Tech Risk and Controls Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX, seeks a Tech Risk & Controls Lead to mitigate technology risks and strengthen control environments within the CTO's Operational Execution and Governance team.

You will apply advanced risk principles to partner with product owners, control managers, and regulators to maintain a comprehensive risk posture. The role requires 5+ years in technology risk management, expertise in data security and governance, and the ability to translate risk insights into business

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technology risk management, information security, or related field.
• Proficient knowledge in data security, risk assessment & reporting, control evaluation, design, and governance.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities to support risk/workflows with validation and data sensitivity awareness.
• Ability to influence executive-level decisions and translate technology insights into business strategies.
• Understand legal obligations and how controls provide evidence of compliance.

Responsibilities

• Identify, quantify, and manage technology risk with root cause analysis and remediation recommendations.
• Use enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate synthesis of risk evidence and draft executive-ready reporting.
• Develop and maintain relationships with LOB technologists, assessment teams, and data officers to enable collaboration.
• Execute governance of controls, policies, issue management, and measurements for senior management insights.
• Monitor control effectiveness, identify gaps, and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk posture.
• Promote AI-assisted, reuse-first control testing with human review to ensure auditability.

Skills

Technology risk management

Information security

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

AI governance

Job description

Join our team to play a pivotal role in mitigating tech risks and upholding operational excellence, driving innovation in risk management.

As a Tech Risk & Controls Lead in Chief Technology Officer - Operational Execution and Governance - Risk, Control and Regulartory team, you will be responsible for identifying, and mitigating compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards. You will also provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to technology-aligned process owners, ensuring that implemented controls are operating effectively and in compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry standards. By partnering with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and Regulators, you will contribute to the reporting of a comprehensive view of technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your advanced knowledge of risk management principles, practices, and theories will enable you to drive innovative solutions and effectively manage a diverse team in a dynamic and evolving risk landscape.

Job responsibilities

• Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution recommendations
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilites with the work environment to accelerate synthesis of risk/control evidence and draft executive-ready reporting, validating outputs, and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements
• Develop and maintain robust relationships, becoming a trusted partner with LOB technologists, assessments teams, and data officers to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and progress toward shared goals
• Execute reporting and governance of controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, offering senior management insights into control effectiveness and inform governance work
• Proactively monitor and evaluate control effectiveness, identify gaps, and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk posture and regulatory compliance
• Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to streamline reoccuring control testing and issue/action-plan management routines, ensuring human review and alignment to auditability and regulartory expectations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, information security, or related field, emphasizing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in data security, risk assessment & reporting, control evaluation, design, and governance, with a proven record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies
• Demonstrate experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support technology risk and controls workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translating technology insights into business strategies for senior executives
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted risk summaries and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to security, auditability and regulartory expectations
• Understand legal obligations applicable to the product and how the processes and associated controls provide evidence of compliance
• Engage 2nd line of defense to discuss risk posture and to obtain non-objection when required
• Communicate heightened risk that is relevant to stakeholders and customers to ensure transparency and appropriate prioritization for remediation
• Coordinate and monitor issue management to ensure timely and sustainable remediation and provide thematic analysis to identify trends
• Maintain Risk Assessment Structure (RAS) to accurately represent critical processes and drive the right accountability
• Assess and influence technology risk priorities within the book of work that are aligned to control design in the LOB/product roadmap

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with risk management frameworks, industry standards, and financial industry regulatory requirements
• Partner with process owners to respond to internal and external audit and regulatory requests for information
• CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CopmTIA Security+ or similar industry-recognized risk and risk certifications are preferred