Payment Control Strategy & Transformation Lead - Executive Director

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Payments is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Payments Controls Strategy and Transformation function. This high-visibility role shapes the strategic direction, socialises it with stakeholders, and mobilises the organization to execute on it.

It also oversees a Controls Assessment function to strengthen the control framework. The ideal candidate drives strategic initiatives, collaborates with senior leaders, and builds executive-level materials to support key decisions while

Qualifications

• Extensive program management experience, preferably with a strategic mindset.
• Proven ability to drive strategy, operations and high-profile engagements.
• Strong communication and influencing skills at senior levels as well as cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic direction and priorities for Payments Controls globally.
• Lead a PMO to support programs across the organization.
• Drive delivery of initiatives with a strategic, results-focused mindset.
• Conduct targeted assessments to surface risks and strengthen controls.
• Advise senior leaders on key business decisions and change initiatives.
• Produce structured reporting for stakeholder awareness of priorities.
• Create executive materials for meetings with Payments leadership.
• Help define operating models and governance frameworks.
• Apply risk mitigation strategies and manage issue escalation.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation across teams.
• Build strong partnerships across the organization.

Skills

Program management

Strategic thinking

Executive communications

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Job description

About J.P. Morgan Payments:

Rapid digitization is transforming every aspect of our lives, with payments at the core of this evolution. From online marketplaces and streaming services to cross-border money transfers, nearly every digital activity relies on robust payment systems. As one of the industry’s largest and most influential players, J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) has a unique opportunity to shape the future of payments. Our Payments organization delivers cash management, liquidity, commercial card, FX, trade and escrow solutions to clients worldwide. Our team is motivated and forward-thinking, focused on delivering innovative payment services across today’s most important platforms, including real-time payments and distributed ledger technology.

You will possess outstanding communication skills, a strategic mindset, and a passion for execution and innovation.

Job Summary:

Global Payments Controls is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Payments Controls Strategy and Transformation function. This high-visibility role will be responsible for defining the strategic direction of the Payment Controls organization, socialising this with stakeholders and mobilising the organization to execute against this. In addition, the role will oversee a Controls Assessment function, driving proactive reviews of the risk and control estate to identify areas to enhance the Control Framework.

Job Responsibilities:

• Define the strategic direction and priorities for the Payments Controls organization and communicate these effectively across the global team.
• Lead a project management office (PMO) to support programs across the Payments Controls organization globally.
• Drive delivery of initiatives efficiently and consistently, applying a strategic mindset to achieve results across teams and the wider organization.
• Structure and lead targeted deep-dive assessments to surface risks, identify enhancements, and agree on remediation steps to strengthen the overall control framework.
• Advise and influence senior leaders on key business decisions and major change initiatives.
• Build and issue structured reporting to ensure stakeholder awareness of strategic priority delivery.
• Develop executive-level materials for key meetings with Payments business and controls leadership.
• Assist in defining future operating models, as well as control and governance frameworks.
• Apply effective risk mitigation strategies and manage issue escalation.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation; identify and implement change to drive risk reduction.
• Demonstrate flexibility, independence, and the ability to create strong partnerships across the organization.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Ability to build and lead high performing teams across disperse locations.
• Extensive program management experience, ideally with a strategic mindset and financial services background.
• Proven experience leading strategy, operations, process improvement, and high-profile strategic engagements.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex business problems and drive projects from strategy to execution.
• Strong skills in conflict resolution, change management, influencing, project management, delegation, and coaching.
• Experience working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
• Ability to synthesize information and craft compelling narratives for senior management & skilled at distilling broad-ranging information into key points & quickly establishes rapport with business heads and other leaders.
• End-to-end project management experience, including scoping, business case development, implementation, and change management.
• Exceptional analytical skills to understand diverse programs and complex end-to-end workflows.
• Effective change management and transformation experience; ability to influence teams and help them adapt to change.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, budget management, risk management, and operations.