JPMorgan to Keep Asia Hiring Momentum in 2027 Amid AI-Led Growth
JPMorgan Chase plans to continue its hiring momentum in Asia-Pacific for 2027, driven by strong corporate banking growth and increasing investments in AI infrastructure. The US bank is close to completing a 15% expansion of its Asia-Pacific corporate banking workforce this year, following a 20% increase in the team's headcount in 2025.
The planned hiring will cover teams serving mid-sized and large companies, innovation-economy businesses, financial institutions, and non-bank financial institutions across several Asian markets. JPMorgan's corporate banking revenue in Asia-Pacific has grown by more than 20% year-to-date, supported by Asian companies expanding internationally, increasing intra-regional trade, and investments connected with AI infrastructure.
The expansion of AI infrastructure is creating new areas of demand for the bank, particularly around financing data centres and graphics processing units. 'We see a lot of inquiries for data centre or GPU financing,' said Oliver Brinkmann.