Third-Party Risk & Program Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in Plano, TX is seeking a hands-on Third Party Program Management Associate to strengthen supplier oversight, performance, and compliance across Consumer & Community Banking sub-LOBs. You will execute the third-party risk framework and drive reporting and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with program leadership and cross-functional teams to escalate issues, conduct root-cause analysis, support governance, and contribute to process automation and tools adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of program management, supplier management, risk management, operation or related field.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and workflow automation tools.
• Effective communicator; able to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and daily operation of the third-party risk management framework across sub-LOBs, including documenting, tracking, and resolving supplier issues, conducting root cause analysis, and maintaining accurate records for traceability of remediation actions.
• Engage with stakeholders to review results, monitor adherence to third-party risk management standards and control requirements, collect and analyze key metrics and supplier performance indicators, and prepare both regular and ad hoc reports for governance forums and senior management.
• Identify and elevate framework execution failures, supplier operating failures, and incidents in accordance with established protocols, and support the documentation and communication of escalation outcomes and lessons learned.
• Assist in deep-dive evaluations of non-adherence, escalated issues, and emerging risk topics, investigate root causes, contribute to the development of targeted remediation plans, and track progress and closure of supplier issues and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with sub-LOB Points of Contact, Delivery Managers, practitioners, and cross-functional teams to drive accountability and alignment with program objectives, participate in stakeholder workshops and working groups to gather feedback and support process enhancements, and contribute to the adoption and optimization of technology solutions for reporting, data collection, and workflow management.

Skills

Program management

Supplier management

Risk management

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Communication

Task prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Workflow automation tools

AI/LLM tools

Job description

Testing Site - JPMC in Plano, TX is seeking a hands-on Third Party Program Management Associate to strengthen supplier oversight, performance, and compliance across Consumer & Community Banking sub-LOBs. You will execute the third-party risk framework and drive reporting and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with program leadership and cross-functional teams to escalate issues, conduct root-cause analysis, support governance, and contribute to process automation and tools adoption.