JPMorgan Operations Control Manager Nutmeg - Vice President 

United Kingdom, England, London 

615243589

As an Operations Control Manager, Nutmeg – Vice President you will be responsible for leading and building out an enhanced control framework which supports a continuous and integrated approach to risk assessment. Additionally, you'll ensure the team assists in top-down risk analysis, real-time control issue detection, escalation, root cause analysis, and remediation.

Job Responsibilities

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design and implementation of control frameworks to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Cultivate and leverage strategic relationships with business stakeholders to proactively identify and assess potential risks associated with both new and existing products.
• Collaborate to design and implement robust risk mitigation strategies that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the practices and processes within Trading and Operations teams utilising this knowledge to systematically identify potential risks and implement efficient risk mitigation measures that enhance operational integrity and support business delivery
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for product development and change initiatives, ensuring that all potential risks are identified, evaluated, and addressed.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend improvements as necessary
• Provide training and guidance to staff on control processes and risk management practices and foster proactive risk management culture
• Contribute to Control Design & Expertise; Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment; Issue Management; and Control Governance & Reporting
• Partner effectively with control colleagues across the firm, business, operations management, legal, compliance, risk, audit and technology control functions to further establish and maintain business relationships
• Support consistent and rigorous operational risk practices and control programs (including control committee reporting, risk mitigation, key risk indicators, control design, and controls performance evaluations)
• Review, analyse, and manage programme-related data (e.g. KRIs/KPIs) and key metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment
• Contributing to cross-departmental initiatives (e.g. awareness programs, risk expos, trainings, etc.)

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Relevant experience in Operational Risk Management gained through working within a business area such as Product, Controls, Compliance or Audit within a large financial institution, regulator, consulting firm, retail investments manager or other similar/relevant Operational Risk/Controls environment
• Experience in Trade support or trade execution would be highly beneficial
• Strong acumen for risk identification and assessment, and development of effective control mechanisms that mitigate these risks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to influence business leaders at all levels of seniority in a meaningful and actionable manner
• Experience in partnering with business and other stakeholders to manage remediation of operational risk related issues
• Experience process mapping
• Effective time management and prioritization skills
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and integrity
• Comfortable working in an agile and evolving environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Experience using any of the following a plus: JIRA, Confluence, Alteryx or CORE
• Knowledge ofWealth Management banking processes, regulations and risk
• Understanding of the investment management products
• Experience leading small teams or coaching junior team members