Proven leadership, financial, analytical and strategic skill set
• Effective change management and strategy management experience. Ability to connect with teams to influence current state mindset, help them adapt to a changing environment.
• Proven ability to achieve quality results in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment requiring flexibility / adaptability to changeable directives
• Solid track record of success in developing and implementing initiatives
• Payment industry group participation and contribution
• Regulatory awareness and experience of rule adoption
• Creative problem solver, capable of developing innovative and differentiated solutions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Execution-oriented self-starter who likes to take initiative
• Demonstrated track record of managing risk
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to effectively prioritize, set vision and strategy, set direction and balance delivery across various time horizons

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.