Payments Merchant Services Business Development Associate

About The Team

A part of the Commercial & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan Payments enables organizations of all sizes to execute transactions efficiently and securely, transforming the movement of information, money, and assets. The team of experts tackles complex challenges at every stage of the payment lifecycle. And their industry-leading solutions facilitate seamless transactions across borders, industries, and platforms. Operating in over 160 countries and handling more than 120 currencies, J.P. Morgan Payments business is the largest processor of USD payments, with a daily transaction volume of $10 trillion.

About the Role

As an entry-level Business Development Associate in the Enterprise Sales team, you will be supporting some of the most significant clients in JP Morgan Payments. This is a client-facing role where you will partner with stakeholders across Global Corporate Banking to identify, qualify, and advance merchant services opportunities within JP Morgan client relationships. You'll help shape client strategies, coordinate internal partners, and maintain a healthy pipeline to drive new business growth. You will work with clients, prospects, and JP Morgan partners across the globe.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with bank coverage teams and JPMorgan Payments Treasury Services to develop account and call plans that position end-to-end solutions.
• Support prospecting, meeting prep, and follow-ups; help craft proposals, pitch materials, and RFP responses tailored to each sub-vertical's payment needs (e.g., card-not-present, recurring billing, marketplaces, omnichannel).
• Coordinate with product, pricing, legal, and risk partners on deal structuring and diligence; facilitate smooth handoffs to implementation teams.
• Maintain accurate pipeline hygiene and reporting in Salesforce; build dashboards and reports in Excel as needed.
• Track and communicate progress against goals; provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Invest in ongoing professional development through internal and external learning resources.
• Travel: up to 25%.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Card acquiring experience
• Sales acumen
• Curiosity
• An eagerness to learn
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with software, DTC tech, and B2B payment flows, including card-not-present, ecommerce, omnichannel, recurring/subscription billing, marketplaces, and tokenization.
• Working knowledge of merchant acquiring pricing and economics (e.g., interchange, assessments), risk and fraud, chargebacks and disputes.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams on complex sales pursuits.
• Experience in a customer-facing merchant services, acquiring, or payments role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to learn in new and fast-paced environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication; able to synthesize information and present clearly.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach with ability to work across functions and cultures.

Note: This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. An employment offer is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.