Trade Lifecycle Associate I

About the Role

Step into the role of Trade Lifecycle Associate I at JPMorganChase, where you'll be a vital part of managing the pre- and post-trading life cycle. Your expertise in cash movements and funding coordination will be essential in ensuring seamless trade processing and operational excellence. As a Trade Lifecycle Associate I, you will play a pivotal role in managing the operations of the pre- and post-trading life cycle across all asset classes. Your expertise in cash movements, funding, and coordination with other business lines will ensure seamless trade processing on our platforms. You will leverage your broad knowledge of trade lifecycle principles and practices to propose and implement improvements to our current working methods. Your role will involve diverse activities requiring analysis and judgement within defined boundaries, and you will often be responsible for guiding the work of others. Your proficiency in listening and questioning, internal stakeholder management, presentation skills, process improvement, and automation will be key to your success in this role. You will also have the opportunity to develop your data and tech literacy skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of the technical infrastructure that supports the business & effectively utilizes infrastructure for daily tasks.
• Ensure all transactions are correctly matched for smooth settlement.
• Pre-matching and settlement of Fixed Income trades (including priority client focus).
• Delivery management, cross depot stock movements.
• Identify and instruct Payment processing.
• SBL intraday activity, escalation and resolution of failing trades.
• Instruction of bond conversions (both physical and ADRs).
• Validation of interest claims, Auto-borrow reports, Daily High/Credit Risk reporting.
• Resolution of Cash and Stock breaks working closely with the Reconciliations team.
• Verification of manual instructions.
• Continuously participate in projects involving new system implementation, process improvements, etc.
• Take ownership of work, problems, clarify issues / objections, and ensure data integrity, accuracy and completeness.
• Working closely with the Business (Desk Heads, Global and Regional Business Managers) to understand their needs / priorities / issues.
• Work closely with technology partners to design the right solutions and implement requirements for future state, focusing on priorities and efficiency saves.
• Requirements gathering for the build of the future state, clearly documenting workflows, E2E processes, controls along the lifecycle and new roles and responsibilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A strong control mindset and adherence to a high degree of business ethics.
• In-depth experience with Fixed Income products and global markets.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in driving global initiatives and affecting change in a large organization.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with time critical deliveries.
• Be innovative and suggest system improvement capabilities.

Qualifications

• Prior custody/treasury operation services, markets operational experience.
• Understanding of SWIFT, Cross Border Payments, Foreign Exchange, Trade life cycle, Reconciliation rules and Global Custody.
• Developing experience using AI-powered analytics, workflow automation, or intelligent process tools to drive efficiency gains, reduce manual effort, or improve accuracy in operational processes.