Payments Strategy & Transformation- Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Payments Transformation team seeks a Business Transformation Executive Director to lead cross-functional strategic projects, advise senior management, and drive the execution of the global transformation agenda.

You will partner with senior executives, develop market expansion initiatives, and deliver insights through quantitative analysis and strategic presentations across multiple businesses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience from a premier management consulting firm, a payments firm, or an investment banking division (M&A, Coverage, Capital Markets, Equity Research).
• Strong interest in payments required.
• Ability to work and think independently and collaboratively.
• Diverse problem solving across financial services sectors.
• Outstanding ability to analyze problems and communicate effectively (oral and written).
• Openness to developmental feedback from peers.
• Experience managing teams or project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives/projects to resolve diverse problems.
• Advise senior management of J.P. Morgan Payments.
• Manage Strategy & Transformation project teams.
• Gather, synthesize, analyze and present project data and findings.
• Execute creative analyses and provide insights to identify issues and recommendations.
• Develop strategic presentations for internal and external audiences.
• Execute on our market expansion strategy.
• Monitor industry trends and share reports with the team and senior executives.
• Create an environment of collaboration and mutual responsibility.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects across J.P. Morgan Payments.

Job description

This team is responsible for helping senior management develop and execute their global transformation agenda through:

• Defining the strategy for the business, including growth strategies and corporate development
• Driving the transformation agenda across high-priority business initiatives, including expanding to new markets and optimizing operating models
• Partnering with senior executives to articulate our strategy both internally and externally

The Transformation team operates across these pillars and drives the broader strategic agenda for J.P. Morgan Payments. Our lean team is very high impact, working directly with the J.P. Morgan Payments global management team on their top priorities and collaborating across lines of business on the payments priorities for J.P. Morgan Chase broadly.

As a Business Transformation Executive Director within Payments, you will lead cross-functional strategic projects, make recommendations to senior management, execute business transformation initiatives,and foster collaboration across multiple J.P. Morgan Payments businesses.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives/projects to resolve diverse problems
• Advise senior management of J.P. Morgan Payments
• Manage Strategy & Transformation project teams
• Gather, synthesize, analyze and present project data and findings
• Execute creative analyses and provide insight to identify issues and arrive at recommendations
• Develop strategic presentations for both internal and external audiences
• Execute on our market expansion strategy
• Monitor industry trends and share insightful reports and analyses with broader team and with senior executives
• Create and/or contribute to an environment of collaboration and mutual responsibility
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects across J.P. Morgan Payments

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:

• 8+ years of experience from a premier management consulting firm, a payments firm (e.g., in strategy, product management, sales), or an investment banking division (e.g., M&A, Coverage, Capital Markets, Equity Research)
• Strong interest in payments required
• Ability to work and think independently and collaboratively
• Diverse problem solving experience, such as experience with a top management consulting firm or in other generalist problem solving environments across financial services sectors
• Outstanding ability to analyze problems, apply quantitative approaches, communicate effectively and confidently (both oral and written)
• Openness to an environment of active developmental feedback from peers
• Experience managing teams or project teams

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities:

• Payments experience