Payments Governance Leader - Risk, Automation & Transformation

Aumni; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a payments governance operations leader to shape scalable governance, strengthen risk identification, and drive decisive action across the payments ecosystem. You will guide a talented team, deliver transformation programs, and influence senior stakeholders in a high-impact environment.

You will modernize an oversight function supporting third-party processing, set strategy, and partner across units to embed governance and controls throughout the client lifecycle, with a

Qualifications

• Leadership in payments, merchant acquiring, or highly regulated environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs from strategy to implementation.
• Ability to evaluate risk and escalate remediation effectively.
• Use of data, risk indicators, and trend analysis to drive decisions.
• Partner with technology teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Clear communication of complex topics to senior stakeholders.
• Judgment and decisive action under pressure for escalations.
• Proven people leadership with coaching and development.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for payments governance across products and regions.
• Lead and develop a multi-level team with clear priorities and coaching.
• Provide subject matter expertise on payments risk and regulatory rules.
• Evaluate issues and control gaps, define mitigation and escalation plans.
• Own onboarding due diligence, monitoring, and remediation tracking.
• Deliver a modernization roadmap with scalable workflows and automation.
• Lead end-to-end transformation programs with business cases and reporting.
• Use indicators and trends to identify vulnerabilities and interventions.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed governance across product lifecycle.
• Advise senior stakeholders on risk posture and readiness decisions.
• Promote ownership, integrity, and continuous improvement in governance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Program management

Risk evaluation

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Decision making under pressure

People leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Alteryx

Tableau

Microsoft Project

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a payments governance operations leader to shape scalable governance, strengthen risk identification, and drive decisive action across the payments ecosystem. You will guide a talented team, deliver transformation programs, and influence senior stakeholders in a high-impact environment.

You will modernize an oversight function supporting third-party processing, set strategy, and partner across units to embed governance and controls throughout the client lifecycle, with a