BB Governance and Quality Assurance Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston seeks a BB Governance and Quality Control Associate to strengthen risk management and governance across a complex Business Banking environment.

You will evaluate process effectiveness, identify control gaps, analyze trends, and help partners implement sustainable solutions across Credit Risk, Wholesale Credit, Retail Credit, and more. The role emphasizes problem-solving, influencing partners, and improving how work gets done, with opportunities to use data

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Risk Management, Credit Analysis, Quality Assurance, or related function.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate process effectiveness and execute quality assurance reviews to assess adherence to policies, standards, and risk management expectations.
• Identify control gaps and analyze quality results to surface trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support governance forums, management reporting, issue escalation, and oversight activities across Business Banking Risk.
• Partner with stakeholders to assess issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Contribute to QA methodologies, scorecards, sampling approaches, procedures, and documentation standards.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and analytics that communicate quality outcomes, risk themes, and observations.
• Document observations, conclusions, and recommendations with supporting evidence.
• Monitor remediation activities and evaluate corrective actions to strengthen the control environment.
• Use data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve review efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual activities via workflow optimization and technology-enabled solutions.

Skills

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Governance

Change Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

As a BB Governance and Quality Control Associate as part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks and using your expert judgment to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers, and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo, and striving to be best-in-class.

Help strengthen risk management, quality assurance, and governance across a complex Business Banking environment. In this role, you will evaluate process effectiveness, identify control gaps, analyze quality trends, and help business partners implement sustainable solutions. Your work will directly influence risk outcomes, policy adherence, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across Business Banking Risk. You will partner with Credit Risk, Wholesale Credit, Retail Credit, Special Credits, Product, Change Management, and Quality Control teams to assess issues, drive root cause analysis, support governance forums, and improve the overall control environment. This role is ideal for a curious, analytical professional who enjoys solving problems, influencing partners, and improving how work gets done.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate process effectiveness and execute quality assurance reviews to assess adherence to established policies, procedures, standards, and risk management expectations.
• Identify control gaps and analyze quality results to surface trends, root causes, emerging risks, and opportunities for sustainable process improvement.
• Support governance forums, management reporting, issue escalation, and oversight activities across Business Banking Risk.
• Partner with Credit Risk, Wholesale Credit, Retail Credit, Special Credits, Product, Change Management, Quality Control, and other stakeholders to assess issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Contribute to the design and enhancement of quality assurance methodologies, scorecards, sampling approaches, procedures, and documentation standards.
• Prepare clear reports, presentations, dashboards, and analytics that communicate quality outcomes, risk themes, control observations, and potential impacts.
• Document observations, conclusions, recommendations, and supporting evidence in accordance with established standards.
• Monitor remediation activities and evaluate whether corrective actions appropriately address identified issues and strengthen the overall control environment.
• Use data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve review efficiency, reporting accuracy, risk identification, and quality assurance coverage.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual activities through workflow optimization, automation, and technology-enabled solutions, consistent with applicable governance, privacy, and control requirements.
• Support enhancements to QA sampling, reporting, and management insights through data-driven and technology-enabled approaches.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 2+ years of experience in Risk Management, Credit Analysis, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Audit, Credit Risk, Governance, Controls, Change Management, or a related function.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of risk management, governance, process and control assessment, quality assurance, and issue remediation practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify meaningful quality trends, risks, root causes, and control issues.
• Ability to interpret and consistently apply policies, procedures, and risk management standards and to formulate objective, evidence-based views.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex observations clearly, influence partners, and provide constructive challenge.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze information and prepare clear, decision-useful reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting governance, quality assurance, transformation, audit, or controls programs within financial services.
• Knowledge of Business Banking products, credit processes, and risk management practices.
• Experience developing or applying QA scorecards, sampling methodologies, testing standards, or outcome-based review approaches.
• Experience with reporting, visualization, workflow, or automation tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools, including Microsoft Copilot or comparable technologies, and responsible use within established governance and control requirements.
• Experience identifying automation opportunities, improving manual processes, or supporting transformation initiatives.
• Experience performing trend and root-cause analysis and translating findings into practical process or control enhancements.

To be eligible for this role, you must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this role. Likewise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit, including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).