Vice President - AML, Coverage Strategy

Job summary:

As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities.  Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

 You will part of the GFCC Team. The GFCC personnel work cooperatively with the other global functions and businesses to identify, assess and quantify the level of risk associated with the firm’s products, services, customers, transactions and geographic locations to develop appropriate policies, procedures, and processes to monitor, control and mitigate the associated risks. Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) team is part of JPMorgan’s Global Risk and Compliance organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform SME & business leadership
  • Serve as the SME and business lead for the EMEA AML Transaction Monitoring platform.
  • Own governance for the end-to-end performance of the team, transformation lifecycle, from requirements definition through UAT sign-off, release/deployment, and post-production health.
• Governance, controls, and exam readiness
  • Define and maintain standards, controls, and documentation practices that align with internal audit, Quality assurance expectations and regulatory examination needs.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Partner with stakeholders (coverage strategy, business, regional/global and  technology teams to convert complex AML/TM needs into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
• Drive data analysis and reporting to evidence model/system coverage, calibrate alert thresholds, and support regulatory exams and internal audits.
• Assess and recommend improvements to the TM technology stack, including integrations with related compliance tooling and enterprise data platforms.
• Advise senior compliance and technology leadership on platform capabilities, risk exposure, and strategic options/roadmap decisions.
• Lead issue resolution through root-cause analysis, coordinated cross-functional remediation, and clear communication of impact to business and risk stakeholders.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills: 

• Qualified graduate with minimum of 10 years of experience in the Financial Services industry with a demonstrated track record of delivery and/or relevant experience in Compliance- AML Transaction monitoring.
• Outstanding client management, partnership building, leadership and direct experience of dealing with multiple stakeholders at one time. Strong relationship building skills to influence/negotiate desired outcomes. Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues and senior management. Strong verbal/written communication
• Ability to deep-dive and investigate issues to see a successful resolution. Self-reliance and willingness to "own" problems and creatively find solutions
• Experience with the build out and execution of a new team or procedures, ability to identify risks and issues and successfully navigate through to completion
• Proven track record of ongoing coaching, educating and directing a team, ideally has experience with leading a new team where there is limited knowledge in place and needs to be developed over time
• AML/OFAC or Compliance experience highly desirable. Possess strong computer skills:  Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.