Senior Data Governance & Risk Lead – Banking

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Data Governance/Data Protection Lead within the Commercial & Investment Bank Chief Data Office to drive governance frameworks, strengthen data management, and reduce risk.

You will translate complex data topics into executive materials and support informed decision-making across senior stakeholders in business, technology, risk, controls, compliance, and legal. You will own cross-functional data initiatives, deliver milestone-driven plans, and coach teams on

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in financial services, fintech, data governance, risk, or controls.
• Deliver complex data related initiatives and control procedures with clear ownership and escalation.
• Influence senior stakeholders and translate data related risks into executive messaging and reporting.
• Analyse data and trends to assess risk, identify control gaps and root causes, and improve governance workflows.
• Produce high-quality executive materials and reporting using PowerPoint, Excel, and visualization tools.
• Support effective project and change management including prioritization and dependency management.
• Model resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning in a rapidly evolving data/AI environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver data related initiatives to sustainable closure by driving milestones, resolving dependencies, maintaining evidence, and escalating barriers early
• Improve executive oversight and accelerate delivery through reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and metrics on data related risk and control effectiveness
• Maintain operating models, standards and applicable control procedures
• Partner with key cross-functional partners to contribute to data strategy, shape priorities, and maintain strong delivery discipline
• Own project plans, milestones, dependencies, delivery risks, and stakeholder alignment for assigned cross-functional initiatives
• Prepare executive-ready materials for governance forums, senior committees, audits, regulators, and client engagements
• Experience coaching teams on data literacy and controlled adoption of new technologies

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder influence

Risk management

Executive reporting

Data literacy

Automation analytics

Project management

Attention to detail

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Visualization tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Data Governance/Data Protection Lead within the Commercial & Investment Bank Chief Data Office to drive governance frameworks, strengthen data management, and reduce risk.

You will translate complex data topics into executive materials and support informed decision-making across senior stakeholders in business, technology, risk, controls, compliance, and legal. You will own cross-functional data initiatives, deliver milestone-driven plans, and coach teams on