Vice President - Trade Lifecycle Management

Trade Lifecycle Manager - Vice President

Join JPMorganChase, a global leader in financial services supporting the world’s most important corporations, governments, and institutions. In Derivative Operations, you’ll help deliver scalable, control-focused execution across high-volume, high-impact markets activity. This role sits at the center of clients, Front Office, Middle Office, Legal, Risk, and Technology to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant outcomes.

 

As an OTC Derivatives Confirmations Operations Vice President within Derivatives Operations (CIB), you… lead a Mumbai-based confirmations function supporting a global, diverse client base across Rates, Credit, and Commodities. You will drive a best-in-class control framework to ensure confirmations align to ISDA guidelines, internal policy, and system-of-record requirements. You will also own change delivery across platforms and processes while developing talent and strengthening senior stakeholder relationships.

 

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-asset drafting and confirmations team focused on Rates, Credit, and Commodities.
• Manage matrix reporting relationships to deliver consistent execution, capacity planning, and performance outcomes.
• Partner closely with Legal, Front Office, Middle Office, OCRM/OCM, and Technology to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Ensure timely issuance of trade confirmations and accurate confirmation of cash flows in line with ISDA and internal standards.
• Drive KPI attainment through disciplined prioritization, workload management, and transparent status communication.
• Champion a robust controls mindset by identifying risk, executing checks, and escalating appropriately.
• Lead change management for derivative confirmation systems and associated upstream/downstream impacts.
• Improve daily workflows by identifying efficiency opportunities and implementing process enhancements.
• Respond professionally to client and internal queries, maintaining high service quality and turnaround standards.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships across regions, functions, and seniority levels to enable faster execution.
• Execute small projects end-to-end with clear goals, measurable outcomes, and sustainable handoffs.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Demonstrate 12+ years of experience across Operations and/or Risk Management in a banking environment.
• Apply strong knowledge of confirmation operations, product structures, and confirmation risk assessment.
• Navigate ISDA guidelines and evolving industry standards to support accurate drafting and execution.
• Lead people effectively, coaching performance and building a high-accountability team culture.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, including timely escalation and senior stakeholder updates.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships across Clients, Middle Office, Front Office, and Legal.
• Exhibit a strong control mindset with disciplined execution and continuous risk reduction.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills 

• Bring hands-on experience with OTC derivative confirmations across Rates, Credit, and Commodities.
• Leverage exposure to change or project management, including business model impacts (e.g., Emissions, Power, EFET).
• Use industry platforms and messaging tools (e.g., DTCC/TIW, SWIFT) in confirmation and lifecycle workflows.
• Operate effectively within complex risk system and vendor platform ecosystems (e.g., Athena, GPS, Kapital, Pyramid, Markitwire).
• Demonstrate experience with clearing/market infrastructure (e.g., ICE, CME/LME, LCH) and related operational touchpoints.
• Strengthen process governance through metrics, root-cause analysis, and sustainable remediation.
• Influence across a global, multi-site organization with proven ability to drive decisions and outcomes.

 

Experience Level

Executive Level