Global Banking Environmental & Social Due Diligence - Associate

Job Description
J.P. Morgan's Global Banking Environmental & Social Risk team has a responsibility for reviewing transactions within the Corporate and Investment Bank. With team members based in NYC, London, Bangalore, and Singapore, we offer comprehensive global coverage. The team's mandate is to safeguard the firm's reputation by assessing in-scope transactions across a range of financial products, including equity and debt underwriting, loans, credit facilities, M&A activity, and sustainable finance products such as green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked loans and bonds. We cover sectors including power, metals and mining, oil and gas, and soft commodities.
As an Environmental & Social Risk Associate within J.P. Morgan's Global Banking Environmental & Social Risk team, you will review transactions within the Corporate and Investment Bank to ensure compliance with the firm's Environmental and Social Risk Policy Framework. You will partner with bankers, deal teams, and key stakeholders across the Global Banking franchise, providing advisory support and helping safeguard the firm's reputation. This role offers exposure to a broad spectrum of E&S/ESG risks across multiple asset classes, industries, and geographies.
Job responsibilities

• Evaluate environmental and social (E&S) requirements for relevant transactions.
• Analyze the E&S profile and performance of clients.
• Advise bankers and deal teams, and support clients on E&S/Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
• Serve as an E&S subject matter expert and collaborate with internal stakeholders on E&S topics.
• Enhance training for bankers and deal teams in E&S risk assessment.
• Contribute to the team's strategic planning, objectives, and key results.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to influence the firm's broader E&S agenda.
• Stay informed on environmental issues affecting clients, including forestry, agriculture, climate change, carbon markets, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in environmental and social risk, ESG, or sustainability, ideally within financial services, consultancy, or key sectors such as oil and gas, mining, power, and commodities.
• Bachelor's degree Environmental Studies, Sustainability, Geography, Development Economics, or Finance or equivalent.
• Ability to convey information clearly, accurately, and succinctly.
• Strong client focus and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under time pressure.
• Flexibility to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent working knowledge of the Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards, WB EHS Guidelines, and other industry best practices for environmental and social risk management.
• Excellent working knowledge of LMA/LSTA/APMLA sustainability principles (e.g. Sustainability Linked Loan Principles) and guidance documents, EU Taxonomy, Climate Bonds Initiative Taxonomy, and other industry best practices for ESG.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Mandarin to communicate with clients in the Greater China.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Relevant experience in environmental and social risk, ESG, or sustainability, ideally within financial services, consultancy, or key sectors such as oil and gas, mining, power, and commodities.

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.