Risk Management – Program Management – Senior Associate

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in New York is looking for a Model Risk Management – Program Management – Associate. In this role, you will support the management of model risk and play a key role in regulatory stress testing exercises. Ideal candidates have strong project management skills and an understanding of risk frameworks. This position requires effective communication and the ability to manage stakeholders, with opportunities to enhance model risk policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• Proven project/program management capabilities.
• Solid understanding of risk management frameworks and experience with model risk functions.
• Ability to synthesize data and communicate insights effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support model risk coverage activities for respective Lines of Business.
• Monitor and report model risk metrics.
• Manage programs to ensure smooth execution of the model risk framework.

Skills

Project management

Risk management frameworks

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Data synthesis

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Mathematics

Job description

Join JPMorgan Chase and play a pivotal role in Risk Management and Compliance, ensuring the firm's strength and resilience. Use your expertise to anticipate risks and solve challenges that affect our company and communities. Our culture encourages innovative thinking and challenges the status quo.

As a Model Risk Management – Program Management – Associate, you'll support the management of model risk, governance activities are conducted to identify, measure, and mitigate model risk in the firm. Additionally, you will play a key role in regulatory, audit, and critical capital stress testing exercises such as CCAR. Your responsibilities will also include coordinating with the MRGR policy and MRGR product/technology teams to enhance model risk policy, procedures, and product/technology.

Job responsibilities

• Support model risk coverage activities for the respective MRGR Lines of Business, for example: prepare material for key Risk Committees and Forums, and model risk Business Review Meetings; lead model review and issue remediation planning and help Model Risk Officers with prioritization.
• Monitor and report model risk metrics, and facilitate escalation when breaches occur
• Centrally manage programs owned by MRGR to ensure the model risk framework’s smooth and effective execution, including processes like inventory confirmations, CCAR etc.
• Engage with senior leaders, development and model review teams on model risk activities impacting their area including on Regulatory and Audit deliverables.
• Identify process execution pain points and work with the other COO teams: Product, Policy and Analytics to come up with solutions and put tactical or strategic enhancements in place.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven project/program management capabilities
• Solid understanding of risk management frameworks and the Three Lines of Defense model in large organizations. Experience working closely with model risk and/or model development functions
• Strong stakeholder management and teamwork skills, with clear communication and effective relationship building
• Ability to synthetize data and build commentary to share with a senior audience as needed.
• Self-motivation, outstanding organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Intellectual curiosity with a proven ability to learn quickly.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• A degree in an analytical field e.g. Business and Finance, Engineering, or Mathematics.
• Experience in Model Risk Management