Vice President – Finance

As the Vice President – Finance & Business Management, Latin America Corporate Banking Business Manager within JPMorgan’s Corporate Banking group, you will serve as a strategic partner to the Country Heads of Colombia and Central America & Caribbean and the regional leadership team. You will oversee projects with regional impact and lead end-to-end business management for a diverse portfolio of large clients, ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategic priorities, financial objectives, and risk appetite.

Job Responsibilities

1. Business Strategy & Planning

- Partner with regional and country leadership to define and execute the GCB growth strategy in Latin America, particularly in Colombia and Central America & Caribbean aligned with global corporate banking objectives.

- Develop annual business plans, financial targets, and market penetration strategies, focusing on wallet growth, cross-sell, and return optimization.

- Identify emerging trends, client opportunities, and competitive positioning in the multinational subsidiary segment.

2. Financial & Performance Management

- Own the financial oversight for the GCB portfolio, including P&L management, balance sheet optimization, revenue tracking, and expense discipline.

- Monitor balances, ROE, capital usage (RWA), liquidity deployment, and cost allocation, ensuring profitability targets are met.

- Build and maintain KPI dashboards to track banker productivity, client coverage effectiveness, and product penetration.

3. Client & Product Partnership

- Partner with Coverage Bankers and Product Partners (Payments, Markets, Credit, Trade, and Liquidity) to deepen relationships with existing clients and capture new business opportunities.

- Support client segmentation, prioritization, and pipeline reviews to ensure focus on high-potential, strategic accounts.

- Ensure seamless execution of multi-product, cross-border deals by coordinating between local and global teams.

4. Risk & Control

- Maintain strong oversight on credit risk, operational risk, and compliance matters impacting the Subsidiary Banking business.

- Coordinate with Credit and Risk teams to align risk appetite with business growth objectives.

- Ensure adherence to internal policies, control frameworks, and regulatory requirements in all jurisdictions.

5. Operational Excellence & Governance

- Lead governance routines, including business reviews, pipeline calls, budget meetings, and senior leadership updates.

- Drive efficiency through process improvements, automation of reporting, and enhanced data analytics.

- Serve as the central point of coordination for audits, regulatory reviews, and internal controls assessments.

6. Stakeholder Management

- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and interface with regional and global stakeholders including Finance, Strategy, Credit, Legal, Compliance, and Operations.

- Partner with country business managers to ensure consistent execution and alignment of strategy across all Latin American markets.

Required qualification, capabilities or skills

- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced.

- 8+ years of relevant experience in Banking, Business Management, or Strategy roles, preferably in a multinational financial institution.

- Strong understanding of corporate banking products (lending, liquidity, payments, markets, and trade finance).

- Proven experience in financial analysis, capital management, and profitability metrics.

- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence across multiple seniority levels and geographies.

- Analytical, detail-oriented, and able to translate complex data into actionable insights.

- Fluency in English required and/or Portuguese strongly preferred.

- Strategic thinker with a commercial mindset and ability to balance growth with risk.

- High level of financial acumen and comfort with P&L ownership.

- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

- Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

- Strong communication and presentation skills for senior audiences.

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