Operations Control Manager - Senior Associate

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Overview

The Operations Control Management team plays a crucial role in ensuring operational excellence within Securities Services Operations and Network Management by implementing proactive risk management controls and utilizing cutting-edge data tools for better decision-making. Data Quality, Data Visualization, Data Lineage, and Machine Learning are at the core of their operations, creating a best-in-class governance and control environment for the success of Securities Services Operations & Network Management. It is a key function for Operations in the current environment and to meet the increasing demands from the business and regulators, the role has continued to evolve.

As a Client Account Services Control Manager within the Operations Control Management team, you will be responsible for ensuring the line of business has a sustainable and disciplined end-to-end control environment, identifying and escalating issues with a sense of urgency, and partnering with the business to ensure issues are remediated in a timely manner. You will assist in top-down risk analysis, real-time control issue detection, escalation, root cause analysis, and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders, evaluate and perform an end-to-end analysis of the business\’ risk and control environment to identify significant gaps and weaknesses and determine root cause of control breaks.
• Ensure that controls are properly designed, operating effectively, and essential to a proactive risk and control culture that leverages proven evaluation strategies and sound change management protocols.
• Ensure control or regulatory items are escalated in a timely manner and partner with the business to report incidents in line with risk reporting standards and policies.
• Perform ongoing analysis of program related data (e.g., KRI/KPI) and develop ad-hoc reports as requested to support business-related programs and strategies.
• Assist with development of Risk & Control Self-Assessment mapping and documentation through participation in end-to-end process walkthroughs and deep dives with assigned business units.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Bachelor\’s degree or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience in financial services industry with background in controls, audit, quality assurance, operational risk management, or compliance
• Understands how operational risk is managed within the firm and the data sources, tools and governance forums leveraged
• Ability to apply Data Quality, Data Visualization, Data Lineage and Machine Learning to develop, implement and maintain a best-in-class governance and control environment
• Able to analyze data in different ways and highlight the key messages from the data analysis including recommended actions
• Excellent written and verbal skills given the communication required with global stakeholders.
• Able to manage competing demands under pressure for time and manage expectations across both Controls Management and Operations teams

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in Intelligent automation tools like Tableau, Alteryx, UiPath
• Familiarity with Client Account Services and/or Custody processes

About Us

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan\’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.