Market Manager - Vice President - Community Engagement

The JPMorgan Chase Community Engagement team is hiring a Market Manager to help the firm advance policy, business and community priorities through engagement with key stakeholders in Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This position offers a unique opportunity to sustain and enhance a portfolio of strategic relationships with influential organizations, while managing a grant portfolio and leading on and supporting a variety of market initiatives across the mid-Atlantic region. Join a dynamic team in a collaborative environment that values creativity, integrity, and results-oriented approaches.

As a Market Manager on the Community Engagement team in Corporate Responsibility, reporting to the Community Engagement Region Executive for the East Region, you will be responsible for managing relationships and cultivating forums to promote dialogue between the firm and influential local stakeholders in Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This strategic role complements and aligns with Corporate Responsibility functions, including Global Philanthropy and Government Relations, with the broader goal of gathering feedback from stakeholders and connecting on issues impacting the firm and its communities. You will have a thorough understanding of the role of large financial services organizations in the economy and the communities they serve. Through collaboration, innovation, and proactive engagement with internal and external stakeholders, you will help develop and drive strategies that address pressing challenges, foster conditions for dialogue and understanding, and leverage opportunities to make a lasting impact.

Job Responsibilities

• Build and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, including community-based organizations, peer networks, associations and thought leaders, with relevance to the firm in Southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
• Execute market strategies to foster relationships, build trust and advance key policy, business and community priorities.
• Deploy and manage a grant portfolio in alignment with these strategies.
• Design and host forums and events to promote dialogue and shared understanding between senior executives and key partners.
• Engage in annual business planning to align activities with firm priorities and community priorities, in partnership with colleagues from Global Philanthropy, Government Relations and lines of business.
• Work closely with colleagues to proactively address issues raised by external stakeholders.
• Track information from partners to identify trends and gain insights.
• Conduct analysis to inform decisions on strategy and investments.
• Represent the firm at events, fostering relationships that support strategic objectives.

• The ideal candidate will have an awareness of the unique social and political issues in communities across the NJ/PA/DE region, an ability to make strategic connections between issues and stakeholders, and a keen understanding of the policy and political environment to advance the firm's priorities.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience in community engagement, policy, government program development and implementation, public-private partnerships, or philanthropy
• Thought leader and subject matter expertise on issues impacting the Firm's reputation and business operations which include: consumer policy, financial inclusion, housing, and economic development
• Proven ability to multi-task in a results oriented and fast-paced environment with a capability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment; demonstrates a high degree of initiative
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills; public speaking experience to represent the firm in diverse forums
• Domestic travel, approximately once per month or as needed.