Compliance - Employee Conduct Lead - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector seeks an Employee Conduct Lead for their Risk Management and Compliance division. This role involves ensuring compliance with U.S. pay-to-play laws and managing corruption risk through effective governance. Ideal candidates have a background in compliance or legal frameworks with strong project management capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in compliance, legal/regulatory, or risk positions.
• Strong project management skills with proven success.

Responsibilities

• Manage governance responsibilities for political contribution policies.
• Conduct risk assessments and lead compliance initiatives.
• Assist in internal and external audits related to compliance.

Skills

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Risk-based Decision Making

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

J.D. degree preferred

Job description

Bring your expertise to JPMorganChase (the firm). 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 judgement 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.

As an Employee Conduct Lead supporting the Global Anti-Corruption Compliance (GACC) and Government Engagement (GE) teams, you will play a crucial role in maintaining a robust compliance framework to ensure adherence to U.S. pay-to-play laws and global anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. You will be focused on political contributions compliance and providing support to GACC's “Anything of Value” program. Additionally, you will assist in managing the firm's global Anti-Corruption and Government Engagement programs, which are designed to manage and mitigate corruption risk and assist the firm and its employees in complying with U.S. pay-to-play laws and global anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. You will be a part of the firm's Global Employee Compliance and Conduct organization, providing compliance coverage in relation to key employee-related regulatory and compliance risks such as Anti-Corruption, Antitrust, Code of Conduct, Licensing and Registration, and Personal Account Dealing. This role will require you to be an experienced and emotionally intelligent Compliance professional, well-versed in mitigating corruption and pay-to-play risks, to assist in managing the political contributions compliance program across JPMC’s lines of business.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and disposition pre-clearance requests with respect to U.S. federal, state, and local political contributions.
• Manage and perform governance responsibilities including policy and procedure development, review, enhancement, changes, and oversight related to political contributions/activities.
• Assist with managing the framework around identifying the firm’s population of employees subject to rules related to political contributions/activity.
• Lead political contribution-related technology initiatives, including automation, testing, and data analysis.
• Review potential breaches to applicable policies and the political contribution control framework and disposition in accordance with established violation frameworks.
• Provide subject matter expertise and disposition requests with respect to Anything of Value, including gifts, entertainment, charitable contributions, and sponsorships.
• Assist with managing the risks and controls related to JPMC’s anti-corruption Compliance program.
• Contribute to the development of training and communication, including delivering in-person training.
• Assist with identification and management of anti-corruption related reports and metrics.
• Assist and help manage internal and external audits, exams, and inquiries.
• Develop and create PowerPoint presentations to update compliance management on issues related to the program, risks, and controls.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in compliance, legal/regulatory, or risk positions, with a focus on pay-to-play laws/regulations.
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated success in driving complex projects to completion.
• Must be familiar with industry best practices and able to exercise a high degree of independent risk-based decision-making, autonomy, and sound judgment.
• Keen attention to detail, with the ability to identify and address compliance issues effectively.
• Collaborative and energetic team player committed to a positive team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings persuasively.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• J.D. degree is preferred