Data Governance Lead — Quality, Compliance & AI Risk

JP Morgan Chase; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase seeks a Data Governance Lead in Chicago to drive a comprehensive governance program across onboarding and servicing initiatives. You will ensure data quality, lineage, metadata, and security, while enforcing regulatory compliance and clear ownership across product, technology, and operations.

You will translate standards into repeatable processes, oversee day-to-day governance activities, and lead AI risk assessments to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks.
• Strong regulatory compliance experience, especially data privacy and financial regs.
• Expertise in data lineage and metadata for traceability.
• Advanced data quality management techniques for accuracy and completeness.
• Experience leading AI model risk assessments and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and ongoing execution of data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls.
• Maintain repeatable governance processes, ownership models, and escalation paths.
• Monitor adherence to governance standards and coordinate with owners to address gaps and risks.
• Lead data quality management activities: issue ID, root-cause analysis, remediation, reporting.
• Develop data lineage, metadata, and ownership practices to improve traceability.
• Oversee resolution of complex data issues with sustainable solutions.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Operations, Controls to embed governance in processes.
• Define and track governance metrics and reporting on risks and remediation.
• Manage AI-specific data and risk assessments to address threats and vulnerabilities.
• Drive change-management and adoption to strengthen governance accountability.

Skills

Data governance

Regulatory compliance

Data lineage

Data quality

AI governance

Job description

JP Morgan Chase seeks a Data Governance Lead in Chicago to drive a comprehensive governance program across onboarding and servicing initiatives. You will ensure data quality, lineage, metadata, and security, while enforcing regulatory compliance and clear ownership across product, technology, and operations.

You will translate standards into repeatable processes, oversee day-to-day governance activities, and lead AI risk assessments to mitigate vulnerabilities.