• Job Description

  Req#: 210472184

  This role offers global exposure, supporting the Markets Sales, Trading and Research franchises in managing Compliance Risk. You'll identify risks and controls relevant to the governing laws of the Markets businesses, assess residual risk, and work with first line colleagues and key functional partners. The role is within the Markets Business Controls Management department, managing the non-financial risk of the front office businesses. If you have experience in non-financial risk management, controls management, compliance or operational risk for Markets businesses, this is your opportunity.

  As a Legal and Regulatory Change Management - Senior Associate within the Markets Business Controls Management (BCM) department, you will have the opportunity to leverage and expand your expertise in non-financial risk management, controls management, compliance, or operational risk for Markets businesses. You will be instrumental in supporting the front office Markets Sales, Trading, and Research franchises in the measurement, management, and reporting of Compliance Risk. This role will allow you to develop and deploy your subject matter expertise of local business activities, applicability of rules and regulations, and the local legal and regulatory framework. We look forward to your contributions in keeping our control tagging evergreen as the underlying control framework and population of associated legal obligations evolve.

  Job responsibilities:

  • Execute the identification of Controls which are relevant to specific statutes / laws / rules / regulations (‘legal obligations’)
  • Participate in associated quality reviews and ongoing data hygiene activities
  • Support the preparation, interpretation and review of the Compliance Risk Assessments
  • Keep the control tagging evergreen as the underlying control framework and population of associated legal obligations evolve
  • Develop and deploy subject matter expertise of local business activities, applicability of rules and regulations, and the local legal and regulatory framework
  • Represent Markets in working groups and other meetings for specific Compliance Risk framework requirements

  Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

  • 5+ year career focused on the capital markets regulatory rules issued by the major agencies that cover equities, currencies, commodities, credit, municipal bonds and structured products
  • Practical knowledge of trading room operational risk, supervisory preventative and detective controls and end-to-end deal flow from pitching to settlement
  • Experience in supporting risk and control identification and implementation
  • Analytical thinker who can interpret regulatory rules, form fact-based conclusions and identify new risks to sales and trading activities. Must have the ability to synthesize large volumes of information and draft key messages for senior leaders
  • Demonstrate sound judgment, maturity, and poise to influence and collaborate with capital markets personnel
  • Energetic, self-motivated, and thrives in the challenge of simultaneous work-streams

  Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

  • Adept at interpreting legal text as a layperson (note: formal legal qualifications are not required)
  • Knowledge of Markets products and businesses

• About the company

  J.P. Morgan is a leader in financial services, offering solutions to clients in more than 100 countries with one of the most comprehensive global product platforms available. We have been helping our clients to do business and manage their wealth for more than 200 years. Our business has been built upon our core principle of putting our clients'​ interests first.

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