Business Management - Senior Associate

Aumni; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

On-site wellness center

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Chicago is seeking a Senior Associate for the Business Management team to help optimize performance, manage risks, and support cross‑functional initiatives.

You will coordinate ad‑hoc requests, create strategic reports and dashboards, and partner with executives across lines of business to drive prioritised actions. The role emphasizes design quality, stakeholder collaboration, and independent execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related area.
• 4 years of experience in Business Management or COO role.
• Proven ability to deliver timely, high‑quality presentations and reporting with attention to design.
• Demonstrated ability to work with different stakeholder groups and drive the agenda.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization and project management skills.
• Ability to articulate thoughtful rationale in design decisions.
• MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Pivot Tables (intermediate to advanced).
• Self‑motivated, tenacious, and able to work with high degree of independence.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, high‑quality responses to executive requests for PM, presentations, and analyses.
• Organize complex data into strategic, compelling slides and dashboards.
• Communicate with key partners to define projects and drive next steps.
• Manage and deliver major work streams and tasks.
• Identify business risks and drive mitigating controls.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance deliverables within the Risk Control Self‑Assessment framework.
• Coordinate team activities and prepare materials for town halls and strategy sessions.
• Maintain internal resources on collaboration sites (e.g., SharePoint).
• Participate in cross‑functional initiatives to simplify and improve processes.

Skills

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Presentation design

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Economics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Pivot Tables

Job description

Join our Business Management team and optimize business performance by helping to drive key initiatives. You will act as a trusted advisor and counterweight to Business/Group Heads.

As a Senior Associate in the Business Management team, you will be responsible for identifying, escalating, and mitigating business risks. The role of a business manager is dynamic and can vary from business to business, in line with the priorities of the different lines of business.

Job responsibilities

• Provide a high level of responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to project management, presentation development, and business analysis.
• Organize complex information in a strategic and compelling way, demonstrating advanced design acumen and expertise in Excel and PowerPoint techniques. Create wireframes and mock‑ups quickly and iteratively for management presentations, reports, and dashboards.
• Communicate effectively with key business partners to understand projects and drive next steps.
• Project manage and deliver key work streams and tasks.
• Identify key business risks on the platform and drive resolution of mitigating controls.
• Support audit, regulatory and compliance deliverables; help drive specific action plans and deliverables within the Risk Control Self‑Assessment framework.
• Coordinate team activities and prepare materials for town halls, employee recognition, and strategy working sessions.
• Collect and maintain internal resources and documentation on collaboration sites, like SharePoint.
• Participate in collaborative initiatives with team members and global managers, looking for ways to continually simplify, improve, and add value to existing business processes.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area.
• 4 years of experience in Business Management or COO role.
• Proven experience delivering timely, high quality presentations and/or reporting for various projects and stakeholders. Attention to detail is a must with continuous focus on design excellence.
• Demonstrated ability in dealing with different stakeholder groups and driving the agenda.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization and project management skills.
• Ability to articulate and demonstrate thoughtful rationale in design decisions.
• Intermediate to advanced level ability expected in all MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Pivot Tables).
• Self‑motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills.

To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

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. As a Business Manager you will optimize business performance by helping drive key initiatives.