Nature and Social Risk Vice President

About J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. The firm operates with a "first-class business in a first-class way" approach to serving clients, which drives all organizational activities. J.P. Morgan builds trusted, long-term partnerships to help clients achieve their business objectives through comprehensive financial solutions and strategic guidance. The firm places significant emphasis on its people as a core strength, recognizing that the diverse talents within its global workforce are directly linked to organizational success. J.P. Morgan maintains a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, operating as an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on protected attributes including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, disability, or any other legally protected basis. The company provides reasonable accommodations for employees' and applicants' religious practices, beliefs, mental health needs, and physical disability requirements. The Corporate Functions teams at J.P. Morgan cover diverse areas including finance, risk, human resources, and marketing. These corporate teams are essential to the organization's success, ensuring that businesses, clients, customers, and employees are set up to thrive. Risk Management within J.P. Morgan helps the firm understand, manage, and anticipate risks in a constantly changing environment. This includes evaluating country-specific risks, understanding regulatory changes, and determining creditworthiness, while providing independent oversight and maintaining an effective control environment.

About this Role

Join J.P. Morgan's Nature and Social Risk team to play a critical role in identifying, assessing, and managing nature and social-related risks across the firm. The Nature and Social Risk team sits within the broader Risk Management and Compliance framework and is instrumental in strengthening resilience and supporting responsible growth across multiple lines of business. As a Vice President in the Nature and Social Risk team, you will provide subject-matter leadership and drive high-impact risk outcomes through strong partnerships with the first line of defense and key control functions across multiple lines of business. Your role will involve helping shape the firm's approach to evolving expectations- from regulatory bodies, stakeholders, and clients- across industries and geographies. This position offers the opportunity to influence strategic risk decisions and contribute to the firm's commitment to responsible financial stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and credible challenge to the first line of defence on Nature and Social risk matters, influencing risk decisions and client engagement approaches
• Lead independently enhanced Nature and Social risk due diligence for clients and transactions, including scoping, analysis, documentation, and recommendations on mitigants and conditions
• Drive firmwide training and enablement on Nature and Social risk topics, including content development, case studies, and guidance to improve consistency of application across lines of business
• Coordinate and advise cross-functionally with Front Office, Legal, Audit, Compliance, Communications, and other stakeholders to align on risk positions and messaging
• Monitor and interpret global Nature and Social-related regulations and standards; advise on impacts, implementation considerations, and readiness across lines of business
• Support preparation of external disclosures and internal governance materials related to Nature and Social risk, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment to firm frameworks
• Lead internal initiatives on Nature and Social risk documentation, thematic reviews, and emerging topics; identify process improvements and strengthen governance
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements of Nature and Social risk management policies, standards, procedures, and controls, including lessons learned and best practices
• Lead strategic research and horizon scanning on nature and social issues impacting clients and sectors such as human rights, biodiversity, and supply chain and labor issues, translating insights into actionable risk guidance for multiple lines of business

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in risk management, compliance, E&S/ESG risk, human rights, nature/biodiversity risk, or related due diligence and controls disciplines
• Strong independent judgment with ability to structure ambiguous problems and make clear, defensible recommendations
• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively across multiple lines of business and control functions
• Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills with ability to translate technical topics into practical guidance
• Strong project management skills with the ability to drive multiple priorities in a global, fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with nature-related and social risk standards and regulatory developments including biodiversity, supply chain and labor, and human rights due diligence, along with common due diligence practices

Benefits

• Experience supporting disclosures, governance forums, and policy/standards development (preferred qualification)