European High Yield Credit Sales - Vice President

Job Description

Exciting opportunity to join our European High Yield sales team at J.P. Morgan, where you will be part of our broader Leverage Finance sales organization. Collaborate closely with our trading, research and syndicate partners to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Leverage your expertise to generate trade ideas and deliver the extensive range of products our global Credit Trading platform offers to accounts, using your excellent sales skills to distinguish yourself and our business from the competition.

Our team covers clients globally for European High Yield Credit products as well as Hedge funds investing across the European Credit spectrum. The European High Yield sales team is part of the broader and integrated Global Leverage Finance sales platform focusing on credit flow and alternative credit products. As a Vice President within the European High Yield Sales team, you will be based in our London office, covering UK/US institutional investors. You will have the unique opportunity to focus on European credit, collaborate closely with various teams, and generate innovative trade ideas. This role allows you to distinguish yourself and contribute significantly to our business.

Job Responsibilities:

• Cover Hedge Funds and dedicated High Yield Asset managers focusing on European credit, with a unique exposure to Investment Grade, High Yield and macro credit product suites.
• Collaborate closely with trading, research, syndicate partners functions to deliver the firm to our client base.
• Market and distribute European High Yield new issues to investors
• Operate closely with the London-based High Yield sales team and back-up accounts where needed.
• Self-start, generate trade ideas and source opportunities to distinguish yourself and the business from the competition.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Substantial previous credit flow sales experience covering hedge funds and leverage finance investors.
• Deep knowledge of the leverage finance ecosystem, mastering corporate finance fundamentals and leverage finance capital structures
• Demonstrable experience and aptitude in balancing and influencing outcomes with both internal and external stakeholders’ interests.
• Ability to think on a strategic level and identify future opportunities for business franchise growth in partnership with trading stakeholders across flow and non flow products
• Fluent in English
• Ability to grasp new concepts and products and deliver them to clients.
• Proactive, team player, and detail-oriented approach with appetite to mentor juniors
• Excellent time management abilities and confident communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience in Credit products across the spectrum of cash and derivatives (eg index, options, tranches)
• Proven track record of client relationship management.
• Proficiency in a second language a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.

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

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.