Equities - Financing Portfolio Optimization Trader - Executive Director
Aumni
New York, NY, USA
Play a key role in advancing Prime Finance’s portfolio optimization by utilizing data-driven insights, cross-team collaboration, and developing innovative approaches to meet evolving liquidity and regulatory demands, driving measurable progress and positive outcomes.
The Financing Portfolio Optimization Trader is a hands-on role within the Prime Finance business, focused on delivering innovative solutions and process improvements to optimize the firm’s financing portfolio. The position supports best-case outcomes across the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), internal stress tests, and other financial resource-related constraints. The ideal candidate is a resourceful, analytical professional with experience in structured funding, cross-asset financing, and resource optimization, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to drive measurable improvements.
Job responsibilities
- Monitor and interpret changes in firmwide liquidity, funding, and resource management policies, ensuring Prime Finance activities remain aligned with evolving standards and expectations.
- Identify and implement portfolio adjustments to improve outcomes under changing financial resource and regulatory constraints.
- Perform in-depth analysis and build scenario models to assess impacts of new firmwide policies on products, client solutions, and resource utilization.
- Support implementation of process, product, and system enhancements by partnering with technology, operations, and other support teams.
- Proactively refine funding structures, collateral management, and client offerings to drive continuous improvement and alignment with organizational priorities.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with risk, finance, and technology partners to ensure solutions are commercially effective and objectives are met.
- Maintain strong governance, including adherence to compliance, risk management, and internal control standards across optimization activities.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, business, or finance-related field.
- 4–7 years of experience in structured funding, financing, or resource optimization within a financial institution (or similar environment).
- Experience contributing to financing strategies and products (secured, unsecured, synthetic, equity financing).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills; able to develop scenario analyses and translate findings into actions.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills; collaborative, team-oriented working style.
- Commitment to high ethical standards, responsible finance, and continuous learning/professional development.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to execute across multiple priorities and stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications.
- Relevant industry licenses (e.g., FINRA Series 7 & 63) or willingness to obtain as required.
- Exposure to engineering or quantitative approaches applied to funding structures, collateral management, or resource optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements through structured problem-solving and change delivery.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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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.
Play a key role in advancing Prime Finance’s portfolio optimization by utilizing data-driven insights, cross-team collaboration, and developing innovative approaches to meet evolving liquidity and regulatory demands, driving measurable progress and positive outcomes.