What are the responsibilities and job description for the Core Strategy & Process Improvement Vice President position at JPMorgan Chase?
We're on the hunt for a Vice President to join our Core Strategy & Process Improvement team. In this role, you'll be part of our in-house advisory team, delivering strategic solutions to address JPMC's most critical needs. You'll collaborate with senior leaders across various business lines and corporate functions to make key business decisions, improve our operating models, and enhance our bottom line. Your work will often involve tackling complex business issues that affect the entire firm, such as Return to Office and Hybrid Work. Our approach mirrors that of Big 4 consulting firms, with small, dedicated project teams working on a project for 4 to 16 weeks, depending on complexity and scope.
As a Vice President within the Core Strategy & Process Improvement (S&PI) team, you will be a part of our in-house advisory team, dedicated to delivering strategic solutions that address the most pressing needs of JPMC. Your primary responsibilities will include making critical business decisions to enhance operating models, create a significant impact on employees or clients, and boost the bottom line in collaboration with senior leaders from various business lines and corporate functions. You will also frequently focus on resolving complex business issues that have a broad impact across the firm. The S&PI team follows a hypothesis-promoten, empirical approach to problem-solving, similar to the approach adopted by Big 4 consulting firms. You will be part of small, dedicated project teams, working on projects ranging from 4 to 16 weeks, depending on their complexity and scope. Your role will involve establishing a strong fact base and understanding of the problem, followed by working closely with businesses on both short-term and long-term solutions.
Job Responsibilities:
- “Own” execution of clearly defined, well-scoped components within a workstream, which could span process improvement, organizational change, and / or functional strategy efforts
- Develop project-specific content / domain knowledge quickly and actively participate in team problem-solving sessions
- Gather, model, and analyze data to test hypotheses, identifying trends and key insights
- Produce presentation materials to summarize findings / recommendations and take part in syndication efforts
- Prepare and listen well; interject and participate in client interviews to gather baseline information and can work with client team members to clarify / execute any follow-up requests
- Work closely with stakeholders to develop and refine recommended solutions to address issues
- Establish excellent relationships with internal clients and colleagues
- Manage own deadlines / timeframes, proactively escalating issues as needed
- Receptively be open to coaching and feedback; active / ongoing feedback via apprenticeship model
- Collaborate as a team , working well with project VP and other analysts / associates in completing workstream components
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 5 years consulting experience with a top-tier management consulting firm or an internal consulting / corporate strategy team
- Strong problem-solving skills with ability to identify issues, as well as skill in gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data from multiple sources using Excel to support hypotheses
- Ability to manage key elements of a workstream, escalating / seeking help when necessary
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Financial services background is preferred, but not mandatory
