Centralized Research Group – Information Specialist – Digital Private Markets

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? This is a unique opportunity for you to work in our team to partner with the Business to provide a comprehensive view.

The Centralized Research Group is a part of the Corporate & Investment Bank Research & Analytics vertical. This team works closely with the firm's Corporate and Investment Banking teams across the globe in preparing pitch books & marketing materials. These books can relate to mergers & acquisitions, equity capital raising or debt capital raising. The Digital Private Markets business is a fast-growing global team within J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank. We are creating a high-profile and exciting new fintech business for the firm, focused on early-stage private markets. 

As an Information Specialist analyst, your role involves leveraging cross-functional business knowledge, network and data of J.P. Morgan to create holistic solutions for private companies and their investors.

Job Responsibilities

• Interpret accurately and process data from digital surveys into digital platform for stakeholders to view.
• Use digital tools to extract data from various financial and non-financial sources for stakeholder visualization.
• Develop requisite skills to perform quality control at various stages of the data extraction process.
• Develop requisite skills to perform front-end review to confirm the stakeholders’ view.
• Participate in testing new features for product and engineering team.
• Communicate effectively with key internal stakeholders to understand projects and drive next steps.
• Provide a high level of responsiveness to ad-hoc requests that address the needs of senior management. 

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or other related area. Excellent academic record with strong interest in making a career in finance with the ability to be a team player, multi-task while working independently delivering high quality results.
• Technical Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow). Strong in MS Office tools.
• Problem Solving: Intuitive thinker focused on asking the right questions to innovate and improve status quo and ability to find / source information from different data sources. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely.
• Project Work: Enjoys an end-to-end project from conceptualization to hands-on execution. Track record of managing projects to completion while managing multiple deadlines in a dynamic, high-volume, and fast-paced environment.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including attention to detail and the ability to succinctly communicate complex issues to audiences at all levels.
• Team Oriented: Team player with the ability to work productively within a group, anticipating questions and concerns from internal clients and senior management.
• Ownership: Highly motivated self-starter, keen attention to detail, and work well under pressure and tight deadlines.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Prior knowledge of analyzing company financials in Excel would be an added advantage.
• Superior analytical, organizational and prioritization skills. Independent and driven. Self-starter with a desire to understand both the big picture and the details. Driven to identify opportunities for efficiency and structure. Strong work ethic and works smart.
• Technical writing skills are a plus.