Country Regulatory Compliance Officer – Associate

JPMorganChase; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Australia is seeking a Country Regulatory Compliance Officer – Associate to advise on regulatory requirements, support change initiatives, and govern compliance risks within Australia & New Zealand. You will work with regional and global partners to balance customer experience with strong risk controls.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in regulatory compliance, a law or commerce degree, and strong communication and analytical skills to translate complex regulations into

Qualifications

• 3+ years of regulatory compliance experience in legal/compliance roles.
• Knowledge of Australia and New Zealand financial services laws and regulations.
• Strong communication, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable controls, processes and governance.
• Experience coordinating regulatory engagements and audits.
• Proven stakeholder management and ability to drive cross-team outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on regulatory requirements, compliance policies, and risk controls.
• Support regulatory change initiatives and engagement activities.
• Interact with regulators and internal stakeholders on compliance programs.
• Coordinate compliance training and monitoring tasks and reporting.
• Collaborate with business management, controls, audit, tax, and finance teams as needed.
• Contribute to design, development, and operation of the Compliance and Operational Risk program.
• Support internal and external audits, evidence collection, issue tracking, and remediation governance.
• Promote a strong compliance culture by clear communication and accountability across teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Regulatory interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or commerce

Job description

Country Regulatory Compliance Officer – Associate

Make an impact where it matters: helping teams navigate regulatory expectations with clarity and confidence. You’ll work on varied, time-sensitive priorities that strengthen how we manage compliance and operational risk. We’ll support your growth through learning opportunities, exposure to diverse stakeholders, and meaningful work. You’ll bring judgement, curiosity, and a practical mindset to real-world regulatory challenges. If you’re motivated by purpose, integrity, and measurable outcomes, you’ll thrive here.

As a Compliance and Operational Risk Officer within Australia & New Zealand Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk, you will work as part of the Country Compliance team that gives advice to internal stakeholders on the impact of regulatory requirements to the corporate group. You’ll also provide input on, and support regulatory change and engagement, policies and education, monitoring, reporting and governance of compliance risks, operational processes, risk mitigation and control. The work is varied and time critical.

You’ll work with regional and global compliance partners and collaborate closely with other compliance and operational risk stakeholders. The team operates at the intersection of regulatory change, business growth, and control effectiveness—balancing customer experience with strong risk outcomes.

Job responsibilities

• Give advice to internal stakeholders and develop frameworks on regulatory requirements, Compliance policies, risk mitigation and controls and new business initiatives.
• Provide input on regulatory change and issues.
• Interact with key stakeholders and regulators on our Compliance and Operational Risk program.
• Preparation and delivery of Compliance training and drafting and managing Compliance monitoring tasks and reporting.
• Coordination with line of business compliance groups as well as other corporate control functions such as business management, controls, audit, tax and finance as required.
• Assist in the design, development, implementation and ongoing operation of the Compliance and Operational Risk program.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, reviews, and inspections by managing evidence collection, issue tracking, and action plan governance.
• Promote a strong compliance and risk culture by partnering across teams, communicating expectations clearly, and reinforcing accountability.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of relevant experience in a legal, compliance, or related regulatory compliance work, with tertiary qualification in law, commerce or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to the financial services industry in Australia and New Zealand.
• You’ll need to have strong attention to detail and have excellent communication and organisational skills. Experience in a complex, multi-entity or global financial institution environment.
• We’re looking for independent, analytical thinkers who can quickly adapt to new situations and demonstrated experience translating financial services regulatory requirements into actionable controls, procedures, and governance routines.
• Experience coordinating regulatory engagements (for example, supervisory reviews, information requests, and remediation commitments).
• Experience supporting audit, controls testing, or issue management, including evidence preparation and remediation tracking.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including the ability to challenge constructively and drive outcomes across teams.
• Strong attention to detail, quality orientation, and sound judgement under time pressure or incomplete information.