EMEA M&A Business Manager - Associate in London

Are you ready to accelerate your career in a high-impact, strategic role? Join our EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions Business Management team, where you’ll collaborate with senior leaders and drive meaningful change. You’ll gain exposure to complex deals, develop your business acumen, and be empowered to shape the future of our M&A business. You’ll find opportunities for growth, a collaborative culture, and the chance to make your mark in a global organization.

As an Associate Business Manager in the EMEA Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Business Management team, you’ll support the London-based M&A business by advising senior leadership and driving the strategic agenda. The role is high-profile and time-sensitive, requiring coordination across Global Banking and management of corporate resources to deliver key strategic and tactical objectives, while building strong M&A business knowledge.

Job responsibilities:

• Act as a primary contact for front office and support functions to identify, facilitate, and achieve business objectives and opportunities.
• Communicate business strategy, performance, and priorities effectively.
• Support the business in tracking Profit and Loss (P&L), expenses, headcount, and other key metrics continuously.
• Maintain the deal pipeline, tracking progress against monthly, quarterly, and yearly revenue forecasts by partnering closely with bankers and understanding deal lifecycle factors.
• Contribute to business decision-making by providing value-added analysis for quarterly business reviews and ad-hoc requests (e.g., top client fee payers, industry and regional revenue splits, competitor analysis).
• Analyze JPM’s external performance through Dealogic, including tailored competitor analysis for each product and ensuring consistency between internally earned fees and Dealogic credit.
• Build a network with key stakeholders: Bankers, Compliance, Product Controllers, P&A, Legal, Tax, Tech, etc.
• Engage in control initiatives impacting the business, collaborating with Compliance, Legal, and Control Managers.
• Assist the front office with client onboarding processes (e.g., Sponsorship, KYC).
• Collaborate with counterparts in wider global BM team on global initiatives, best practices, and cross-border revenue sharing.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Proactive problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify, present, and implement solutions clearly.
• Exceptional organizational, project, and time management skills.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships and influence others across multiple disciplines and seniority levels.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a team.
• Understanding and appreciation of risks and controls.
• Disciplined approach to managing processes and controls with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; flexibility, ability to prioritize requests, and multitask.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience working within Investment Banking is a plus.

We recognise 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, colour, 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.