Treasury & Payments Advisory – Vice President (London)

Introduction

• Treasury & Payments Advisory is a client-facing, front-office function within J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank and sits at the nexus of cash management, liquidity and working capital advisory. This team is mandated to win new business from existing and prospective clients across Corporate and eCommerce segments of J.P. Morgan Payments.
• The team acts as a trusted partner to clients across multiple industries and partners with coverage bankers, sales managers and product specialists to develop and pilot new value propositions aligned to our global Payments strategy.

Job Summary

• The team is recruiting a senior Vice President to support its mandate across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
• A suitable candidate will demonstrate credibility in front of clients and a proven track record as a seasoned corporate treasury professional with experience across cash, foreign exchange (FX), working capital and liquidity management and / or someone with experience advising corporate treasurers and payments executives with a solid grounding in transaction banking.
• The role will be based in London and report to the Head of Treasury & Payments Advisory EMEA.

Job Responsibilities

• Consult with clients to structure tailored solutions to support their strategic objectives, bringing together integrated solutions across cash, liquidity management and FX, with the aim to support transformational EMEA and cross-regional deal flow.
• Advise senior decision-makers across the client organization, including heads of treasury, cash management and payments, while bringing best-in-class practice on topics relevant to treasury efficiency, platform modernization and positioning treasury & payments at the forefront of business model shifts, including B2C / B2B eCommerce, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate actions.
• Partner with product specialists to design client propositions and embed clients’ needs in the product development and piloting process.
• Support our consultant engagement strategy, finding areas of collaboration and contributing to deal flow through joint client pitching and referrals.
• Expand the remit of thought leadership relevant to the modern challenges and priorities of senior treasurers and payments leaders, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in treasury and payments.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Treasury & payments expertise – In-depth knowledge across cash management, working capital optimization, liquidity, FX, and merchant acquiring gained either through a transaction banking career and / or with corporate treasury of a multi-national corporate (MNC)
• Client track record – Experience advising or working within large corporate / MNC treasury and relevant buying centers, and demonstrating knowledge of how treasury & payments are evolving to support shifting business and operational needs relevant to the C-suite.
• Analytical skills – including ability to synthesize unstructured and multi-source data to deliver insights into key client priorities an strategy.
• Stakeholder management – ability to influence colleagues at all levels and establish credibility with clients as a trusted partner.
• Executive communication – Able to demonstrate executive-level communication and writing skills to craft and deliver messages for senior stakeholders.