The professionals in JPMorgan’s Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.

Job Description

As an Assistant General Counsel within JPMorgan’s Legal team, you will be a key player in advising the Global Shares business on regulatory, transactional, strategic and BAU matters. You will provide strategic legal advice on Global Shares’ corporate share plan administration services, primarily supporting Global Shares’ EU-based investment firm and advising on employee share plan arrangements for corporate clients and participants in Europe/UK and across the globe. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing business and work in a team environment, collaborating with colleagues across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice to business partners, including senior level management and directors of the Global Shares Group, regarding strategic legal questions;
• Act as a trusted advisor to business partners, advising on share plan administration law and regulation relevant to both corporate clients and participants;
• Help the business provide a first class service to corporate clients and their employees, focused on legal risk management and problem-solving;
• Understand operational aspects of client service, including how individualized services are structured for the relationship, as well as services for participants;
• Advise on regulatory (e.g. MiFID) matters related to Global Shares’ EU-based investment firm and the wider Global Shares businesses, working with Global Share management and other functions such as Compliance and Risk as required;
• Help to monitor relevant legislation and regulations affecting Global Shares, engaging with Compliance and Risk to analyze the requirements of new laws and regulations impacting the business;
• Work closely with colleagues in different locations in Europe, the US and other regions, both business representatives and control functions such as Compliance and Risk, where required.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• The successful candidate will have at least 6 years of post-qualification experience, ideally gained with a top law firm and/or in the legal department of a top tier institution.
• Experience providing advice on regulated services/products and regulatory change within a business.
• Experience negotiating commercial contracts directly with clients or counterparties, ideally obtained as in-house counsel for a company; effective communication and presentation skills and a consistent track record of effective client relations, demonstrating strong influencing and partnerships skills.
• Familiarity with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing financial products and services in Europe/UK, e.g., broker-dealer regulations and privacy regulations.
• Creative problem-solving skills; an ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical solutions.
• Excellent judgement and decision-making skills, in particular the ability to identify legal risk and direct both the business and external counsel to key issues.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities:

• Experience working on cross border matters would be advantageous
• An understanding of the operation of employee share plans and trust structures would be an advantage.

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Solutions comprises a workforce of more than 2500 professionals spanning across 50 cities globally. Within WM Solutions, diversity is not only a fundamental necessity, but a business imperative and we are committed to building an equitable workforce that represents the communities we serve. We understand the importance of inclusion, work-life balance, and our robust benefits (including comprehensive parental leave offerings, inclusive family building programs, and discounted childcare) reflect the wide-ranging needs of our increasingly diverse workforce. WM Solutions also fosters a culture of active engagement in our Business Resource Groups (BRGs), which serve as supportive networks for employees to share, develop and create community together.