Tech Risk and Controls Lead

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Tech Risk & Controls Lead to identify and mitigate technology risks, ensuring controls operate effectively within regulatory and industry standards. You will partner with Product Owners, Data Officers, and control teams to deliver risk insights for senior stakeholders.

You will lead a diverse team, promote AI-assisted risk workflows with strong governance and auditability, and translate technology risks into strategic business actions for executive leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, cybersecurity, or related field with regulatory risk mitigation.
• Formal training or certification on technology risk management, cybersecurity concepts and advanced applied experience (e.g. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM).
• Familiarity with data-driven analysis to inform risk-based decisions.
• Experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to support risk and controls workflows with validation and data sensitivity awareness.
• Ability to review AI-assisted risk summaries for security and auditability within regulatory expectations.
• Knowledge of risk management frameworks, standards, and financial regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate technology insights into executive-level business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution suggestions.
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate synthesis of risk evidence and draft executive-ready reporting with data sensitivity in mind.
• Develop and maintain relationships with LOB technologists, assessments teams, and data officers to enable cross-functional collaboration.
• Execute reporting and governance of controls, policies, issue management, and measurements to inform senior management.
• Monitor and evaluate control effectiveness, identify gaps, and propose enhancements to strengthen risk posture and compliance.
• Promote reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches with human review to ensure auditability and regulatory alignment.

Skills

Technology risk management

Cybersecurity

Data-driven analysis

AI capabilities validation

Regulatory frameworks

Executive communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

CISSP

CISA

CRISC

CISM

Tools

AI tools governance

Job description

Join our team to play a pivotal role in mitigating tech risks and upholding operational excellence, driving innovation in risk management.

As a Tech Risk & Controls Lead, you will be responsible for identifying, and mitigating compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards. You will also provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to technology-aligned process owners, ensuring that implemented controls are operating effectively and in compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry standards. By partnering with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and Regulators, you will contribute to the reporting of a comprehensive view of technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your advanced knowledge of risk management principles, practices, and theories will enable you to drive innovative solutions and effectively manage a diverse team in a dynamic and evolving risk landscape.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution recommendations
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate synthesis of risk/control evidence and draft executive-ready reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements
• Develop and maintain robust relationships, becoming a trusted partner with LOB technologists, assessments teams, and data officers to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and progress toward shared goals
• Execute reporting and governance of controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, offering senior management insights into control effectiveness and inform governance work
• Proactively monitor and evaluate control effectiveness, identify gaps, and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk posture and regulatory compliance
• Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to streamline recurring control testing and issue/action-plan management routines, ensuring human review and alignment to auditability and regulatory expectations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, cybersecurity, or a related field, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation
  Formal training or certification on technology risk management, cybersecurity or related field concepts and advanced applied experience (EG. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CISM)
• Familiarity with performing data driven analysis to create information in order to make risk aware decisions.
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support technology risk and controls workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted risk summaries and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to security, auditability, and regulatory expectations.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks, industry standards, and financial industry regulatory requirements
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in data security, risk assessment & reporting, control evaluation, design, and governance, with a proven record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translating technology insights into business strategies for senior executives

ABOUT US

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.