Business Assistant

Job Description
Step into a pivotal role within our fast-paced Investment Bank, where your expertise as a Business Assistant will shine. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, showcasing your advanced skills and adaptability. Embrace the challenge of a demanding environment while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism. Your strong work ethic and client-focused approach will be key to success. Join us and become an integral part of our business, driving efficiency and excellence.
As a Business Assistant in the Investment Bank, you will support senior stakeholders in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will leverage your advanced skills to manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and handle client interactions. Your role will be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and effective communication across teams. We value flexibility, confidentiality, and a strong work ethic, and we are excited to welcome you to our team.
Job Responsibilities:

• Manage diaries proactively, including meetings and conference calls.
• Coordinate travel and entertainment bookings, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Handle client interactions and coordinate departmental scheduling.
• Collaborate with support groups and business management for seamless operations.
• Utilize internal systems for data entry, reporting, and information collation.
• Oversee distribution lists, technology usage, and administrative tasks.
• Understand group priorities and business expectations.
• Partner with assistants across lines of business for coverage.
• Engage in projects and training opportunities.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Professional client handling and relationship building.
• Competency in diary management with good judgment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in arranging travel and creating accurate itineraries.
• Proactive and ownership-driven approach.
• High technical capabilities.
• Awareness of expense systems and cost control.
• Polished and professional demeanor.
• Flexibility and receptiveness to change.
• Attention to detail and high-quality results.
• Understanding of Investment Bank culture and key personnel.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Ability to act as a role model to peers.
• Familiarity with firmwide policies and adherence.
• Solution-oriented team player.
• Positive and common-sense approach.
• Ability to work under pressure and partner across hierarchies.
• Strong awareness of political landscape within the organization.
• Willingness to escalate concerns or issues when necessary.

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.