Trade Lifecycle Analyst

Join our team at JPMorganChase, where you'll play a crucial role in managing the pre- and post-trading life cycle operations. Your focus on cash movements, funding coordination, and process improvements will be key to enhancing operational efficiency and driving success. As a Trade Lifecycle Analyst within JPMorganChase, you will play a pivotal role in managing the operations of pre- and post-trading life cycles across all asset classes, with a primary focus on cash movements in and out of client accounts and preparing funding for managed demand deposit accounts. You will coordinate with other business lines to ensure proper funding, applying your knowledge of trade lifecycle processes to identify and resolve issues while contributing to process improvements and automation initiatives. Your success will depend on your ability to actively listen, ask insightful questions, and establish productive relationships with internal stakeholders, as well as manage projects and influence outcomes. You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of market products and emerging technologies, directly impacting the team's goals and performance. Regular guidance and support from more experienced professionals will help you grow in your role. Job responsibilities Oversee the data environment and ensure system readiness for Middle Office platforms supporting SMA portfolios. Maintain accurate and timely client, account, portfolio, benchmark, custodian, and security static/reference data within Middle Office systems. Open and set up new SMA accounts in the relevant systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy of account attributes, restrictions, benchmarks, fee schedules (where applicable), and operational requirements. Support ongoing SMA account lifecycle events (updates, changes, maintenance requests), ensuring proper documentation and auditability. Reconcile positions, transactions, cash, and indicative data across Middle Office systems and relevant data sources. Investigate breaks, perform root-cause analysis, coordinate remediation with Operations/Technology, and ensure timely closure in line with SLAs. Proactively identify recurring reconciliation or data issues and help implement preventative controls. Manage deliverables while servicing ad hoc queries and requests from internal stakeholders, prioritizing effectively across competing deadlines. Run, validate, prepare, and distribute MIS reports covering SMA business and operational metrics (e.g., volumes, breaks, turnaround times, exceptions, data quality indicators). Produce and interpret results for internal clients, highlight risks and trends, and escalate emerging issues before they impact downstream processes. Partner with Portfolio Managers, Trading/Execution teams, Operations, and Technology globally to resolve issues and improve process stability. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Fluent in English (written and oral) with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills. Strong time management, highly organized, and able to operate under pressure with strict deadlines. Exceptional attention to detail and a control-oriented mindset. Ability to work independently while proactively seeking guidance when required; strong team player able to build relationships globally. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, plus Word and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of investment products and portfolio constructs used in SMA mandates. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Prior exposure to SMA operating models (custodian interfaces, portfolio restrictions/guidelines, benchmarks, client reporting dependencies). Developing experience using AI-powered analytics, workflow automation, or intelligent process tools to drive efficiency gains, reduce manual effort, or improve accuracy in operational processes Strong academic background with minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience, ideally supporting Managed Accounts / SMA / Portfolio Operations / Middle Office functions.