MEA Payment Control Manager

JP Morgan Chase; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Control Manager in Dubai to oversee the Payments end-to-end controls strategy. Responsibilities include managing risks to the operational model, delivering high-quality reporting to support decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in compliance and business management, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact within the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience including compliance and financial experience.
• Experience with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
• Self-starter and proactive in improving business processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk to delivery of target operating model strategies.
• Provide executive reporting and analytics.
• Partner with testing teams for control frameworks.

Skills

Quantitative analytical approaches

Communication skills

Flexibility / adaptability

PowerPoint skills

Excel skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Data manipulation

Job description

Overview

This is a role where you can make a real difference! The Firm-wide Control Management team provides a centralized view of all control functions, and thereby drives real time problem detection, escalation, review and solutions. Our designated control managers support their stakeholders in managing the control environment. Partner with Management, Risk and Compliance, and oversee audits and regulatory exams for the various coverage areas.

Responsibilities

As a Control Manager within our Payment Control Team, you will be responsible for aligning cross-functional support to the business priorities. You will closely collaborate with key global Business and Functional partners as well as regional leadership across Payments including Operations, Technology, Product Management, and Compliance to develop, communicate and implement the Payments end to end controls strategy in region. You will support execution of a control agenda across the region’s modernization programs, being responsible for aligning cross-functional support to the business priorities, and the execution of regional payment regulatory agenda and lead governance across the program.

• Identify and proactively manage risk to delivery of our end-to-end target operating model strategies.
• Deliver high quality, consistent and meaningful executive reporting and analytics to identify trends and themes to support business decisions
• Create and deliver executive communications, status reporting, and metrics
• Perform primary control responsibilities and oversight for all controls impacting Payments in the region including front line controls, operational controls and technology controls
• Facilitating regional and governance forums as necessary. Furthermore, playing a key escalation role as and when needed (to regional management)
• Partner with testing teams on regular testing program of existing control framework, including location product reviews

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience, coupled with compliance, business management and financial experience.
• Ability to analyze problems, apply quantitative analytical approaches, communicate effectively and confidently (both oral and written), work well in cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse workgroups.
• Proven ability to achieve quality results in a high-pressure, rapidly changing environment requiring flexibility / adaptability to changeable directives.
• Strong power point and excel skills.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to synthesize information to formulate a “story” for Management. Attention to detail and ability to assimilate fragmented facts into detailed statements.
• Takes responsibility for issues and follows through to resolution.
• Self-starter, proactive in taking initiative to improve business processes.
• Technical and analytical skills / data manipulation.

About JP 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. 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.

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