Finance and Business Management - BCBS 239 Project Manager - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in London seeks a Vice President in the Commercial & Investment Bank Program Management team. You will manage various projects impacting Finance & Business Management, demonstrating exceptional project management and communication skills. The role involves collaborating across multiple functions and ensuring robust program governance. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in project management within the finance industry, showcasing strong analytical and leadership qualities.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in project management or similar profession.
• Extensive finance industry experience.
• Ability to articulate complex issues concisely.

Responsibilities

• Create project charters and governance structures.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across different functions.
• Coordinate implementation and execution of plans.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Multitasking

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

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Job Description

The Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB) Program Management team is responsible for the oversight and delivery of multiple projects within the Corporate Investment Bank impacting Finance & Business Management. The Cross-Functional & Risk pillar of this team specifically manages several initiatives that impact the CIB across asset class and functions, typically; Strategic and transformational programs, Legal Entity Strategy Programs and Large regulatory implementation programs. The program team is responsible for end-to-end project management and governance of the BCBS 239 implementation plan. The regulatory objective of BCBS 239 is to ensure that banks establish robust capabilities for risk data aggregation and risk reporting.

As a Vice President in the Commercial & Investment Bank Program Management team, you will be working in partnership with the BCBS 239 Program Owner and respective Workstream Leads across multiple teams, including Corporate Technology, CIB Technology, Risk, Finance, CDAO, Operations, Outsourcing, Control Management and JPMSE Data Governance. You will be driven and have exceptional communication, project management skills, and demonstrate solid judgment and leadership skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a complex environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Create project charters, resourcing plans, defining, and agreeing roles and responsibilities for project delivery.
• Create and maintain an appropriate governance structure, evolving as needed.
• Build and maintain working relationships with stakeholders in the different businesses our team can support (e.g., Markets, Private Bank, Asset Management) and functions (e.g., Finance, Operations, Risk, CDAO, Legal etc.)
• Lead or co-ordinate Working Group sessions as required to, setting the agenda, preparing meeting materials, documenting minutes, and ensuring clear ownership of action items.
• Coordinating, planning, and tracking implementation / execution of plans where relevant.
• Create project materials as required for governance forums, management reporting, ad hoc presentations, and regulatory materials.
• Implement and maintain appropriate project management tools and processes, according to our team's minimum controls and process library, such as Statements of Work, Roles and Responsibilities, Governance Framework and Communications Plan.
• Identify, collate, and manage the Program level risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Manage communication of status updates to stakeholders through scorecards.
• Partner with stakeholders, providing guidance and analysis, helping identify and elevate issues/risks/dependencies and facilitating communication across teams.
• Partner with technology as required to ensure design and build requirements meet business needs.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Relevant experience in project management, or similar profession
• Extensive finance industry experience
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent multitasking and prioritizing skills
• Ability to distil complex requirements into actionable implementation tasks.
• Ability to articulate complex issues concisely and communicate effectively and comfortably with senior people.
• Robust understanding of CIB products and decision-making processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to draft high-impact presentations and documentation.
• Strong people skills and the ability to work collaboratively and professionally in a team and with senior stakeholders.
• Diligence and ability to work independently when required.
• Experience managing cross-functional, cross asset class or end to end projects.
• Strategic thinking and leadership skills, able to take initiative and drive projects to successful completion.
• Strong initiative, enterprising spirit, and desire to learn.
• Experience in defining business requirements, implementing, and testing solutions with Technology.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.) and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Innovation tools and processes like Alteryx and Tableau
• Experience in people management

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.