Global Real Estate Finance & Business Management CFO - Executive Director

As the Global Real Estate EMEA & APAC CFO within Finance & Business Management, you will support the GRE CFO, the EMEA & APAC GRE Region Leads, and the broader GRE Leadership team in aligning firmwide business plans to site‑by‑site real estate strategies and financial forecasts. You will lead a team of experienced professionals overseeing financial analytics, capital project plans, LOB allocations, site‑level expense forecasts, real estate transaction modeling, investment decision governance, and business management. In this role, you will be expected to synthesize complex plans and messages to CFOs and senior leadership across the firm, drive the execution of the regional real estate strategy, ensure decision alignment across businesses and real estate functions, drive continuous process improvements, and support GRE and Firmwide initiatives. You will manage a team of ~15 finance and business management professionals.

This is a fast‑paced role, requiring flexibility and comfort with frequent shifts in priorities as real estate reacts to LOB and senior leadership requests.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive cadence and production of budget and monthly forecast at a site level and create reporting and analytics for the GRE CFO and EMEA & APAC Real Estate Regional Leads, ensuring forecast and budget reflect the most up to date assumptions and strategies
• Provide reporting oversight, ensuring deadlines are met and that reporting is accurate and timely
• Develop financial analysis to support market‑specific, data‑driven decisions (e.g., buy vs lease, relocations, expansions/downsizes/exits, sublet opportunities)
• Provide regular and ad hoc strategic reporting to CFOs and senior management, offering transparency into real estate strategies and expense
• Oversee business management support for EMEA & APAC Real Estate Regional Leads
• Partner with the Real Estate functions (e.g. Design & Construction, Property Management, Transactions, Regional Strategy, Incentives Group) to develop project‑level Capital Plan, OPEX forecasts, and other P&L drivers; providing oversight to ensure effective decision making on all expenditures
• Drive process efficiencies, enhance controls, and introduction of AI/automation
• Assist in prioritization, implementation, and measurement of key priorities, goals, and targets for the business
• Synthesize complex plans and messages to CFOs and senior leadership across the firm to help drive decisions

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Drive cadence and production of budget and monthly forecast at a site level and create reporting and analytics for the GRE CFO and EMEA & APAC Real Estate Regional Leads, ensuring forecast and budget reflect the most up to date assumptions and strategies
• Provide reporting oversight, ensuring deadlines are met and that reporting is accurate and timely
• Develop financial analysis to support market‑specific, data‑driven decisions (e.g., buy vs lease, relocations, expansions/downsizes/exits, sublet opportunities)
• Provide regular and ad hoc strategic reporting to CFOs and senior management, offering transparency into real estate strategies and expense
• Oversee business management support for EMEA & APAC Real Estate Regional Leads
• Partner with the Real Estate functions (e.g. Design & Construction, Property Management, Transactions, Regional Strategy, Incentives Group) to develop project‑level Capital Plan, OPEX forecasts, and other P&L drivers; providing oversight to ensure effective decision making on all expenditures
• Drive process efficiencies, enhance controls, and introduction of AI/automation
• Assist in prioritization, implementation, and measurement of key priorities, goals, and targets for the business
• Synthesize complex plans and messages to CFOs and senior leadership across the firm to help drive decisions

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.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Global Finance & Business Management works to strategically manage capital, drive growth and efficiencies, maintain financial reporting and proactively manage risk. By providing information, analysis and recommendations to improve results and drive decisions, teams ensure the company can navigate all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.

Join the Global Real Estate (GRE) Finance team within the Chief Administrative Office’s Finance & Business Management Team.

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