Investment Banking Associate

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
As an Associate in the LatAm Advisory team, you will be responsible for executing and leading equity, debt, and mergers and acquisitions mandates in Latin America. You will cover companies across LatAm, with a focus on Brazil, generate ideas for J.P. Morgan clients, and manage teams across geographies and products to deliver seamless solutions. Your role will involve leveraging your strong corporate finance background and understanding of LatAm to provide strategic advice and support to our clients.
**Responsibilities**:
- Acting as the primary day-to-day client point of contact and lead banker on deals
- Preparing marketing/execution materials for maximum client impact
- Reviewing and coordinating the analytic work of more junior bankers to move marketing/execution process forward
- Creation of financial projection models
- Identifying and managing all risks in a given deal
- Liaising with other internal and external parties on transactions (e.g., lawyers, accountants, counterparties)
- Leading client interactions, Q&A process and management interviews
**Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- Prior work experience in an investment banking front office role
- Experience in training junior bankers
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with specific ability to communicate concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity
- Very strong quantitative and analytical skills (including Excel modelling and valuation work)
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, and have the aptitude to synthesize large amounts of information and to develop innovative solutions
- Adaptability, able to manage projects independently and be ready to assume a high level of responsibility as a member of a team
- Ability to comfortably interact with clients in a professional and mature manner
- Excellent understanding of financial, legal and reputational risks facing large integrated investment banks in today's environment
**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.

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