Asset Management - Client Service Contract Team - Contract Specialist - Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is seeking a Contract Specialist to lead the contract management process for its diverse investment products, driving business growth and strengthening partnerships with senior leaders and industry experts.

You will own bespoke contracts across funds, coordinate due diligence, and oversee administration and negotiation with internal teams to ensure timely completion of contracts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Experience in asset management, compliance, or legal.
• Strong time, project management, and organizational skills in deadline-driven environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the standard contract and governance process; ownership of bespoke/negotiated contracts across investment products.
• Maintain central records for all contracts and fee arrangements with financial intermediaries; oversee contract procedures.
• Partner with internal legal and compliance teams to coordinate contract negotiation processes.
• Make day-to-day operation decisions and elevate issues as needed.
• Anticipate client needs and interact with senior personnel at distribution partners.
• Work independently or with sales to address client inquiries and respond to requests.
• Become the agreement expert across J.P. Morgan Funds’ sales channels and client segments.

Skills

Asset management experience

Compliance experience

Legal experience

Time management

Communication skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Take charge of the contract management process for J.P. Morgan’s diverse investment products, where your expertise drives business growth, strengthens key partnerships, and puts you at the center of high-impact collaboration with senior leaders and industry experts.

As the Contract Specialist within JP Morgan’s Asset Management you are an accountable member of the US Intermediary Contract team with primary responsibility forthe contract management process -approval, negotiations and administration for theJ.P. Morgan Mutual Funds, Global Liquidity, 529, Commingled, ETF, Alternatives and Managed Account businesses. This includes responsibility for the approval process, administration,preparation, and negotiation of contracts, coordination of due diligence, and responsibility for processes and controls relating to the timely completion of contracts. These contracts play a critical role in enabling business growth and maintaining relationships with our Intermediary partners. This position fosters relationships and regularly interacts with senior management, sales teams, business leaders, and legal and compliance personnel across multiple investment lines (US Funds, Institutional, Global Liquidity, Separately Managed Account businesses).

Job responsibilities

• Manage the standard contract and governance process; ownership of the bespoke/negotiated contracts, across our various investment products; information resource to legal, line of business senior management, sales and service teams in Funds impacted by the contract process
• Maintain central records for all contracts and respective fee arrangements with financial intermediaries; includes accountability for data integrity and oversight of contract management tool. Maintenance and ownership of department contract procedures
• Partner with internal legal – running the weekly meeting, manager, compliance, invoice team, product, sales management and management of other functional areas to coordinate effective, fluid and timely management of the contract negotiation process

• Expected to make decisions concerning the day-to-day operation of the various entities, exercise good judgment and elevate issues appropriately

• Anticipate the needs of clients and work to consistently meet or exceed those needs, will require regular interaction with senior level personnel at the Funds’ distribution partners

• Work independently or in coordination with internal sales team to address client inquiries and respond to information requests

• Become the agreement expert; fully understand how J.P. Morgan Funds conducts business across various sales channels and client segments

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience in asset management, compliance, or legal
• Strong time, project management, and organizational skills in deadline-driven environments
• Motivated self-starter focused on client service, able to work independently and as part of a team
• Mindset for continuous process improvement, influencing change and collaboration across the organization
• Solution-oriented, leading initiatives to enhance processes and drive results.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to tailor messages for various audiences; proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and reporting

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• FINRA Series 6 or 7 strongly preferred