Asset Management - Control Management - Associate

Join our team to promote a proactive risk and control culture that leverages proven evaluation strategies and sound change management protocols.

As a Control Manager - Associate within the Asset Management, you will provide comprehensive coverage and joint accountability model with the business executives to promote early operational risk identification and assessment, effective design and evaluation of controls and sustainable solutions to mitigate operational risk. Your role as a Control Manager will focus on four areas: 1) Control design and expertise 2) Risks and controls identification/assessment 3) Control breaks and resolution 4) Control governance & reporting. You will also be responsible for working across diverse and cross-functional organizations to develop plans, identify solutions, and drive continuous improvement through participation and/or ownership of key control initiatives, self-assessments and root cause analysis along with ongoing process review and control testing.

Job responsibilities

• Ongoing monitoring and assessment of operational risk and control environment
• Assessing risk to determine whether or not to heighten
• Designing the control in partnership with the Business Executive, including how to measure its effectiveness, providing control implementation support and control validation, and performing control evaluation based on defined triggers
• Providing control related subject matter expertise for relevant projects driven outside of the organization
• Performing issue/action plan administration end-to-end
• Identifying the root cause and key themes/trends to address issues broadly
• Developing action plans; validate the execution of action plans
• Identifying meaningful metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment
• Escalating breaches/issues based on key reporting indicators
• Managing control committees and forums

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of 5 years of financial service experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, compliance or related function
• Proficient knowledge of control and risk management concepts with the ability to design, create, and evaluate controls with business partners
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Fluent in both written and verbal English and Chinese required

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Business knowledge with the ability to understand the business/possess knowledge of regulation surrounding business
• Communication/presentation - excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence business leaders in a meaningful and actionable manner
• Networking - exceptional interpersonal skills; exceptional collaboration and relationship building skills
• Work autonomously to affect change - flexible, adaptable to shifting priorities; manages competing priorities to achieve the most effective result and able to work in a fast-paced, results oriented environment
• Controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance experiences

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.