Job Responsibilities
- Governance:
- Chairman of Board of Managers, Head of Audit Committee, Board Member Responsible for Internal Systems and Board Member Responsible for GFCC
- Non-Executive Board Member Responsible for Support Functions (COO). Local Reporting Line for Support Functions in the Location
- Chairman of various local committees: Corporate Governance Committee, Remuneration Committee, Pension Committee, Information Systems Committee
- Business Strategy & Performance:
- Provide business management support to the SCO in driving the future strategy for the location
- Management of business reviews to review progress against strategy, as well as ensuring provision of quality MIS to help the business manage their performance
- Understand the local market constraints and opportunities for doing business and input into new business/product initiatives.
- Monitor business pipeline, work closely with business on deals, monitor revenues.
- Review strategic opportunities that may enhance J.P. Morgan’s competitive positioning in the market. Review of market analysis - league tables, wallet, and market share, etc.
- Oversee all operational & infrastructure activities including major projects, new business initiatives, and ensuring a sound control environment in the Franchise
- Work with local HR and LOB managers in order to drive an effective resource management plan, succession planning, culture and conduct agenda
- Identify inefficient use of allocated resources and streamline expense management process
- Controls:
- With SCO, represent the Firm to regulators, internal and external auditors. First communication point along with the Compliance Officer for the local regulators
- Ensure that appropriate escalation procedures are in place between the local Committees and Regional Committees. Escalates control related issues, risks and threats to SCO and Regional Management in collaboration with the Location Control Management (LCM) team
- Work with the LCM team for the overall oversight & control agenda of the legal entity. Responsible for effectiveness and adequacy of the internal systems and compliance of the accounting & reporting activities of the Branch with Banking Law and other applicable legislation
- Monitor and oveersee issues and related action items reported in the internal and external audit reports and/or internal control activities and ensure they are completed in a timely manner by LOBs
- Ensures that firmwide and local policies, standards and procedures regarding Information Systems applicable to area of responsibility are consistently applied
- Ensure that an appropriate Business Continuity plan is defined for the location, and that there is a Resiliency test annually.
- Act as a culture carrier in support of JPMorgan’s business principles and contribute to a healthy working environment. Develop, mentor and train junior staff to be the future leaders at JPMorgan. Support Human Resources head in recruiting, retaining and developing our people.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Masters in Finance, MBA, or equivalent qualification
- 10+ years of experience within financial sector or consulting role in a leadership position
- Flexible leadership style with strong communication skills
- Team player. Inclusive leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across different groups and regions
- Able to deal with all levels of seniority and with large data sets to pull trends and insights, and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders
- Strong ability to prioritise requests / multi-tasking
- Strong numeric and presentation skills. Ability to articulate complex concepts clearly to differing audiences
- Detail orientated, and project management skills
- Disciplined approach to managing processes with a desire to improve