Product Director - Controls Room - Executive Director (604)

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a senior Product Owner – Executive Director for the Controls Room to own the STEP application strategy and delivery, aligning 1LOD testing with 2LOD oversight. The role emphasizes AI-enabled capabilities, governance, and rapid iteration with empowered teams.

The position involves coaching a product team, coordinating with design, data, and control testing, and driving adoption through change management and structured communication.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience owning and delivering a product across the full product lifecycle with accountability for outcomes.
• Hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled capabilities in production, including model iteration and monitoring.
• Experience incorporating agentic patterns/workflows into products with emphasis on control, transparency, and auditability.
• Proven ability to deliver in an iterative, fast-paced model using short development cycles and small teams.
• Strong stakeholder management across Engineering, UI/UX Design, Data, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy for STEP and related Controls Room capabilities, aligning vision to 1LOD and 2LOD objectives.
• Lead customer discovery to translate needs into a prioritized roadmap and clear value proposition.
• Lead AI enablement within the product, shaping an AI integration strategy with responsible deployment and monitoring.
• Deliver iteratively using agile practices and small empowered teams to accelerate time-to-value.
• Coach the STEP Product team on best practices for solution generation, market research, and product adoption.
• Partner across lines of defense to identify, validate, and scale reusable testing solutions.
• Own and maintain the product backlog with well-defined epics and acceptance criteria.
• Establish and track success metrics and use data to guide prioritization and investment decisions.
• Act as the voice of the customer to evolve policies, processes, and tooling for adoption.
• Evaluate build vs. partner vs. defer decisions for emerging AI capabilities balancing speed and risk.
• Support go-to-market and change management including launch planning and post-launch support.

Skills

Product lifecycle ownership

AI-enabled capabilities

Agentic workflows

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Risk concepts

10+ years experience

Product development lifecycle

Organizational change

Tools

Databricks

ThoughtSpot

Genie

Sigma

Prophecy

Python

Job description

The Controls Room team within Control Management works collaboratively with other control disciplines and oversees existing control functions as well as the development of new control functions and protocols. The team’s objective is to empower the three lines of defense with risk-based information to manage the control environment. We achieve this by collecting, analyzing, and monitoring firmwide risk-based intelligence across lines of business and corporate functions.

As a Product Owner – Executive Director in the Controls Room, you will own the product strategy and delivery of the STEP application, used by First Line of Defense (1LOD) Control Testers and enabling Second Line of Defense (2LOD) Compliance oversight. You will be accountable for delivering measurable improvements in how test plans are designed, monitored, and executed - leveraging AI and agentic workflows to increase efficiency, consistency, and transparency while maintaining appropriate controls and human oversight.

Job responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy for STEP and associated Controls Room capabilities, aligning product vision to 1LOD testing needs and 2LOD Compliance oversight objectives.
• Lead customer discovery (research, workflow analysis, pain-point identification) to translate user needs into a prioritized roadmap and clear value proposition.
• Lead AI enablement within the product, identifying high-impact use cases (e.g., NLP-driven insights, automation, decision support), shaping an AI integration strategy, and guiding responsible deployment with appropriate controls and monitoring.
• Deliver iteratively using agile practices and small, empowered teams (e.g., Pizza POD), accelerating time-to-value through rapid prototyping, and continuous feedback loops.
• Coaches and mentors the STEP Product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives.
• Partners across line of defense to identify, validate, and scale reusable testing solutions and components, driving efficiency and scale.
• Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria are well-defined, testable, and aligned to outcomes (and evolving approach as the firm evolves the software development lifecycle).
• Establish and track success metrics (e.g., tester productivity, cycle time, coverage, control outcomes, reliability, risk posture, and cost) and use data to guide prioritization and investment decisions.
• Act as the voice of the customer, partnering with stakeholders to evolve operational policies, process flows, procedures, tooling, and user communications where required to enable adoption.
• Evaluate “build vs. partner vs. defer” decisions for emerging AI/ agentic capabilities and balancing speed, scalability, and risk.
• Support go-to-market and change management including launch planning, training/ readiness, documentation, and post-launch support to drive adoption and measurable business impact.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated experience owning and delivering a product(s) across the full product lifecycle (discovery, delivery, adoption, optimization), with accountability for outcomes and performance.
• Hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled capabilities in production (e.g., NLP, intelligent automation, decision support), including model/ product iteration, monitoring, and stakeholder readiness.
• Experience incorporating agentic patterns/ workflows into products (e.g., orchestration, tool-use, human-in-the-loop review) with an emphasis on control, transparency, and auditability.
• Proven ability to deliver in an iterative, fast-paced model using short development cycles and small teams (e.g., Pizza POD), partnering tightly with design and engineering.
• Strong stakeholder management across Engineering, UI/UX Design, Data, Control Testing Center of Excellence (TCOE), Compliance, and senior leadership-aligning outcomes, negotiating trade-offs, and driving timely decisions.
• Proven track record leading large, complex initiatives impacting multiple stakeholders, with strong written/oral communication at a senior executive level.
• Understanding of risk and controls concepts, in risk management, assessment, control evaluations or testing,
• 10 years of experience delivering products, projects, or technology applications at scale.
• Strong knowledge of the product development lifecycle, technical design concepts, and data/ analytics fundamentals; ability to translate complex needs into clear requirements.
• Experience driving organizational change and enabling adoption through communications, training, and operating model/process updates.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in or closely with audit, compliance, risk management; strong understanding of internal controls.
• Experience with modern data and analytics tools (e.g., Databricks, ThoughtSpot, Genie, Sigma, Prophecy, Python).
  

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.

Join our team as a Controls Room Product Owner – Executive Director!