Head of Commercial Banking Recruitment

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 157,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Head of Commercial Banking Recruitment to lead end-to-end talent acquisition for a high-hiring, high-visibility organization.

You will set strategy, align with business priorities, and drive results through a high-touch recruiting model in a fast-moving environment. You will own the recruiting operating model, manage a team of recruiters, and provide advisory insights to senior leaders while ensuring rigor in assessment and selection practices across the tenure

Qualifications

• Experience leading talent acquisition strategy for a complex organization.
• Proven people leadership, coaching, and development of recruiters.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on hiring priorities and trade-offs.
• Experience designing and improving recruiting operating models.
• Strong analytics, metrics, reporting, and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, executive engagement.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver recruiting strategy across Commercial Banking.
• Own and improve the recruiting operating model.
• Lead recruiters, set standards for quality and delivery.
• Drive assessment and selection practices for candidate experience.
• Collaborate with senior leaders on hiring approaches and role design.
• Provide market insights and lead regular hiring updates.
• Partner with Finance and stakeholders to align recruiting with growth.
• Own recruiting reporting and translate data into insights.
• Manage escalations and shifting priorities with clear communication.
• Strengthen process discipline across the recruiting lifecycle.

Skills

Talent acquisition strategy

People leadership

Executive stakeholder engagement

Recruiting analytics

Communication

Operational excellence

Sourcing and assessment

Job description

• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Posting Date 09/18/2026, 06:17 PM
• Locations 10 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, 60603, US 1111 Polaris Pkwy, Columbus, OH, 43240, US 237 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10017, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Base Pay/Salary Chicago,IL $156,750.00-$260,000.00; New York,NY $161,500.00-$285,000.00

Job Description

Shape how talent is identified, assessed, and hired for a complex, fast-moving Commercial Banking organization. In this high-visibility leadership role, you will set the talent acquisition strategy and deliver results through a high-touch recruiting model. You will partner closely with senior business and Human Resources leaders, bringing urgency, sound judgment, and a high bar for candidate and hiring manager experience. You will lead an experienced team and continuously strengthen operating rigor through clear processes, reporting, and execution.

As the Head of Commercial Banking Recruitment in Commercial Banking Recruitment, you will lead end-to-end talent acquisition strategy and execution, aligning hiring outcomes to business priorities, growth plans, and evolving skill needs. You will own the recruiting operating model, lead and develop a team of experienced recruiters, and provide talent advisory and market insights to senior stakeholders while driving consistent, high-quality assessment and selection practices.

Job responsibilities

• Set and deliver the recruiting strategy aligned to business priorities, growth plans, and evolving skill needs across Commercial Banking
• Own and continuously improve the recruiting operating model, including intake, prioritization, capacity planning, sourcing strategy, and service levels
• Lead and develop a team of experienced recruiters, setting clear standards for responsiveness, quality, and disciplined execution
• Drive consistent, high-quality assessment and selection practices to strengthen candidate and hiring manager experience
• Partner with senior business and Human Resources leaders to advise on hiring approach, role design, and talent strategy
• Lead recurring hiring and market updates with senior stakeholders and Human Resources partners, including priorities, risks, and progress
• Provide market intelligence to inform sourcing strategies and competitive positioning in talent-constrained markets
• Establish strong partnerships with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to align recruiting delivery to workforce and growth plans
• Own recruiting reporting and ad hoc analysis, translating data into actionable insights (for example, pipeline health, timing, sources, and capacity)
• Manage escalations and shifting priorities through clear communication, transparency, and follow-through
• Strengthen process discipline and execution consistency across the recruiting lifecycle, including controls and risk awareness where applicable

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience leading talent acquisition strategy and delivery for a complex organization with high hiring expectations
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including leading, coaching, and developing recruiters in a performance-focused environment
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and Human Resources leaders on hiring priorities, trade-offs, and escalations
• Experience designing, running, and improving a recruiting operating model (including intake, prioritization, and capacity planning)
• Experience driving assessment and selection practices to support consistent hiring quality and strong candidate experience
• Strong analytical skills, including experience using recruiting metrics, reporting, and operating rhythms to drive decisions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level stakeholder engagement and presentations
• Ability to operate with urgency and sound judgment in a fast-moving environment with competing priorities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills (max seven)

• Experience leading talent acquisition transformation or change initiatives (process, tooling, service model, or governance)
• Experience recruiting for front-office or client-facing roles in a high-touch hiring environment
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated, large-scale environment
• Experience partnering with Finance leaders on workforce planning, prioritization, and capacity trade-offs
• Experience establishing service levels and measurable performance standards for recruiting delivery
• Experience building team culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and stakeholder partnership

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.