VP, Operational Risk & Controls Leader

Aumni; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a VP Control Manager within the Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) organization in New Jersey. This role partners with WM Investment Product Operations to design sustainable controls, perform risk analysis, and drive proactive risk management across business processes.

The incumbent will lead a cross‑functional team, apply data‑driven governance, and leverage AI/LLM capabilities to anticipate trends.

Qualifications

• 7+ years with experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, or operational risk management.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Change Management: Designs and implements change management strategies for complex initiatives, drives adoption while minimizing disruption and trains others on best practices.
• Stakeholder Management: Builds trusted partnerships across business, operations, technology, audit and compliance through shared accountability. Aligns competing priorities by managing conflict constructively, influencing/negotiating scope, timelines and risk decisions.
• Communication Skills (written and verbal): Communicates clear and concise messaging tailored to the specific audience. Distills complex topics and addresses challenge confidently with facts.
• Critical & Strategic Thinking: Brings clarity and structure to ambiguous and complex problems, synthesizes data to uncover root causes and risks, rigorously evaluates options and trade-offs while challenging assumptions.
• Teamwork: Leads cross‑functional teams in complex initiatives, integrates diverse perspectives and fosters inclusive collaboration across Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Risk and a broad range of programs. Advises others on team dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage with stakeholders to identify and assess risks
• Identify control gaps and drive actions to remediate
• Design sustainable controls to mitigate operational risks
• Develop data‑driven governance and monitoring strategies
• Use analytics and AI/LLM capabilities to anticipate trends and deliver solutions that elevate the risk and control environment
• Lead and support a dynamic team, cultivating a culture of innovation and operational excellence
• Leave space for business‑specific call outs (example) Lead anti‑fraud and cybersecurity initiatives to ensure operations are fortified and agile against emerging threats

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a VP Control Manager within the Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) organization in New Jersey. This role partners with WM Investment Product Operations to design sustainable controls, perform risk analysis, and drive proactive risk management across business processes.

The incumbent will lead a cross‑functional team, apply data‑driven governance, and leverage AI/LLM capabilities to anticipate trends.