Job Description
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients’ needs globally Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.
Employer Description
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 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, ****** orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
Department Description
The FICC Transformation team is a dedicated team of project and client facing resources that are focused on delivering against large scale change initiatives that span across business units to address Industry, Business and Client requirements across the FICC organization. The group provides a unique mix of project skills and product experience that are not tied to a specific business unit enabling it to provide a consistent, high-quality and responsive approach to the way we manage and execute change across the Corporate & Investment Bank.
The Athena Program is a multi-year Initiative under the FICC Transformation. The Initiative is focused on re-engineering and consolidating all components of the Rates, Credit, Commodities, Equities and FX Businesses across Front, Middle and Back Offices as well as the Technology footprint in supporting each.
The Team
The team provides end to end technology solutions for the firm's Investment Banking, Sales & Trading and Risk Management business areas. Working closely with Technology, the Middle Office, Finance and Business management, the team is responsible for defining and implementing Rates Athena across multiple work streams including transaction management and life-cycle events, reference data, and core feeds.
Athena is a strategic platform for processing and risk managing securities and derivatives in the Investment Bank. It is currently used by the FX, Commodities and Rates businesses globally. It is responsible for product modeling, trade capture, risk, event and position management, providing the books and records to the bank for trades and feeding downstream back office systems such as accounting, settlements, legal documentation and regulatory reporting. The products managed on this platform range from high volume listed and flow derivative products to extremely complex over-the-counter structured and securitized derivatives.
This is an opportunity to join an adaptable team with strong business sponsorship, diverse skill set, and a track record in delivering innovative forward thinking and ultimately revenue enhancing solutions to the Rates/CEM and Credit businesses.
Job Responsibilities / Role:
• Manage medium sized implementation and testing projects
• Subject Matter Expert on Derivatives asset class.
• Lead or participate in multiple global/regional Implementation projects simultaneously.
• Create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Manage Stakeholder expectations with regular updates on project progress and highlight Risk/dependencies and path to resolution.
• Senior Management Communication on progress, risk etc.
• Resolve escalated Risks, Assumptions and Issues management
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Front Office/Middle Office/Back Office/Finance and other functional groups
• Gather/documents/review user requirements across user groups.
• Collaborate with technology leads to devise implementation strategy/resolve issues.
• Work closely with developers to deliver build/track/test Jiras.
• Provide project level analysis – producing required project analysis documentation (requirements, scope matrix, use cases, flow diagrams, proposals, UAT plan, migration plan, Runbook etc.)
• End to End Test management including creation of automation scripts, defect & Gap analysis etc.
• Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
• Maintain global consistency for solutions and technical implementations.
• Provide sign-off for changes to be promoted to production post testing.
• Adhere to bank’s internal processes (configuration management, change control, System/Data access etc.)
• Actively seek and apply Process Improvements across the project and BAU Processes.
• Delivery management through vendors and internal entities like data centers, development teams.
Basic Qualification:
• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Formal training in Project Management, a plus.
• Experience in FX, Derivatives, finance, banking domain, a plus.
• Should be experienced on working with global teams.
Total and Relevant Experience:
• 5-8 years of relevant business analysis and testing experience
• Should have lead or been actively engaged in complex Global implementation programs preferably in Finance Domain.
Technical Skills Required :
• Hands-on Experience of Business Analysis & Project Management tools
• Hands-on experience with Visio, Microsoft office suite (including Macros)
• Good understanding of major relational database management systems Oracle, Sybase etc.
• Knowledge on python scripting & Hydra databases is a plus.
• Familiar with major technology operating systems like Unix and Windows.
Non-Technical Skills Required:
• Good communications skills, written and verbal.
• Strong Business Analytical skills and delivery focus backed with good management, communication, leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals
• Experienced in analyzing and resolving complex business problems using software workflow.
• Experienced in Managing stake holders across business units and functions, organizations and geographies
• Proven ability to deliver under pressure and demanding deadlines
• Ability to translate ambiguously defined objectives into concrete actions and deliverables and manages their execution.
• Ability to look beyond stated objectives.
· “JPMorgan Chase is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer of Disability/Veteran.”
Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients’ needs globally Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.
Employer Description
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 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, ****** orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
Department Description
The FICC Transformation team is a dedicated team of project and client facing resources that are focused on delivering against large scale change initiatives that span across business units to address Industry, Business and Client requirements across the FICC organization. The group provides a unique mix of project skills and product experience that are not tied to a specific business unit enabling it to provide a consistent, high-quality and responsive approach to the way we manage and execute change across the Corporate & Investment Bank.
The Athena Program is a multi-year Initiative under the FICC Transformation. The Initiative is focused on re-engineering and consolidating all components of the Rates, Credit, Commodities, Equities and FX Businesses across Front, Middle and Back Offices as well as the Technology footprint in supporting each.
The Team
The team provides end to end technology solutions for the firm's Investment Banking, Sales & Trading and Risk Management business areas. Working closely with Technology, the Middle Office, Finance and Business management, the team is responsible for defining and implementing Rates Athena across multiple work streams including transaction management and life-cycle events, reference data, and core feeds.
Athena is a strategic platform for processing and risk managing securities and derivatives in the Investment Bank. It is currently used by the FX, Commodities and Rates businesses globally. It is responsible for product modeling, trade capture, risk, event and position management, providing the books and records to the bank for trades and feeding downstream back office systems such as accounting, settlements, legal documentation and regulatory reporting. The products managed on this platform range from high volume listed and flow derivative products to extremely complex over-the-counter structured and securitized derivatives.
This is an opportunity to join an adaptable team with strong business sponsorship, diverse skill set, and a track record in delivering innovative forward thinking and ultimately revenue enhancing solutions to the Rates/CEM and Credit businesses.
Job Responsibilities / Role:
• Manage medium sized implementation and testing projects
• Subject Matter Expert on Derivatives asset class.
• Lead or participate in multiple global/regional Implementation projects simultaneously.
• Create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Manage Stakeholder expectations with regular updates on project progress and highlight Risk/dependencies and path to resolution.
• Senior Management Communication on progress, risk etc.
• Resolve escalated Risks, Assumptions and Issues management
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Front Office/Middle Office/Back Office/Finance and other functional groups
• Gather/documents/review user requirements across user groups.
• Collaborate with technology leads to devise implementation strategy/resolve issues.
• Work closely with developers to deliver build/track/test Jiras.
• Provide project level analysis – producing required project analysis documentation (requirements, scope matrix, use cases, flow diagrams, proposals, UAT plan, migration plan, Runbook etc.)
• End to End Test management including creation of automation scripts, defect & Gap analysis etc.
• Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
• Maintain global consistency for solutions and technical implementations.
• Provide sign-off for changes to be promoted to production post testing.
• Adhere to bank’s internal processes (configuration management, change control, System/Data access etc.)
• Actively seek and apply Process Improvements across the project and BAU Processes.
• Delivery management through vendors and internal entities like data centers, development teams.
Basic Qualification:
• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Formal training in Project Management, a plus.
• Experience in FX, Derivatives, finance, banking domain, a plus.
• Should be experienced on working with global teams.
Total and Relevant Experience:
• 5-8 years of relevant business analysis and testing experience
• Should have lead or been actively engaged in complex Global implementation programs preferably in Finance Domain.
Technical Skills Required :
• Hands-on Experience of Business Analysis & Project Management tools
• Hands-on experience with Visio, Microsoft office suite (including Macros)
• Good understanding of major relational database management systems Oracle, Sybase etc.
• Knowledge on python scripting & Hydra databases is a plus.
• Familiar with major technology operating systems like Unix and Windows.
Non-Technical Skills Required:
• Good communications skills, written and verbal.
• Strong Business Analytical skills and delivery focus backed with good management, communication, leadership, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals
• Experienced in analyzing and resolving complex business problems using software workflow.
• Experienced in Managing stake holders across business units and functions, organizations and geographies
• Proven ability to deliver under pressure and demanding deadlines
• Ability to translate ambiguously defined objectives into concrete actions and deliverables and manages their execution.
• Ability to look beyond stated objectives.
· “JPMorgan Chase is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer of Disability/Veteran.”
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Business Analysis Associate I position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Mumbai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.
