VP, Post-Trade Operations & Automation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 122,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase Market Operations seeks a Vice President to lead post-trade operating discipline across Fixed Income and Equities. You will own critical control and client outcomes spanning clearance, trade matching, settlement, and break management, partnering with multiple teams to drive improvements.

As a senior leader, you will oversee end-to-end trade lifecycle controls, drive automation, leverage data-driven insights, and ensure a scalable operating model to support growing volumes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Purchase and Sales Operations, Securities Operations, Trading Services, or related post-trade operations.
• Proven expertise in trade lifecycle processing including clearance and balancing, trade matching, settlement, reconciliation, and exception management.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income and Equity products, securities operations, market practices, and operational controls.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end oversight of Purchase and Sales operations, including clearance and balancing, trade matching, settlement, reconciliation, and break management.
• Oversee daily controls, exception governance, and timely escalation of material operational risks and issues.
• Drive root-cause analysis across breaks, rejects, unmatched transactions, and processing exceptions, implementing sustainable solutions that reduce recurrence.
• Partner with Trading, Technology, Product, Risk, and Operations stakeholders to support new business initiatives, evolving trade flows, and process enhancements.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, SLAs, and operational metrics to assess performance and drive accountability.
• Lead strategic automation and process improvement initiatives through requirements gathering, prioritization, testing, implementation, and benefit realization.
• Utilize data analysis to identify trends, quantify operational impacts, support risk management, and inform strategic decision-making.
• Strengthen the operational control environment through governance, issue management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and workflow oversight while developing talent and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior management and stakeholders, clearly communicating operational performance, risks, and strategic recommendations.

Skills

Trade lifecycle processing

Operational risk controls

Data analysis

Automation technologies

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Analytics tools

Automation tools

Job description

JPMorganChase Market Operations seeks a Vice President to lead post-trade operating discipline across Fixed Income and Equities. You will own critical control and client outcomes spanning clearance, trade matching, settlement, and break management, partnering with multiple teams to drive improvements.

As a senior leader, you will oversee end-to-end trade lifecycle controls, drive automation, leverage data-driven insights, and ensure a scalable operating model to support growing volumes.