This role allows to partner with JPMorgan Chase Lines of Business and Control functions (e.g. Legal / Compliance) globally.
The Global Conflicts team reviews firm’s business activities to avoid or manage any actual or perceived conflicts of interest and/or related reputation risk. We gather relevant information about those relationships, assess where one relationship could conflict with another and provide senior leaders with a recommended path forward. These range from facilitating a business selection conversation to limiting business activities and managing deal team staffing.
As an Associate within Global Conflicts team, you will focus on the review and analysis of deal team staffing for transactions originating in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific). This role will provide you with a broad view of the global activities across our Lines of Business, particularly within our Global Banking franchise.
Job responsibilities
- Research of firm’s relationships with entities involved in proposed transactions utilizing several internal systems
- Assess proposed individual banker staffing in a new transactions given current or past involvement in other transactions
- Partner with the Legal and Compliance functions to navigate ways to mitigate any identified potential conflicts of interest and /or address any identified confidentiality concerns in relation to proposed deal team staffing
- Communicate conclusions and analysis to Global Conflicts Office colleagues, deal team leaders and, as required, senior management
- Document the review, analysis and conclusions reached
- Participate in ad hoc projects to support the Global Conflicts function
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- University degree or equivalent
- Relevant work experience in a fast-moving analytical environment
- Understanding of investment banking products, services and transactions
- Must be detail-oriented, organized and thorough
- Must have the ability to communicate (verbal and written) and document information in a clear, precise and efficient manner
- Must have the ability to manage multiple projects in an efficient manner and bring them to a timely completion
- Must be comfortable working and collaborating within a strong team environment
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience of working in a private practice or in-house Legal team