Corporate Control Management – Firmwide Compliance Risk Assessment Program Lead – Executive Director

Join JP Morgan as a Corporate Controls Control Manager at the Executive Director level and be part of a team that ensures strong and consistent controls are observed across the firm. You will have the opportunity to use your skills and knowledge to ensure the security and success of the firm.

Job summary:

As an Executive Director, key senior control manager, (1^st Line of Defense) and thought leader in the Compliance Risk Assessment Program of Corporate Controls you will be responsible to lead, manage, and execute the Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) Program across the firm. This is a critical and high profile role – overseeing the assessment of JPM’s key compliance risks (i.e. identified, measured, and controlled) across the firm, and ensuring the assessment is conducted consistently across compliance risks, lines of businesses, and legal entities globally. The role will require excellent communication, collaboration, and partnership skills in order to drive key discussions and influence with a wide variety of stakeholders, often at a senior executive level. This role resides within the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Control Management Organization and reports to the Head of Firmwide Control Programs. Firmwide Control Management (CM) is designed to ensure a strong and consistent control environment across the organization from front office to back office across lines of business and corporate functions. 

Job responsibilities:

• Lead for the global/horizontal Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) Program including the framework, methodology, and execution across the firm


• Oversee the identification and assessment of JPM’s key compliance risks including ensuring firmwide consistency in the implementation of the CRA Program


• Lead discussions, engage, and collaborate with the “Community of Practice” – accountable senior business executives, across lines of businesses, across corporate functions, compliance, legal, and other coverage partners to calibrate and clearly articulate the risk levels within the firm’s compliance risk framework 


• Accountable for the delivery and reporting of the CRAs to the respective firmwide and LOB governance committees as well as the JPM Board


• Lead or participate on critical regulatory matters and meetings as required. Manage Internal Audit and Compliance exams related to the CRA Program and accountable for the implementation of related issues remediations as well as the implementation of enhancements to the CRA Program in BAU


• Develop senior management stakeholder relationships with Control Management Programs (e.g. Office of Legal Obligations, Control and Operational Risk Evaluation) and 2^nd Line Compliance and Operational Risk functions where there are significant dependencies


• Manage a team or multiple teams of control managers in support of the CRA Program

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required


• 10+ years of financial service experience in controls, audit, risk management


• Strong understanding of regulatory and supervisory expectations for large complex financial institutions


• Demonstrates consistent track record of having successfully driven large, strategic, cross functional initiatives


• Ability to successfully navigate, influence, and lead collaboratively in a complex, matrixed infrastructure that involves numerous groups and individuals 


• Ability to influence and lead people across diverse businesses at a senior management level including highly developed listening skills and a strong ability to engage and effectively communicate


• Strong interpersonal skills, including working in collaboration across large organizations 


• Individual must be results driven, have attention to detail, and able to synthesize large amounts of information and propose recommendations. Adaptable, flexible and willing to work in a dynamic environment


• Strong ability to identify issues, directly address conflicts and escalate issues where appropriate


• Proactive approach to problem solving (i.e. own issues and follow through to closure)


• Strong ability to develop structure, solve complex problems in a pragmatic and balanced way, and drive resolution with senior stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience in compliance preferred


• 15+ years of financial service experience in controls, audit, risk management preferred 


• High level of professionalism, detail oriented, strong organizational, strong analytical, strong critical thinking and multi-tasking skills


• Strong presentation skills are essential


• Subject matter expertise in the following areas of focus - Market Practice Risk, Fiduciary Risk, or Client / Sales Practice Risk


• Excellent MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)