Corporate Controls - Strategic Initiatives Governance - Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Join JP Morgan as an Business Control Manager for the Chief Data Office's Strategic Initiatives Governance 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 the Business Control Manager within the Chief Data & Analytics Office's Data Strategic Initiatives Governance at the Executive Director level, you will establish and manage the control environment, including processes, risks, and controls, related to Data Strategic Initiatives such as the Data Development Lifecycle (DDLC), Objective and Key Results (OKRs), and Data Publishing Standards. As a part of the CDAO Control Management leadership team, you will also contribute to managing Firmwide Data Governance risks. In partnership with the Control Management team and CDAO business/control partners, you will play a significant and integral role in effectively managing the overall operational risk environment for CDAO.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
10+ years of financial services experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance
Sound judgement in assessing risk, prioritizing work, engaging senior leaders, and managing thru change
Experience leading across organizational boundaries to analyze, design, and deliver best practices
Demonstrate confident leadership and sound judgment to influence a strong culture and risk management, including senior management presentations/ exchanges
Strong understanding of the 3 lines of defense in banking institutions, Compliance, Conduct & Operational Risk Frameworks
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with the ability to develop compelling and meaningful executive presentations that will drive opportunities / recommendation for improvement
Experience with Operational risk management, Data risk management including experience related to Data Governance

Nice To Haves

Business knowledge - ability to understand the business / knowledge of regulation surrounding business
Communication/presentation - excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to articulate & explain business issues and controls.
Building coalitions and influencing with an E2E mindset - strong interpersonal skills, collaboration and relationship building skills. Ability to engage and influence business leaders in a meaningful and actionable manner
Self-driven. Work autonomously to effect change - flexible, adaptable to shifting priorities; manages competing priorities to achieve the most effective result and able to work in a fast-paced, results driven environment
Process analysis & design acumen - ability to understand a process E2E and associated risk to inform effective and sustainable control design and implementation. The ability to write Action Plans, Procedures and implement Change Management
Problem solving & Analytical skills - solid critical thinking, attention to detail and analytical skills; able to synthesize large amounts of data and formulate appropriate conclusions to understand root cause and identifying control breaks
Develop timely and sustainable solutions including automation, data analytics and machine learning. As well as analyzing metrics for emerging risk implementation. In addition to knowledge related to Data risk management and governance, Analytics platforms including AI ML solutions, and Banking regulations is desirable

Responsibilities

Conduct process reviews with Data Strategy business team, to identify and capture key risks; design mitigating controls and support business in ensuring effective implementation of controls related to initiatives such as OKRs, DDLC
Establish and implement firmwide common controls where relevant, such as DDLC Standards and Data Publishing Standards; socialize with LOB/CF control management teams
Understand the Firmwide Policy/ Standard (s) governing the Data Strategic Initiatives and FW Common Processes (FWCPs); act as an internal Subject Matter Expert to Business and Control partners
Understand relevant FW Data Risk Management Standards and Procedures, and support establishment and sustenance of data governance controls and practices related to select data Risk types (Ex. Data Retention/Destruction)
Complete relevant assessments related to Data Strategic Initiatives in partnership with Control management and Business teams as needed (Ex. Operational Risk Summaries, Regulatory Topic assessment, Process Owner Reviews, Conduct Risk Appetite assessments, Quarterly Material Risk Inventory reviews)
Partner with Line of Defense colleagues (Legal, Compliance/Op Risk, and Audit) to understand their priorities and engage them as appropriate to manage the control environment, while ensuring successful Compliance/Op Risk tests and Audits, and Regulatory exams as applicable
Partner with CDAO Control Managers as well as Firmwide Controls team to ensure ongoing and effective CORE data quality, governance, reporting and drive continuous improvement.
Establish and manage all relevant Firmwide Common Processes and associated risks and controls in CORE for Data Strategic Initiatives (Ex. Business resiliency, Third party oversight, Public/Private designations, Employee Compliance)
Manage and motivate team members. Engage in people management processes like performance, talent and mobility management, employee engagement and opportunity activities - to build a diverse, high performing team of control managers that drive individual and team success
Lead by example, with exemplary personal and professional attributes. Inspire confidence in all levels of staff as well as key business and control partners.