Global Sanctions Compliance Ops Leader: Transformation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Newark (DE); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Executive Director for Global Sanctions Compliance to lead the Block and Reject organization, overseeing sanctions-related activities and regulatory reporting across Delaware and India.

The role focuses on governance, controls, and scalable improvements to strengthen the firm’s sanctions framework. The candidate will drive modernization, manage a distributed team, and partner with Compliance, Operational Risk, Audit, and Technology to close gaps and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of operations leadership in financial services or regulated environments.
• Experience leading large, geographically distributed teams (including offshore).
• Proven track record of metrics-driven operating models with focus on performance and risk.
• Experience driving process redesign, standardization, automation, and control enhancement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a highly controlled environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead sanctions-related blocking/rejection activities and maintain risk culture across locations.
• Ensure timely/regulatory reporting of blocked/rejected transactions.
• Oversee governance, audit trails, and documentation supporting sanctions actions.
• Drive operational excellence through workflow management and capacity planning.
• Establish KPIs and KRIs to measure ops effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Lead strategic programs from planning to delivery with governance and milestones.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Operational Risk, Audit, and Tech to close control gaps.
• Develop operating model enhancements to boost efficiency and scale.
• Promote automation and tech-enabled solutions to strengthen controls.
• Support regulatory examinations, audits, and timely responses.
• Prepare executive-level reporting and communications on performance.

Skills

Operations leadership

Program management

Project delivery

Distributed teams

Metrics-driven model

Process redesign

Automation

Controls enhancement

Analytical thinking

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Executive Director for Global Sanctions Compliance to lead the Block and Reject organization, overseeing sanctions-related activities and regulatory reporting across Delaware and India.

The role focuses on governance, controls, and scalable improvements to strengthen the firm’s sanctions framework. The candidate will drive modernization, manage a distributed team, and partner with Compliance, Operational Risk, Audit, and Technology to close gaps and deliver