Payments Governance & Risk Operations Senior Associate

JP Morgan Chase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase is seeking a Governance and Operations Senior Associate within the payment team to help oversee relationships with major payment networks, ensure compliance with internal policies, and strengthen control frameworks.

You will collaborate across risk, compliance, audit, operations, and technology to drive disciplined execution, track obligations, and evidencing activities in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, risk management, or compliance within financial services.
• Ability to coordinate audits and manage third-party controls.
• Familiarity with regulatory obligations related to payment networks.
• Proficiency with MS Office and document management tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, execution, and monitoring of control strategies for payment network oversight.
• Track and submit waivers, opt-ins, and opt-outs, including lifecycle tracking and governance with payment networks.
• Maintain trackers and monitor changes and expirations for statements of work, schedules, and amendments.
• Execute internal controls to support compliance with payment network requirements and internal policies.
• Manage access to network portals and process requests for network and business identifiers, including intake and governance of changes.
• Support audits, control testing, and on-site cybersecurity evaluations related to network operations and compliance.
• Partner with business, operations, risk, compliance, audit, and technology teams to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks.
• Document processes, decisions, and evidence to support governance and ongoing oversight.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Third-party risk

Audit coordination

Regulatory compliance

Documentation

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Visio

Office Suite

Job description

JP Morgan Chase is seeking a Governance and Operations Senior Associate within the payment team to help oversee relationships with major payment networks, ensure compliance with internal policies, and strengthen control frameworks.

You will collaborate across risk, compliance, audit, operations, and technology to drive disciplined execution, track obligations, and evidencing activities in a regulated environment.