Agency Securities Finance Operations - Trade Support Associate

Job Description
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to expand your exposure and expertise in Agency Securities Finance? This is an unique opportunity for you to join the Agency Securities Finance Operations team where we are agent lender that provides equity and fixed income securities to broker dealers to facilitate their proprietary and client trading strategies. When there is a requirement to borrow securities, the lending desk negotiates a fee for the loan based on supply and demand and the type of underlying strategy. With 5 trading desks globally, J.P. Morgan offers a 24-hour service in 37 different markets.
As a Trade Support Associate within Agency Securities Finance Operations team, you will provide regional operational support for our Discretionary Securities Lending business. The product is positioned for significant growth and is looking for or you to support this expansion.
Job responsibilities:

• Provide operational support for the Securities Lending Trading desks
• Monitor client sales, and ensuring adequate inventory for settlement
• Assist the trade desk to recall or swap positions for proxy events, buffer management, MSCI rebalance and client transitions
• Monitor Securities Lending trades to ensure settlement, liaising directly with counterparties and agent banks
• Provide oversight oversight and escalation support on Corporate Actions and Manufactured Income in Asia Pacific
• Focus and drive efficiencies, utilizing digital tools such as Alteryx, Xceptor, Tableau and Python
• Drive changes to the control and automation agendas

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• At least a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related disciplines
• At least 8 years of experience in Securities Lending, Collateral Management, Settlements, and/or Trade Support or Middle Office role
• Sound knowledge of Global Financial Markets
• Proven track record in a busy and/or dynamic operations environment with an ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• A history of process improvements
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel
• Exposure to digital tools such as Alteryx, Xceptor, Tableau and Python beneficial
• Understanding of the workflows of a custodian
• A strong controls focus

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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.
About the Team
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.