Senior Asset Ops Lead: Trade Exceptions & Controls

JPMorganChase; Philippines; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the Philippines is seeking a Trading Services Senior Associate to take senior ownership of trade operations with complex exception resolution, strong controls, and process improvements that reduce risk and manual effort. You will lead investigations, document root-cause analysis, and mentor teammates to ensure sustainable, escalation-ready outcomes.

Responsibilities include guiding daily operations, driving risk reduction, and maintaining audit-ready records while collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
• 8 years of relevant experience in trade operations or a closely related operations function
• Advanced understanding of equity and ETF operations and reconciliations
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex exception investigations with root-cause analysis and preventive actions
• Strong control discipline with audit-ready documentation
• Risk-aware approach to reducing manual effort and improving outcomes
• Effective stakeholder management and communication under pressure
• Hands-on experience with Python-based automation for data processing, reconciliations, and reporting

Responsibilities

• Own daily operational health for assigned coverage, including exception aging and control checkpoints
• Lead investigations for high-impact and complex exceptions with timely resolution and stakeholder updates
• Document root cause, corrective actions, and preventive actions clearly and audit-ready
• Strengthen procedures by identifying gaps and improving control discipline
• Drive process improvements to reduce operational risk, rework, and manual effort
• Support daily operational activities such as reconciliations sign-offs and backlog clearance
• Assist incident and problem management with escalation and closure
• Coach and mentor junior team members to raise quality and ownership

Skills

Stakeholder management

Python automation

Root-cause analysis

Process improvement

Risk management

Clear communication

Auditing/documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

Job description

JPMorganChase in the Philippines is seeking a Trading Services Senior Associate to take senior ownership of trade operations with complex exception resolution, strong controls, and process improvements that reduce risk and manual effort. You will lead investigations, document root-cause analysis, and mentor teammates to ensure sustainable, escalation-ready outcomes.

Responsibilities include guiding daily operations, driving risk reduction, and maintaining audit-ready records while collaborating