As the first line of defense for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), Control Management protects and defends the firm against operational, regulatory, and reputational risk. While effectively managing risk, we meet our commitments to our clients to keep their money safe and act as a driving force behind the strategic priorities that will future proof our business in an ever-changing landscape. 

As a Vice President in Asset and Wealth Management Operations Controls team you will focus on a specific function of operations (e.g. Middle office, Client Operations, Regulatory Reporting, etc) where you will be responsible for risk identification and assessment, control design and evaluation, issues and control deficiencies.

You will be part of a fast-paced, future focused, collaborative team. On any day of the week you might provide guidance on the operational risks involved in a recent JPMC merger, acquisition, or new product development, design an advanced technology solution built with machine learning to drive process improvement, or proactively identify and assess high profile issues of utmost importance to C-suite level committees. 

Job responsibilities 

• Develop, enhance, and monitor the risk and control framework 
• Enable strategic initiatives by providing risk and control design expertise and navigational assistance to help connect the dots across the line of business(es)
• Advise and influence senior leaders / business executives on key decisions and major risk and control initiatives
• Perform walkthroughs and assist critical lines of business with process mapping and risk identification, designing the controls framework and testing the controls
• Ensure operational practices are in compliance with relevant risk standards, policies and regulations to maintain an effective control environment 
• Ongoing monitoring and assessment of operational risk and control environment
• Perform issue/action plan workflow end-to-end, including root cause analysis and working with your business and impacted stakeholders to develop them and to validate the remediation
• Identify meaningful metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment
• Develop enhanced reporting for controls through use of automation, if required
• Identify, assess, advise, and drive strategic solutions to increase efficiency and create a more resilient operating environment 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent preferred 
• Relevant experience in the financial services industry or background in Process Improvement or Risk Management preferred
• Proficiency working in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• A curious mind that prefers to go deep to understand details 
• A positive attitude and team spirit with exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills