Operations - Derivatives Operations (Japan Desk)

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Derivative Operations provides operational support across the Corporate Investment Bank covering eight key product areas including FX, OTC Derivatives, Collateral Principal, 3rd Party Derivatives, Cleared Derivatives, Agency Collateral, Billing and CASS with around 1,900 employees.

FX & OTC Derivatives Operations supports a global and diverse client base. Primary functions performed include but not limited to affirmation, settlement, client money daily segregation, credit event management, client valuations, regulatory reporting, and tax reporting. Facilitate transaction execution via a ‘best in class’ systematic control framework, providing integration between risk systems (Athena, GPS, Kapital, Pyramid) and vendor platforms (DTCC / TIW / Markitwire / Thunderhead).

You will be working in Asia-Pacific Derivatives Hub team based in Kuala Lumpur, primarily supporting Japanese clients.

**Job responsibilities**
- Partnering closely with middle office and sales to ensure high levels of client service
- Ensuring all trades are correct and accurately matched in a timely and risk-free manner
- Ensuring all payments are processed correctly and settled within cut off times
- Ensure all controls and checks are completed by the end of day & day-to-day compliance with internal SLAs
- Resolving of outstanding breaks in the Nostro/Wash accounts, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Establishing an excellent relationship with both internal and external clients
- Analyzing and re-engineering existing processes

**Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- Applicants must hold a degree or equivalent
- Experience of handling Japanese clients on a regular basis is a must; Japanese language skills is a prerequisite
- Good interpersonal and communication abilities
- Excellent relationship-building and time management skills
- Ability to multi-task and cope in a high-pressure environment with time-critical deliveries whilst maintaining accuracy
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in order to identify, understand, and address operational related issues
- Control mindset to identify process control gaps, prioritize, and mitigate operational risk

**Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- Experience with investment banking environment, preferably in Back Office

**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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.