Executive Director - Financial Crime Operations

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Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a Global Operations function, managing and developing teams to deliver outstanding business results?

We have such an opportunity covering Financial Crime Operations globally.

Job Summary:

As an Executive Director - Financial Crime Operations you will report directly to the Global Head of Borrow, Fraud and Financial Crime Operations. You will be part of the Operations Leadership Team, managing operations across various locations. In partnership with the broader Leadership, Technology, Product, and Product Development teams, we will rely on you to ensure high-quality output and efficiency. You will play a key role in promoting our Operations function's overall goals and objectives, continually seeking improvements to eliminate inefficiencies in processes, enhance product quality, increase volume and throughput, and manage business expectations.

Role Description

The primary responsibility of the role will be to oversee Operations across the Financial Crime team globally within this business and to ensure timely and accurate delivery of daily and periodic deliverables. The incumbent will lead these functions supporting our consumers internationally.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop, design, and manage day to day Operations Management
• Building and leading a high performing operations function, delivering exceptional service experience and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrate complete & thorough understanding of the firm's Operations environment and provide strong operational leadership to ensure overall Service delivery to the consumers and regulators
• Institutionalize a strong governance framework locally in the region and across all delivery sites to ensure consistently strong focus on quality, delivery and enhancing consumer experience
• Build a strong Risk Controls Framework within Operations by working closely with the Business Partners and Risk/Controls Managers. Fulfilling internal controls requirements as well as ensuring smooth Regulatory and Internal Audits
• Plan and manage direct-expense budget across teams, develop and retain teams to achieve financial discipline at all times
• Deliver on product and process initiatives in a cross-functional and matrix organizational model

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Proven record of effective leadership as Operations Director or similar leadership role across multiple lines of business.
• Extensive experience in Operations management in a relevant area, managing large teams across multiple locations and successfully implementing transformative changes to the organization and revolutionizing processes and organizational attitudes.
• Drives critical thinking and proactively seeks out best practices, anticipates future needs and collaborates on ideas with others. Understands consumer needs and impact on relationships within the business.
• Ability to drive issue resolution, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver consistently on deliverables and communicate status updates and strategic direction to community
• Be a highly motivated individual with advanced strategy, problem solving, and transformation as well as strong influencing, interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Detailed knowledge of Financial Crime functions within a Banking/Financial Service environment
• Strong risk, controls, regulatory, and audit expertise within a Banking/Financial Services environment

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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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.