Executive Director, Sanctions Compliance & Reporting Ops

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States seeks an Executive Director to lead Global Sanctions Compliance, overseeing blocking and rejection operations, regulatory reporting, and governance. You will manage teams across locations, drive modernization, and implement scalable solutions that strengthen the firm’s sanctions controls.

The role emphasizes building metrics-driven operating models, risk management, and strategic programs to deliver timely responses to examinations and inquiries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in operations leadership, program management, project delivery, or related disciplines within financial services or similarly regulated environments.
• Proven experience leading large, geographically distributed teams, including offshore operations.
• Demonstrated success building and managing metrics-driven operating models with a focus on performance, risk management, and continuous improvement.
• Strong experience leading operational transformation initiatives involving process redesign, standardization, automation, and control enhancement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and deliver results in a fast-paced, highly controlled environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including process mapping, root-cause analysis, and remediation planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team responsible for sanctions-related blocking and rejection activities, fostering a strong risk and control culture across multiple locations.
• Ensure timely and accurate regulatory reporting of blocked and rejected transactions in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Oversee documentation standards, audit trails, and governance processes supporting sanctions-related actions and decisions.
• Drive operational excellence through effective workflow management, capacity planning, escalation management, and performance monitoring.
• Establish and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs) to measure operational effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead strategic programs and initiatives from planning through execution, including governance, stakeholder management, milestone tracking, and delivery oversight.
• Partner with Compliance, Operational Risk, Audit, and Technology teams to identify control gaps, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable remediation plans.
• Develop and execute operating model enhancements that improve efficiency, reduce rework, strengthen controls, and support scalability.
• Promote innovation through process redesign, standardization, automation, and technology-enabled solutions.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits, testing activities, and inquiries while ensuring accurate and timely responses.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reporting, presentations, and communications that inform decision-making and demonstrate operational performance.

Skills

Operations leadership

Program management

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States seeks an Executive Director to lead Global Sanctions Compliance, overseeing blocking and rejection operations, regulatory reporting, and governance. You will manage teams across locations, drive modernization, and implement scalable solutions that strengthen the firm’s sanctions controls.

The role emphasizes building metrics-driven operating models, risk management, and strategic programs to deliver timely responses to examinations and inquiries.