Ready to make an impact at the heart of markets operations? Join a collaborative team where you turn complex rates activity into accurate, controlled outcomes. You'll sharpen your product knowledge, build project and stakeholder skills, and grow your career in a high‑energy environment. Work across functions to improve processes and deliver for clients. Bring your curiosity and ownership-we'll empower your success.

As an Analyst/Associate within Rates Middle Office team, you will ensure timely and accurate capture of trades, maintain strong controls, and complete reconciliation checks that keep books and records precise. You will partner closely with trading and support teams to resolve queries, manage risk, and enhance processes. You will contribute to strategic initiatives that evolve our business architecture and strengthen our control environment. Together, we'll drive operational excellence that supports clients and market integrity.

You will collaborate with operations, technology, finance, risk, and other infrastructure teams to enable a "one team" approach. We value clear communication, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing, creating space for you to build deep understanding of trading structures and expand your impact.

Job responsibilities

• Capture trades accurately and on time in risk management systems
• Complete intraday and end‑of‑day checks, including completeness and reconciliations
• Collaborate with operations and infrastructure partners to deliver a one‑team approach
• Perform and sign off required controls within agreed timelines
• Communicate clearly with support teams to resolve queries efficiently
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that improve processes and architecture
• Build in‑depth knowledge of trading structures from financial and operational views
• Monitor book management to ensure new activity is processed accurately
• Identify issues proactively and escalate with clear context and actions
• Document workflows and control evidence to support audit and oversight
• Seek and implement opportunities to automate and streamline tasks

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 2 years of experience in Operations roles within Investment Banking industry
• Knowledge of derivatives and hedging products, including Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Cross‑Currency Swaps, Forward Rate Agreements (FRA), Foreign Exchange, Zero‑Coupon and Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), bonds, and futures
• Business Proficiency in Japanese and English
• Clear, confident communication skills with the ability to collaborate, explain, and challenge constructively
• Strong attention to detail and sense of ownership in a dynamic environment
• Analytical and numerical skills with a disciplined control mindset
• Problem‑solving and project management skills to drive tasks to completion
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage competing demands
• Team‑oriented approach with adaptability to change

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior experience in trade support or middle office related role
• Knowledge in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a plus

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.