Data Governance and Project Management Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm seeks a Data Governance and Project Management Senior Associate in Westminster to play a crucial role in project coordination and business analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience in data governance and a strong knowledge of Python, ensuring data quality and compliance in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, project coordination, or business analysis.
• Familiarity with data access and quality control frameworks.
• Understanding of data privacy, PII controls, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning, tracking, and delivery for governance and data initiatives.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining data access policies and quality controls.
• Gather requirements and write user stories to support governance objectives.

Skills

Data governance experience

Project coordination

Business analysis skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

Python

Job description

As a Data Governance and Project Management Senior Associate in the Security Services Data Modelling and Engineering Team, you will play a key supporting role in the management of data governance, project coordination, and business analysis activities. Working closely with the VP Governance Lead and Department Head, you will help ensure the integrity, privacy, and quality of reusable datasets, and support the planning and delivery of governance and data-related projects across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning, tracking, and delivery for governance and data initiatives; help maintain project roadmaps and ensure timely achievement of milestones.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining data access policies, quality controls, and compliance processes, including sensitive and PII data.
• Gather requirements, map processes, and write user stories to support governance and project objectives.
• Use Python to assist with testing and technical controls, supporting data privacy, quality, and governance requirements.
• Help document data flows, ETL logic, and support the registration of datasets and pipelines in relevant catalogues and consoles.
• Collaborate with the VP Governance Lead and Department Head to support governance, project management, and business analysis activities.
• Assist in the intake, prioritization, and tracking of governance and project-related requests.
• Help maintain inventory of data assets and associated entitlement policies.
• Work with Data Engineering and Data Modelling & Architecture teams to ensure governance and project requirements are embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in governance and project meetings, and cross-functional forums as a supporting team member.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in governance, data quality, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, project coordination, or business analysis in a regulated, data-driven environment.
• Familiarity with data access and quality control frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Python for technical support and control implementation.
• Understanding of data privacy, PII controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Business analysis skills, including documentation of data flows and requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Preferred: Experience in financial services or large enterprise data environments.

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. 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.