Compliance - Risk Management - Senior Associate

Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase. 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.

As a Compliance Risk Management Senior Associate in Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk, you will join a team of compliance and risk professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience who collectively ensure that the Firm’s Compliance, Conduct & Operational Risk (CCOR) Framework is implemented and functions effectively within Acquisitions and Strategic Investment organization.

In this role, you will support activities performed within CCOR as an independent second line of defense and challenge function, interacting closely with the Corporate Finance and Acquisition and Strategic Investment organization and global/regional and functional CCOR teams in addition to key stakeholders, including Legal, Internal Audit, Finance & Business Management and other Control functions. To be successful in this role, you will require the necessary knowledge and experience to understand laws, rules and regulations and understanding of Finance, Accounting, Regulatory Reporting , Acquisitions or Equity Investments domain. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Understand the key processes and controls performed by Acquisitions, Equity Investments, and Corporate Finance.


• Support Compliance and Operational Risk Management oversight and independent challenge of changes to Acquisitions, Equity Investments, and Corporate Finance processes, risks and controls that result from industry, regulatory and/or business decisions and strategic initiatives.


• Perform independent assessment of Compliance, Conduct and Operational risks leveraging CCOR framework (e.g., Process Deep dives, Monitoring Activities on KPIs / KRIs, Operational Risk Summaries, and Compliance Risk Assessments).


• Assist in researching Policies and Standards to provide guidance to the business on Compliance related inquiries.


• Provide various reporting, including analyzing the reporting for trends, outliers and potential areas to provide proactive risk management and credible challenge. 


• Calibrate viewpoints and present findings of the reviews performed to various stakeholders. 


• Collaborate with colleagues in the support and management of various initiatives across the Functions.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in a control function (such as Legal, Compliance, Risk, or Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investments).


• Understanding of the bank regulatory requirements related to investment activity such as: - Merchant Banking, Controlling Influence and other applicable bank regulatory requirements related to investment activity supervised by the Federal Reserve and OCC; and Compliance requirements related to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and related matters. 


• Excellent written and interpersonal and communication skills; must have ability to adjust communication style for a variety of situations and be able to defend your stance, as needed.


• The candidate must be able to work in a fast paced environment, make decisions based on sound judgment and have results – oriented mindset with attention to detail.


• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Strong sense of accountability and ownership of responsibilities; diligent, and self-motivated.


• Intellectually curious, and comfortable challenging current practices.


• Ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels within the coverage area and associated control functions.