Securities Services - Product Manager - Depositary Services - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Product Manager within Depositary Services in Bournemouth, England. This role involves developing compliant products, managing procedures, and ensuring alignment with regulatory standards. Candidates should have strong regulatory knowledge, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. This is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about regulatory excellence in financial services.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of Depositary Banks' regulatory landscape.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop and syndicate Depositary Bank services to meet regulatory needs.
• Create standardized procedures for product design implementation.
• Monitor regulatory developments and their impacts on service designs.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge of UCITS and AIFMD

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Relationship management skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

Overview

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Job Summary

As a Product Manager within Depositary Services, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our products comply with all relevant regulations and standards. You will work closely with other Securities Services Product teams, as well as cross-functional partners, including Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Sales, to develop and execute product strategies that align with regulatory requirements and our business objectives. You will be instrumental in integrating regulatory requirements into key processes for the safekeeping duties for which a Depositary bank is responsible, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment across Europe.

Job Responsibilities

• Product Design: Develop and syndicate the design of Depositary Bank services with focus on defining the scope and structure of safekeeping, record-keeping, and asset verification services to meet both regulatory and client needs, ensuring alignment with UCITS and AIFMD regulatory requirements.
• Procedure Development: Work with Operations, Depositary Service Delivery and Depositary Management teams to create and maintain standardized procedures for implementing product design, ensuring that all processes incorporate appropriate controls, audit trails, and consistency. Oversee the documentation and regular review of procedures to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Regulatory Integration: Ensure that Depositary Services policies, product definition and services directory fully reflect current and emerging regulatory requirements, monitoring directly or leveraging in-country Depositary Manager teams regulatory developments affecting Depositary Banks and assess their impact on service designs and procedures, and drive the implementation of necessary changes.
• Risk Management: Identify regulatory, commercial, and operational risks related to Depositary services, and design effective controls and mitigants within procedures to address these risks. Coordinate with Internal Audit and BCM for Custody, Safekeeping & Asset Verification topics, processes and issues.
• Training Provide guidance and training to client-facing Depositary Managers as well as Operations & Depositary Service Delivery staff on regulatory obligations, approve procedural updates, and ensure ongoing alignment with regulatory standards.
• Stakeholder Communication: Represent Depositary Services in internal and external forums, communicate regulatory updates, and advocate for compliance and strategic alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Culture and Expertise: Help to foster a culture of regulatory excellence and collaboration, partner with Product Management teams to drive innovation in service design, and develop expertise in regulatory trends to inform strategic decisions.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• In-depth understanding of the regulatory landscape for Depositary Banks under UCITS and AIFMD, and its impact on service design and procedural implementation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated relationship management, influencing, and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to regulatory compliance, quality, and consistency.
• Ability to balance detailed regulatory requirements with strategic business objectives.

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.