Description Join J.P. Morgan's Futures & Options (F&O) EMEA Deliveries team as a Vice President, where operational excellence is a priority in the team. As a Futures & Options EMEA Deliveries Vice President within the Futures & Options EMEA Deliveries Team, you will be responsible for leading the Futures & Options delivery function, ensuring effective execution, robust controls, and full compliance with market and regulatory requirements. You will be accountable for the end-to-end post-trade delivery lifecycle across EMEA markets, including contract expiry, options exercise and assignment, and the physical settlement of futures and options. You will also collaborate closely with multiple F&O operations teams, Account Management, Clients, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and external market regulators to deliver stable and controlled outcomes during both routine and high-risk market events. Job responsibilities Lead the end-to-end Futures & Options delivery processes across EMEA, including contract expiry processing, options exercise and assignment (automatic and manual), and physical delivery of futures and options. Maintain strong working knowledge of EMEA exchange rules, delivery timelines, and product specifications. Assess and implement changes arising from exchange rule updates, CCP notices, and regulatory developments impacting EMEA deliveries. Own operational risk for the EMEA Deliveries function, ensuring appropriate controls around expiry, exercise, assignment, and physical settlement. Manage effective issue escalation, root-cause analysis, and maintain clear documentation and audit trails. Lead the team through time-critical and high-risk EMEA market events, including monthly and quarterly expiries, physical settlement windows, and market events impacting deliverable instruments. Act as a business stakeholder for EMEA Deliveries systems and related change initiatives. Serve as a senior point of contact for all queries related to the Deliveries function and support Client Service and Operations partners, as well as CCPs, Exchanges, market utilities, custodians, and settlement agents. Lead and develop the EMEA Deliveries team, ensuring appropriate coverage and skill depth. Set clear expectations, support performance management, and promote continuous improvement. Foster a culture of ownership, precision, and controlled execution. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience in F&O post-trade operations, clearing, or deliveries, with strong exposure to EMEA markets. Demonstrated experience with options exercise and assignment, physical delivery of futures and options, and exchange/CCP delivery processes. Solid understanding of regulatory and operational risk standards. Proven people management experience within a regulated financial services environment. Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience leading a Deliveries or Clearing function. Exposure to automation or process improvement initiatives in post-trade. Prior involvement in regulatory reviews, audits, or control reviews.