Markets Technology Strategy and Business Management - Associate

Are you ready to make a difference in a leading global franchise? At J.P. Morgan, you will join a high-visibility team that partners with senior leadership to shape strategy and enable decision-making. You will have the opportunity to grow your career, develop your skills, and contribute to a collaborative environment where your insights drive innovation. We value your structured thinking, analytical rigor, and passion for solving complex problems.

As an Associate in Markets Technology Strategy and Business Management, you will partner with Markets Technology leadership to solve cross-cutting challenges and deliver actionable insights. You will work within a small, dynamic team that operates at the intersection of Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Risk & Control, and enterprise governance. You will own problems end-to-end, communicate directly with senior executives, and help shape the future of our technology platforms. Your role will empower you to build credibility, learn quickly, and contribute to a culture of excellence and inclusion.

Job responsibilities

• Define and structure ambiguous, cross-functional problems into clear statements and actionable recommendations.

• Execute quantitative and qualitative analysis across multiple data sources, documenting assumptions and identifying implications.

• Build executive-ready presentations and memos with clear messaging and explicit recommendations.

• Develop insight across delivery, investment, resourcing, risks, and dependencies, improving transparency through KPIs and repeatable reporting.

• Maintain data quality and consistency for management reviews, technology deep dives, and planning cycles.

• Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Risk & Control, and Markets Technology teams to drive priorities and actions.

• Produce insight on organizational shape and health, including spans and layers, location strategy, attrition, and key metrics.

• Support senior leadership forums by shaping agendas, capturing decisions, and following through on actions.

• Research and synthesize industry, competitive, and technology trends, translating them into actionable implications for Markets Technology.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Three years of experience in strategy, management consulting, business management, Chief Operating Office, or structured problem-solving environments.

• Strong critical thinking and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to triangulate data and stakeholder input.

• Excellent executive communication, including concise written English and slide storytelling.

• Advanced PowerPoint and strong Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and structured outputs.

• Financial and data acumen, comfortable with budget, headcount, and cost data.

• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• High ownership and comfort with ambiguity, sustaining quality across deliverables.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Undergraduate degree.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to large technology organizations or technology investment, portfolio, or operating-model topics.

• Familiarity with Markets or trading businesses, or the technology estate supporting them.

• Experience designing management information or reporting from scratch.

• Familiarity with firm-approved generative AI tools for research, synthesis, and drafting, with sound data-handling judgment.

• Undergraduate degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.