Relationship Partner

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
Should you be interested in developing your skills within a fast-paced environment, with exposure to numerous stakeholders and regulatory documentation, then this role is for you.

As a Relationship Partner - Deal Execution Services - Associate within ICB Deal Services at J.P. Morgan in London, you will collaborate with industry, product, and country teams to support the origination and execution of client transactions across debt, equity, and mergers and acquisitions. In this role, you will take the lead in managing client activities and milestones throughout the deal lifecycle.

**Job responsibilities**
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with deal teams, supporting the origination and execution phases of transactions for a portfolio of clients (including France and Benelux) across various sectors in EMEA and cross-border deals with North America
- Ensures timely completion of client activities and transaction milestones (e.g., client media coverage, ESG/sustainability related assessment, sanctions due diligence, deal announcements, and closure)
- Joins due diligence calls with deal teams to identify and coordinate necessary follow-up actions
- Manages and monitors deal pipeline
- Collaborates with compliance, legal, credit, research, finance and business management, and other teams on clients and transactions
- Attends meetings and provide end-to-end oversight of the underwriting committee approval process
- Partners with the Know Your Customer team to facilitate advisory for new and existing business, ensuring the timely and accurate completion
- Identifies and implements opportunities to streamline processes, alleviating administrative workloads and improving efficiency
- Keeps a close eye on deal controls, ensuring that all milestones are achieved on time and that any issues are promptly addressed

**Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- Previous experience and sound knowledge of investment banking products such as Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Leveraged Finance (LF), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), or corporate banking such as Loans
- Comfortable interacting with clients, C-Suite, and senior executives, on a regular basis
- Highly self-driven with the ability to work independently and take full ownership
- Flexibility to juggle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong decision-making skills, with the ability to identify problems and drive effective resolutions
- A proactive mindset with a track record of delivering dependable, timely, and accurate partnership to deal teams and clients

**Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- A background in relationship management, sales, or deal execution services is advantageous

**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**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.