JPMorgan Acquisition & Strategic Investments Control Manager 

United States, New Jersey, Jersey City 

520819947

As a Control Manager in Cybersecurity and Technology Controls within our agile and forward-thinking team, you will have the opportunity to evaluate the operational strengths and weaknesses associated with recent acquisitions, devise improvements to our business platform to accommodate new and existing products, and develop advanced technology solutions using machine learning to enhance process efficiency. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying and addressing high-profile issues or emerging risks that are of significant importance to C-suite level executives.

Job responsibilities:

• Utilize solid knowledge of investments and acquisitions to collaborate with the business to perform detailed operational risk assessment and control evaluation across Acquisition & Strategic Investments processes and associated supporting functions, including Compliance, Legal, Risk etc.
• Support the Firm’s Compliance Risk Assessment through review of applicability of process/risk/controls/issues against compliance groups driven by the mapping of legal obligations by partnering with 2nd Line of Defense (2LOD) Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk team
• Lead the effort to design and maintain operational risk structure and control assessment in JPMC Firm wide Compliance Operational Risk Evaluation
• Identify control issues and recommendations/conclusions developed with appropriate action plans and owners; ensure appropriate closure of action plans developed in response to previous reported findings
• Stay current with evolving Financial Services industry and regulatory changes, analyze impact to the business objectives, processes, and compliance as appropriate
• Act as a subject matter expert on controls related questions and manage deliverables with the ability to think strategically
• Address challenges from 2nd Line of Defense (2LOD) and 3rd Line of Defense (3LOD) on targeted Acquisition & Strategic Investments and Treasury/Chief Investment Office reviews as well as horizontal reviews
• Provide mentoring advice to the junior team members to foster a positive and nurturing working environment
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships across businesses and other control groups (i.e., finance, risk management, compliance, legal, etc.)
• Work closely with regional and/or global business and information technology colleagues across the org as issues emerge and reporting them timely to management and other stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 7+ years’ experience in Auditing, Accounting, Internal Control, or Operational Risk Management
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Knowledge of Acquisitions & Strategic Investments
• Leadership: Solid people management and ability to support Vice Presidents/Executive Directors and work with other members in a team environment
• Business knowledge: ability to develop a deep understanding of the business, identify control challenges, design or help to design its control environment
• Problem solving/analytical skills: solid critical thinking, attention to detail and analytical skills; able to synthesize large amounts of data and formulate appropriate conclusions / analyze metrics for emerging risk

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Microsoft: Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - Excel, Power Point, Teams, knowledge of macros, etc. strongly preferred
• Exposure to retirement planning preferred
• Product investment knowledge preferred

Soft skills

• Communication/presentation: excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to comprehend, execute and influence in a meaningful and actionable manner; ability to succinctly identify, advise and/or present stakeholders of risks, challenges and potential solutions
• Independence: Self-starter with ability to acquire and process information with limited supervision
• Multitasking: Ability to work in an evolving and fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects and support a growing business