Global Financial Crimes Legal - Assistant Vice-President (all genders)

The Global Financial Crimes Legal (GFC Legal) team are the bank’s legal subject matter experts advising on anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-corruption and other financial crimes matters.

As a GFC Legal Associate Vice President within our Corporate Legal team, you will be based in Frankfurt, reporting to the Paris-based GFC Legal Head of EMEA and provide advice to all lines of business in the region. You will have a chance to demonstrate your strong technical skills, ability to provide pragmatic legal advice on complex subject areas and flexibility to deal with rapidly changing fact patterns. If you are intellectually curious, ambitious to advise across multiple jurisdictions with the willingness to grow into challenging areas of law, you may be the perfect fit for our team.

Job responsibilities

• Provide support to regional and global GFC Legal colleagues on projects and other matters within the group’s subject area coverage relating to know-your-client / anti-money laundering (KYC/AML), economic sanctions laws and regulations (Sanctions), and anti-bribery and corruption (ABC);
• Assist internal JPMC counsel as well as outside counsel, as necessary, in legal and investigative matters related to KYC/AML, Sanctions and ABC;
• Draft and negotiate financial crimes-related contractual terms and conditions and other legal agreements in a variety of financial relationships and contexts across different jurisdictions, as well as advise on AML, sanctions and ABC as regards acquisitions envisaged by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Group;
• Analyse KYC/AML, Sanctions and ABC enforcement, regulatory, and legislative developments, including providing advice and analysis regarding policy impacts and outcomes, and implementation of related enhancements to the firm’s compliance programs;
• Attend internal meetings and governance/oversight committees to provide legal advice on relevant KYC/AML, Sanctions and ABC matters;
• Support select special projects (long-term and short-term) arising from the administration of the global KYC/AML, Sanctions and ABC programs including providing legal advice on the development and periodic review of JPMorgan policies and procedures;
• Perform other tasks and matters that may be required of the Legal department from time to time.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Qualified German lawyer with spoken and written fluency in both German and English is essential;
• 5+ years post-qualification experience;
• Substantive knowledge of the German legal and regulatory frameworks in the principal coverage areas, including the Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG), supervisory and academic texts relating to AML and Counter‑Terrorist Financing and Sanctions regulations;
• Experience providing regulatory advice and analysis, both written and oral, in the EMEA region;
• Demonstrated ability to navigate, develop and maintain solid stakeholder relationships within large international organizations;
• Strong written and oral communication and project management skills;
• Confidence and experience translating complex legal concepts into practical solutions;
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders in a multi‑functional, multi‑jurisdictional environment;
• Creative solution and problem solving skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience advising on legal issues relating to Suspicious Activity Reporting obligations and matters relating to data protection, privacy and information sharing is strongly preferred;
• Additional experience with EU Member State and frameworks on KYC/AML is helpful;
• Familiarity with ABC legislation (such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act), EU/UK Sanctions laws, and international KYC / AML standards is helpful but not essential;
• Familiarity with the regulatory framework for a large, global banking organization offering products and services across multiple jurisdictions;
• Awareness of large financial institution products, services, and transactions;
• Experience providing regulatory advice and analysis, both written and oral in other global regions (non‑EMEA) is also an advantage.