JPMorgan Branch Operations Lead - Seattle South Market 

United States, Washington 

622906042

Job Summary:

As an Analyst in our Sovereign Advisory team, you will play a vital and accountable role in all aspects of supporting sovereign advisory mandates.

Job Responsibilities:

• Daily mandate execution and ratings management for sovereign clients
• Prepare and oversee presentation materials, memorandum, briefing notes, pitches and other materials for use in interaction with CRA3 and other strategic client dialogue
• Conduct detailed credit analysis for existing sovereign clients, including sovereign balance sheet, macroeconomic, contingent liability and political analysis
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing sovereign clients and actively market advisory services to key target clients

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Prior work experience in the Sovereign or Public Sector field (investment bank, institutional investor, multilateral development bank, rating agency) is a core requirement
• Deep understanding of broader public sector balance sheets, inclusive of SOE/GRE inter-linkages with general government public finances
• Strong academic background in economics and finance
• Genuine interest for sovereign-related issues
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent Excel and other Microsoft software skills
• Ability to draft high quality presentations and documentation
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload under pressure whilst multitasking on numerous projects
• Experience in client interfacing roles
• Comfort in, and commitment to collaborative teamwork environment
• Familiarity with maintaining databases and proficiency with running with excel models

qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Added experience in the field of debt sustainability analysis is a plus
• Postgraduate degree is a plus
• Familiarity with credit rating agency models
• Fluency in Mandarin and / or Spanish preferred, but not mandatory