VP, Control & Risk Leader – Personal Investing

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing is seeking a Control Manager Vice President to lead the design and implementation of robust control frameworks ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

You will collaborate with diverse teams to mitigate risks, strengthen risk culture, and drive CORE program initiatives while supporting product development and governance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in operational risk management within product management, controls, compliance, audit, or wealth management.
• Identify risks and develop effective control mechanisms for existing business and new product initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience partnering with business and stakeholders to manage remediation of operational risk issues.
• Strong understanding of wealth management products, regulations, and associated risks.
• Familiarity with trade lifecycle processes and ability to articulate control requirements.
• Strong knowledge of FCA requirements and regulatory expectations, including Suitability & Appropriateness, CASS, and Consumer Duty.
• Ability to articulate key risks within business processes and translate these into risk/control heatmaps.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and integrity.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of control frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance and internal policies.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks for new and existing products.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for product development and change initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend improvements.
• Provide training and guidance on control processes and risk management practices.
• Contribute to the CORE program across key pillars.
• Partner with colleagues across business, operations, legal, compliance, risk, audit, and technology.
• Support operational risk practices and control programs including committee reporting.
• Review and analyze key metrics to inform on health of the risk and control environment.
• Contribute to cross-departmental initiatives such as awareness programs and trainings.

Skills

Operational risk management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Product control

Wealth management

FCA knowledge

Trade lifecycle knowledge

Time management

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Alteryx

CORE

Job description

J.P. Morgan Personal Investing is seeking a Control Manager Vice President to lead the design and implementation of robust control frameworks ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

You will collaborate with diverse teams to mitigate risks, strengthen risk culture, and drive CORE program initiatives while supporting product development and governance in a dynamic environment.