Relationship Partner - Deal Services - Associate

Role Summary

As a Relationship Partner within the Global Banking Deal Services team at J.P. Morgan, you will partner with industry, product, and country banking teams to support client relationship management activities and the execution of deals across debt, equity, and mergers and acquisitions.

The ideal candidate for this role is results-oriented, has a commercial mindset, is client-centric, and fosters teamwork and inclusion. You must demonstrate the ability to work across a global organization and navigate a highly matrixed environment, with a commitment to delivering excellent client experience to bankers and their clients.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with deal teams, supporting the origination and execution phases of transactions for a portfolio of clients across various sectors in APAC
• Ensure timely completion of client activities and transaction milestones (e.g., client negative media coverage, ESG/sustainability related assessment, sanctions due diligence, deal announcements, and deal closure)
• Join due diligence calls with deal teams to identify and coordinate necessary follow-up actions
• Manage and monitor deal pipeline
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, credit, research, finance and business management, and other teams on clients and transactions
• Attend meetings and provide end-to-end oversight of the underwriting committee approval process
• Partner with our Wholesale KYC Operations team to facilitate advisory for new and existing business, ensuring the timely and accurate completion
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline processes, alleviating administrative workloads and improving efficiency
• Keep a close eye on deal controls, ensuring that all milestones are achieved on time and that any issues are promptly addressed

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience and sound knowledge of investment banking products such as Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Leveraged Finance (LF), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), or Loans
• Comfortable interacting with clients and senior executives, on a regular basis
• Highly self-driven with the ability to work independently and take full ownership
• Flexibility to juggle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to identify problems and drive effective resolutions
• A proactive mindset with a track record of delivering dependable, timely, and accurate partnership to deal teams and clients
• Excellent written and communication skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• A background in relationship management, sales, or deal execution is advantageous

About the Company

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.

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.