Payments Event Marketing - Associate

Create experiences that bring clients, ideas, and business strategy together. You’ll shape memorable conferences and executive events that help our Payments business connect with clients across Asia Pacific. You’ll grow your skills across strategy, stakeholder management, budgeting, and delivery—owning the full event lifecycle. You’ll work with colleagues across functions and senior leaders, building influence through thoughtful planning and calm execution. If you’re energized by complex projects and high standards, you’ll thrive here.

As an Associate  within Global Payments Event Marketing, you lead end-to-end client event programs across Asia Pacific—from concept to delivery and post-event insights. You translate business priorities into event strategies and experiences that drive engagement and measurable outcomes. You partner closely with regional colleagues, product partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver events that are on brand, on budget, and well controlled. You balance creativity with operational discipline, managing multiple programs at once. You use data to improve what we do and how we do it.

Job responsibilities

• Lead event initiatives in the region, partnering with the Payments line of business and other functions to develop impactful programs aligned to business strategy and objectives

• Own end-to-end event process, including briefs, research and proposals, event agenda development, approvals, invitee and speaker management, venue sourcing and setup, event design, production management (audio-visual, virtual event management), budget management, onsite execution, and post-event analysis

• Effectively manage external vendors and venues on all event-related matters

• Own budget tracking and cost efficiency, ensuring financial discipline across programs

• Adhere to internal policies and procedures with regard to reporting activities and spend, compliance regulations, approval processes and ensuring appropriate documentation is in place

• Accurately maintain Events database which includes (but is not limited to) event metrics, budgets and event collateral

• Build strong partnerships and drive continuous improvement, elevating event processes and standards across the region

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Degree in Events, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Hotel Management or a related degree 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in event planning and management/execution

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills with proven end-to-end event ownership

• Client-focused, highly organized and process-oriented with the ability to manage multiple and competing deadlines

• A confident ambassador to internal management with the ability to forge strong relationships, interact, influence, and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and across lines of business

• Ability to work both autonomously and as a team player with proven ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and accurate manner. Effectively collaborate with team members, vendors, and internal and external stakeholders at all levels

• Strong process management and project governance capabilities, including disciplined documentation practices, version control of metric definitions, and adherence to data privacy, risk, and control requirements.

• Excellent English oral and written communications skills with a high level of attention to detail and ability to distill complex analyses into actionable recommendations and executive-ready presentations.

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as hands-on experience with various CRM (Customer Relationship Management) or technology tools

• Willingness to work occasional evenings and to travel within the region as needed

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior experience working in the financial services industry

• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools, including Microsoft Copilot and other large language model (LLM) platforms

• Mandarin proficiency would be advantage for leading event initiatives in China

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.