CIB Operations – Global Commodities Change Manager – Associate

The Commodities business is an exciting, fast-paced area of the firm covering an expansive range of products. This opportunity is to join the GCG Change Management team as a project manager for the New Business Initiatives programme. This role will support the delivery of a complex agenda from implementation of target state technical architecture to supporting the firm’s agenda to streamline legal entity models. The individual will need to co-ordinate the operating model, user acceptance testing right through to execution.

 Key responsibilities
Partner with relevant stakeholders to analyse and document business requirements and operating model.
Define appropriate milestones, tracking progress against them and being flexible and resourceful to ensure initiatives deliver necessary results.
Ensure consistency in approach across asset class.
Act as operations liaison with project stakeholders and serve as an escalation point to all relevant parties.
Create & coordinate all aspects of UAT plan, liaising with BAU teams and providing subject matter expert knowledge to define test cases and success criteria, and participating in execution of UAT and tracking of results.
Project management, monitoring and status reporting (disseminate prioritization, risks & issues and dependencies) throughout the project lifecycle.
Training and implementation planning and execution. 
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment and be flexible to changes to scope and approach
University degree with experience in Financial Services, Investment Bank environment preferable
Product knowledge across asset classes Commodities, FX, Credit & Rates a plus
Experience of project management, business analysis or Operations; a combination would be ideal
Understanding of the trade lifecycle from trade booking through to physical clearing/settlement
Ability to understand big picture and drill down into the detail
Well-organized, independent self-starter
Experience documenting requirements and coordinating testing a plus
Flexibility in terms of varied tasks that can change priority at short notice
Strong partnership record and ability to build effective business relationships
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project skills 
About J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank
J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.