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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.5 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small business, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands.
Departmental description:
J.P. Morgan has operated in Europe for nearly 200 years and has a sophisticated local market presence across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Within the region, J.P. Morgan has an unparalleled client base and leadership across the spectrum of financial services products. As our largest operation outside of the U.S., our regional head office in London is complemented by a strong regional footprint, with offices in more than 30 countries across the region. The Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), which consists of Banking and Markets and Investor Services, supports a broad range of corporations, investors, institutions, governments and municipal entities by providing strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise. J.P. Morgan advises clients globally on a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, asset purchases and dispositions, joint ventures, corporate defense assignments, restructurings and reorganizations.
Group description:
J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Job Summary:
As the Country Manager for Kenya the successful applicant will play a vital and accountable role in leading the strategic dialog with key public sector and private sector clients and counterparties in Kenya. We also expect the candidate to play a lead role in building JPMorgan's franchise into our focus markets in East Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda).
The candidate will leverage the benefits of being based in our Nairobi office to represent the firm across all the other lines of business originating transactions for Treasury Services, Trade, Markets, Corporate and Investment Banking. In particular, the candidate will play a key role in growing and building relationships with key financial institutions and large multi-nationals.
The candidate will work closely with colleagues from other countries and divisions (notably from Johannesburg and London and across our Treasury Services, Trade, Markets and Corporate Investment Banking Coverage).
The candidate will benefit from the strong support of colleagues in Johannesburg and London who support the Kenyan franchise with access to research, market view, trade ideas and transaction execution support.
Initially, the successful candidate will spend time in Johannesburg and London to build relationships with key colleagues.
Core Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will possess or demonstrate the following personal and professional attributes:
This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities
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