Senior Payments Policy & Industry Advocacy Lead

Testing Site - JPMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC is seeking a seasoned payments policy and regulatory strategy leader to shape firmwide viewpoints on market infrastructures and standards. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, engage with regulators, and translate complex trends into actionable executives-ready plans.

The role requires senior-level advisory experience across large financial institutions, strong storytelling, and the ability to influence across functions while delivering measurable industry impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the payments industry or across related products, with a record of shaping policy, standards, or market adoption.
• Demonstrated success advising large financial services organizations on go-to-market trends and operational readiness; consultative approach for complex businesses.
• Deep understanding of global regulatory landscape impacting payments, and translating developments into business strategy and product implications.
• Proven ability to influence in matrixed environments; exceptional relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders and clients in consulting-style engagements to understand market infrastructure challenges and regulatory priorities; translate insights into advocacy positions and execution plans.
• Apply deep payments industry expertise to define and evolve the firm’s strategy for payment market infrastructures and clearing systems; align advocacy with product roadmaps and client outcomes.
• Lead cross-LOB collaboration to craft firmwide viewpoints on emerging regulation, standards, and schemes; ensure coordinated external engagement.
• Engage with Sales, Product, Banking, and Treasury Officers in planning to deliver strategic industry and treasury solutions informed by regulatory developments.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders; synthesize market demands and regulatory trends into actionable recommendations and executive-ready narratives.
• Maintain an open relationship with market regulators and supervisors with insights into regulatory dialogue across the market.
• Partner with Product teams to ensure adherence to local regulations, controls frameworks, and governance approval processes.
• Represent the firm in working groups, consultations, and forums.
• Drive measurable outcomes from industry engagement with input to public consultations, risk mitigation, and enablement of business objectives.
• Establish feedback loops and KPIs to track advocacy impact on client segments, product readiness, and partner satisfaction; communicate progress to leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Policy advocacy

Regulatory analysis

Executive communication

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking

Industry networking

Job description

Testing Site - JPMC is seeking a seasoned payments policy and regulatory strategy leader to shape firmwide viewpoints on market infrastructures and standards. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, engage with regulators, and translate complex trends into actionable executives-ready plans.

The role requires senior-level advisory experience across large financial institutions, strong storytelling, and the ability to influence across functions while delivering measurable industry impact.