Job Description
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small business, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com .
Legal Department
The Legal Department of JPMorgan Chase & Co is responsible for the provision of legal services to the firm and is organized by practice groups that generally align with the firm's lines of business ( LOBs ) and corporate staff areas. This structure encourages legal teams and businesses and staff areas to discuss legal, regulatory and business developments effectively and in a timely manner.
The Technology Legal Practice Group, which reports to the Corporate and Regulatory Law General Counsel, provides legal coverage across all LOBs in the areas of Intellectual Property, Cyber, Data Privacy, Outsourcing, Technology Controls, Technology Transactions, Information Security and Emerging Technologies. The APAC Technology & IP Legal team rolls up into Corporate Law via the Technology Legal Practice Group, with accountability locally to the APAC General Counsel.
The APAC Technology & IP Legal team is currently seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented Vice President / Assistant General Counsel. This attorney will focus on technology transactional work primarily for wholesale businesses and corporate functions, and will handle the structuring, drafting, negotiation and analysis of agreements for the acquisition of global and domestic technology products and services. In addition, this role will support regulatory and advisory work across APAC with respect to outsourcing, offshoring, cloud, inter-affiliate services, and other technology-related issues.
Amongst other responsibilities, the successful candidate will:
• Review, interpret and negotiate agreements with suppliers, advising clients and partners on rights and responsibilities related to those agreements, including compliance with JPMorgan Chase policies and regulatory requirements;
• Manage end-to-end negotiations, and navigate internal processes and coordination between the business, Legal, and other subject matter experts to reach timely and successful execution of agreements;
• Interpret contractual requirements based on information provided by internal business partners;
• Negotiate standard and customized contracts in order to minimize the risk to the business through principled adherence to firm policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements;
• Analyze legacy legal documents for conformance to the firm's current policies, procedures and regulatory requirements;
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on documentation to internal business and functional partners;
• Serve as trusted advisor to internal clients and business partners;
• Help develop and enhance legal knowledge management training materials and procedures;
• Provide legal research on technology, intellectual property and contractual issues, as needed;
