Asset Management, Managing Director - Country Head Switzerland, Zurich

JPMorgan Chase & Co . is a leading global financial services firm with assets of more than $3 trillion, over 240,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries. It operates across four business segments including Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate and Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Consumer and Community Banking .

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, is a global leader in investment and wealth management. Its clients include institutions, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors in every major market throughout the world. The division offers investment management across all major asset classes including equities, fixed income, alternatives, multi-asset and money market funds. For individual investors, the business also provides retirement products and services, brokerage and banking services including trusts and estates, loans, mortgages and deposits.

Asset Management is a leading investment manager of choice for institutions, financial intermediaries and individual investors, worldwide. With a heritage of more than two centuries, a broad range of core and alternative strategies, and investment professionals operating in every major world market, we offer investment experience and insight that few other firms can match.

The role

J.P.Morgan’s Asset Management team covering Switzerland manages out of Zurich and Geneva relationships with strategic partners in order to help them meet their investment objectives. The business across the country is well established.

We are looking for a leader based in Zurich with strong organizational skills to continue the direction and grow JPMAM’s market share in the region with a focus on its Funds business. The successful candidate will possess the ability to think strategically and will understand and be able to work with the existing culture to foster talent and promote growth of people, products and clients.

Responsibilities

• Achieve asset growth in the region for the Funds business by ensuring the team is able to develop and grow strategic relationships across the markets
• Ensure the regional team is equipped to develop strong product and platform expertise and build internal relationships to provide effective solutions to client requests, as well as strategically identifying product solutions to complement clients’ or prospects’ platforms and gaps
• Ensure co-ordination across all Asset Management teams based in Zurich and Geneva with Sales Teams, Investment Specialist teams, Funds Client Service and Marketing to ensure seamless implementation of AM strategy across strategic Funds partnerships
• Lead Funds sales teams to prioritize product focuses and oversee client activity end-to-end
• Coordinate with Strategic Relationship teams in other regions to ensure a consistent approach across regions and delivery of an integrated client due-diligence approach

Required Qualifications, capabilities and skills

• The successful candidate will have an established track record of leading broader teams, developing and maintaining strong relationships with key clients, and successfully growing a business (incl. efficiently managing matrix relationships)
• Experience in managing complex and global clients and centralised investment funds paneling processes with exemplary client engagement and interaction skills
• Strong technical investment knowledge, with excellent understanding of markets, fund solutions, competitive positioning and regulatory environments including ESG regulatory framework
• Analytical with experience selling complex products and solutions across the asset class waterfront (equities, fixed income, multi-asset and liquid alternatives )
• Effective communication and messaging skills, and strong internal networker
• Self-sufficient with excellent planning, time management, and organisational skills, showcasing the ability to steer toward challenging deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative and dynamic team environment. Ability to recognize the existing strengths and cultural of the business and where additional gains can be made

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Multi-year experience in the Asset Management industry and preferably in a similar role profile
• CFA
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, German and/ or French
• Ready to travel and to work at flexible working hours

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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.