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**Global Corporate Banking - Innovation Economy VP/ED, London** Lead originations and relationships with UK's top VC-backed tech companies. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive full lifecycle growth for clients, maximizing firm revenue. Key responsibilities involve building the firm's tech banking franchise, identifying high-potential founders, and partnering internally for client outcomes. Work closely with risk, industry coverage, and SRI teams. Requires 5+ years in banking, interest in high-growth sectors, commercial banking products knowledge, and client management skills.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- London, Manchester
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Location: LONDON, United Kingdom
As a Vice President or Executive Director within the Global Corporate Bank (GCB), you will play a pivotal role in originating, building, and scaling longterm relationships with some of the UKs most ambitious VCbacked technology companies. You will cover businesses headquartered in London and across key innovation hubs including Manchester, Oxford, and Cambridge.
Your focus will be on driving sustainable growth across the full client lifecyclefrom initial engagement through scale and maturityby delivering the breadth of J.P. Morgans capabilities. You will proactively anticipate client needs, partnering with founders and CFOs as they navigate critical inflection points, while maximizing value and revenue for the firm over time.
This position is based in our London office.
Role & Responsibilities
Collaboration across the firm is core to success in this role. You will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Build and represent the J.P. Morgan Technology Banking franchise in your market, positioning the firm as the leading Innovation Economy bank serving the most compelling and diverse founders and businesses
- Originate and develop new client relationships while deepening existing ones, delivering the full capabilities of the firm and leading internal dialogue across credit, payments, and broader strategic solutions
- Maintain an active and relentless focus on identifying the next generation of highquality, diverse founders, leveraging a strong referral network built through ecosystem engagement, venture relationships, and market presence
- Act as a trusted partner across J.P. Morgan, collaborating closely with Investment Banking, Large and MidCap Corporate Banking, Payments, Markets, Private Bank, Risk, and Industry Coverage teams to deliver coordinated client outcomes
- Demonstrate genuine passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, and the startup ecosystem, staying close to industry trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for client growth, innovation, and strategic partnership
- This position will also support JPMorganChases Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI). You will engage the UK innovation ecosystemconnecting founders, investors, governments, and other stakeholderswhere innovation intersects with defence, security, and resilience priorities.
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience within banking, finance, or a related clientfacing role
- Strong interest and understanding of highgrowth sectors, including AI, software, applied technology, and ecommerce
- Solid grounding in Commercial Banking products (cash management, FX), with exposure to Investment Banking solutions such as equity capital raising and M&A
- Experience structuring and managing credit solutions relevant to venturebacked and highgrowth technology companies
- Preferred experience covering VC-backed companies in defence/security, resilience, critical infrastructure, industrial/advanced manufacturing, energy systems, or adjacent applied technologies.
Skills
- Proven ability to originate and manage complex client relationships, with strong commercial judgment and sales discipline
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, enabling credibility with senior clients and effective partnership with internal stakeholders and control functions
- Highly selfdirected, proactive, and intellectually curious, comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving outcomes in a fastmoving environment




