JPMorgan Head Counter Fraud 

United Kingdom, Scotland 

179608301

Job Summary

As the Head of Counter Fraud Team, you will lead and be responsible for defining, detecting and analysing behavioural and technical indicators to assess risks and potential threats to the firm. You will manage insider incidents, review and deliver internal context analysis and risk assessments, as well as developing and delivering cutting-edge enterprise-wide solutions for the detection and mitigation of insider threats. Your leadership will be crucial in building the team, identifying and nurturing talented team members who can bring new skills and expertise.

You will be a highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal and technical skills, able to work effectively amidst ambiguity adjusting to workloads to meet evolving priorities, and also be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse set of stakeholders and decision makers, working collaboratively with various departments to ensure robust fraud risk management and compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Job Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the overall management, coordination and maintenance of the Counter Fraud Team, including oversight of process and controls.
• Collaborate with a team of associates to conduct triage of events generated from monitoring use cases. This involves producing contextual, data-driven analyses of insider incidents, performing risk analyses, and conducting threat assessments.
• Lead the coordination of referrals for unusual and suspicious activities, ensuring that critical information is escalated to Subject Matter Experts facilitating cross-functional collaboration on developing and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the monitoring of internal and external intelligence sources for significant insider events, contributing to the analysis of these incidents to assess risks and determine appropriate response actions.
• Provide expert-level support on insider risk issues, leveraging deep knowledge of insider risk and cybersecurity.
• Effectively communicate complex problem sets in a clear and concise manner to a diverse audience of stakeholders, ensuring understanding and alignment across various levels.
• Drive efforts to strengthen the firm's control environment by supporting and enhancing compliance initiatives and practices.
• Build external relationships in functional area.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Proven experience in supporting an insider risk/threat program, demonstrating a strong understanding of the associated challenges and strategies.
• Direct experience in performing analytical and/or investigative work as a senior analyst within industry, government, or other relevant setting.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex threats and develop effective mitigation strategies in collaboration with cross-disciplinary global teams.
• Experience in conducting comprehensive risk assessments and multi-source research on threat actors, tactics, techniques, and emerging trends to inform risk scenarios.
• Proficiency in evaluating control environments and developing strategies to address and mitigate control gaps.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication abilities, and experience in briefing executive-level stakeholders.
• Ability to think independently, with creative problem-solving skills and a passion for experimenting and developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Experience in contributing to workstreams, facilitating stakeholder engagement, managing issues, and ensuring the timely and on-budget delivery of project deliverables.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Certifications and training in Insider Threat (such as CERT courses, CCITP, GCITP, FIAT, etc.), Counterintelligence, and analytical or security tradecraft.
• Experience or training in Behavioural Science, Behavioural Analysis, or Behavioural Threat Assessment.
• Proficiency with insider threat technical solutions and data analytics platforms, demonstrating the ability to leverage technology for effective threat detection and analysis.
• Experience with SQL, data querying, and the use of analytical tools and visualizations to interpret and present complex data insights.