Risk Management and Compliance - Govenance Senior Officer - Senior Associate

Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Senior Associate in the risk management and compliance team, you will lead the global Anti Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions Risk Assessment (RA), and Know Your Customer (KYC) agenda within the Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk (CCOR) team. You will own the governance cadence and oversight of framework execution, provide concise, executive‑ready reporting that enables decisions, and ensure the program delivers on time and audit‑ready. Working across lines of business (LOBs) and alongside Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs), you will strengthen our Risk Assessment and KYC standards - assessing requirements, guiding implementation, and sustaining compliance with legal and regulatory expectations.

Job responsibilities

• Lead global governance for Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions Risk Assessment, and KYC programs; set forum cadence and define senior stakeholder engagement.
• Define, maintain, and enforce Risk Assessment framework requirements; perform quality reviews of Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)‑authored AML and Sanctions RA reports for clarity and adherence to standards.
• Act as accountable partner to MLROs and credible challenger to lines of business; resolve program and policy interpretation issues, escalate as needed, and drive durable remediation.
• Lead international KYC regulatory strategy; translate forthcoming regulations into firm policy and orchestrate cross‑regional implementation.
• Maintain program governance discipline; track milestones and deliverables, proactively escalate overdue items, and drive on‑time, audit‑ready outcomes.
• Produce executive‑ready reporting and metrics that enable timely decisions and highlight trends, issues, and risks.
• Coordinate across time zones; tailor communications for senior stakeholders and build alignment on priorities.
• Oversee and lead walkthroughs with Internal Audit and Controls Management; ensure evidence readiness and documented outcomes.
• Strengthen and continuously improve standards for Risk Assessment and KYC in partnership with key stakeholders.

• Hands‑on experience in risk management program governance and reporting within compliance or operational risk.
• Strong risk and controls mindset with high attention to detail; ensures governance discipline and audit/exam readiness.
• Demonstrated end‑to‑end ownership and structured change delivery; prioritizes multiple workstreams and meets deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong organization and documentation skills.

• 3 years of experience in AML/BSA/KYC compliance or in risk, compliance, or control roles.
• Experience working across time zones, facilitating global governance calls, and coordinating deliverables across regions.