Equity Derivatives Trade Support - Vice President

Job Description

Build a stronger, more modern trading services organization where controls, client outcomes, and scalable processes go hand in hand. In this role, you will lead a team that supports end-to-end post-trade execution and drives meaningful change through process improvement and system modernization. You will partner closely with stakeholders across the trading lifecycle to strengthen operational resilience and deliver consistent outcomes. Join us to help shape how we run and transform a critical trading services platform.

As a Senior Vice President within our Equity Derivatives Middle Office team, you will lead a trading services organization responsible for end-to-end post-trade support and control execution while driving global transformation initiatives. You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes, strengthen risk and control discipline, and modernize the operating model to better support business growth and client needs.

Job responsibilities

• Lead and develop a people manager-led organization, setting clear goals, accountability, and performance expectations
• Manage day-to-day post-trade support across the equity derivatives lifecycle, ensuring timely, accurate execution and escalation when needed
• Execute and evidence operational controls within required timelines and governance expectations
• Partner with key stakeholders across the trading lifecycle to support new business initiatives, including control and process design
• Coordinate delivery of strategic initiatives and system modernization efforts, including process re-engineering and operating model change
• Drive continuous improvement across processes, controls, and operational architecture, reinforcing a culture of operational excellence
• Maintain working knowledge of equity derivatives trading structures to assess operational impact and support effective decision-making
• Collaborate with risk, finance, legal, and collateral partners to manage downstream impacts and resolve issues efficiently
• Promote a “one team” culture across operations and infrastructure partners to improve outcomes and reduce handoffs

 

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 10 years of experience working in an equity derivatives environment with demonstrated product knowledge
• Minimum 5 years of people management experience, including performance management, coaching, and team development
• Experience leading or materially contributing to large-scale global strategic initiatives
• Experience delivering transformation and/or system modernization programs (for example: platform change, workflow digitization, control redesign, operating model transformation)
• Knowledge of derivatives product offerings and client requirements sufficient to manage business demand and priorities
• Knowledge of end-to-end post-trade operations processes (including confirmations, settlements, and regulatory reporting)
• Experience driving issue identification, escalation, and resolution across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience partnering with infrastructure and control functions (for example: finance, market risk, credit risk, operational risk, legal, collateral) and assessing downstream impacts
• Proficiency in data analysis for operational decision-making, with demonstrated numerical capability
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience using automation tools such as VBA for operational workflows and reporting

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience leading multi-year change programs across a front-to-back trading operating model
• Experience improving control frameworks through simplification, automation, and measurable outcome tracking
• Experience operating in a regional or multi-location coverage model with distributed teams and stakeholders
• Experience producing senior stakeholder updates and governance materials for complex programs

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our  FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.