Nature and Social Risk Vice President in London

Join our team to be part of JPMorganChase's approach to nature and social risk management, strengthening resilience and supporting responsible growth across our lines of business. JPMorganChase's Nature and Social (N&S) Risk team sits within our broader Risk Management and Compliance framework and plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and managing nature and social-related risks across the firm.

As a Vice President in the Nature and Social (N&S) Risk team, you will provide subject-matter leadership and drive high-impact risk outcomes through strong partnership with the first line of defense and key control functions across multiple lines of business. You will help shape our approach to evolving expectations—regulatory, stakeholder, and client—across industries and geographies.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and credible challenge to the first line of defence on N&S risk matters, influencing risk decisions and client engagement approaches.
• Lead independently enhanced N&S risk due diligence for clients and transactions, including scoping, analysis, documentation, and recommendations on mitigants/conditions.
• Drive firmwide training and enablement on N&S risk topics (content development, case studies, guidance), improving 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 N&S-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 N&S risk, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment to firm frameworks.
• Lead internal initiatives on N&S risk documentation, thematic reviews, and emerging topics; identify process improvements and strengthen governance.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements of N&S 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 (e.g., human rights, biodiversity, supply chain and labor issues), translating insights into actionable risk guidance for multiple lines of business.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Demonstrated experience in risk management, compliance, E&S/ESG risk, human rights, nature/biodiversity risk, or related due diligence/controls disciplines.
• Strong independent judgment, ability to structure ambiguous problems, and comfort making clear, defensible recommendations.
• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively across multiple lines of business and control functions.
• Excellent research, writing, and presentation skills; 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 (e.g., biodiversity, supply chain/labor, human rights due diligence) and common due diligence practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting disclosures, governance forums, and/or policy/standards development.

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. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Risk Management helps the firm understand, manage and anticipate risks in a constantly changing environment. The work covers areas such as evaluating country-specific risk, understanding regulatory changes and determining credit worthiness. Risk Management provides independent oversight and maintains an effective control environment.

Full time

Posting Date: 2026-08-24