TCoE EMEA Governance Lead

J.P MORGAN S.E Dublin Branch; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Dublin is seeking a Governance lead for the Testing Center of Excellence. In this role, you will manage regulatory interactions, oversee outsourcing arrangements, and enhance compliance and operational risk management across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders. Join us in a dynamic environment focused on strategic goals and excellent client service.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a Testing, Compliance or Governance environment.
• Ability to influence and persuade others effectively.
• Capability of delivering engaging presentations tailored to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of outsourcing arrangements for EMEA legal entities.
• Manage regulatory interactions with European regulators.
• Support EMEA lead in building partnerships with stakeholders.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Risk and control frameworks understanding

Critical thinking

Stakeholder relationship management

Job description

Job Description

If you're a strategic thinker, passionate about driving solutions and mitigating risk, then you've found the right team. As part of our dynamic environment, you will have the opportunity to lead and innovate, ensuring our operations align with strategic goals.

As the TCoE EMEA Governance lead in the Testing Center of Excellence based in Dublin, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our compliance and operational risk management for the EMEA region. Your deep understanding of principles, practices, and theories in risk and control testing will be crucial in influencing and communicating across the TCoE and with other internal and external stakeholders. You will leverage your advanced analytical thinking and your proficient business acumen to align testing efforts with strategic goals. Your role will also involve making decisions that have a wide-ranging impact throughout the function.

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the management of outsourcing arrangements for EMEA legal entities, ensuring effective coordination and compliance.
• Serve as the primary outsourcing contact within EMEA legal entities and oversee the delivery of testing from global locations.
• Manage regulatory interactions with European regulators on behalf of TCoE, including representing TCoE at regulator meetings in close collaboration with Compliance.
• Represent TCoE at EMEA governance forums, where TCoE participation is required.
• Escalate issues identified by TCoE that impact EMEA to relevant first and second line of defence (1LOD and 2LOD) stakeholders.
• Contribute to TCoE improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Manage the production of comprehensive metrics for EMEA legal entities, ensuring alignment with the TCoE global reporting model.
• Support the EMEA lead in building proactive partnerships with 1LOD and 2LOD stakeholders regarding the EMEA test plan.
• Collaborate with other line of business testing leads to ensure consistency and identify integration opportunities.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and foster connectivity with regional Control management teams, promoting consistency and integration across the organization.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 7+ years of experience executing and managing processes within a Testing, Compliance or Governance environment.
• Demonstrates clear and concise verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information effectively to diverse audiences across all levels of the organization.
• Capable of developing and delivering engaging presentations, tailoring content and style to suit the audience, and confidently presenting findings, recommendations, and updates to senior management and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence and persuade others, building consensus and driving alignment on key initiatives, even in the absence of direct authority.
• Strong track record of building and maintaining productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, regulators, and cross‑functional teams, ensuring effective collaboration and partnership.
• Solid understanding of risk and control frameworks from either a first line of defense (1LOD) or second line of defense (2LOD) perspective, with experience applying these principles to support effective risk management and compliance.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills in the analysis of complex data sets to extract meaningful insights, identify key strategic and operational messages, and support data‑driven decision‑making.

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.

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. Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies, and Control Governance & Reporting.

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