JPMSE Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, MD (all genders)

JPMSE Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, MD (all genders)

This senior JPMSE Compliance role will have responsibility for several key elements of JPMSE’s Compliance programme, reporting into the JPMSE Chief Compliance Officer, who is a member of the JPMSE Management Board. As part of the firm’s Risk Management and Compliance function you are at the centre 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

The role will be based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Job responsibilities

• Lead a team of direct and matrix reports within JPMSE Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk (‘CCOR’) and work closely with senior leaders and colleagues to ensure the effective implementation of the CCOR function and framework in accordance with firmwide standards and prevailing local regulations.

• Acting as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for JPMSE, supporting the JPMSE Chief Compliance officer on a day to day basis with various senior management aspects of the role.
• Oversight of the preparation of regular and ad-hoc reporting to the Management Board, the Supervisory Board and the Risk Committee as well as provision of Compliance input in all relevant governance meetings, including the legal entity control committees. Attend relevant committees as standing attendee or as delegate (where required) of the JPMSE Chief Compliance Officer.
• Responsibility for implementation, coordination and oversight of Compliance coverage for International Consumer Bank (‘ICB’) in JPMSE which is due to launch in 2026. This will involve close coordination with the local Compliance team for ICB, plus the broader regional teams. The job holder will also have accountability to the Chief Compliance Officer for ICB (based in the UK).
• Leading and participating in direct interaction with JPMSE regulators. Oversight of production of periodic and ad hoc reports and responses to information requests from JPMSE regulators on Compliance related matters.
• Implementing, overseeing and coordinating the Compliance framework agenda in JPMSE and its 14 branches.This will include direct involvement and oversight of the following activities:
  • Coordinating and overseeing the execution of a Compliance Monitoring & Testing Plan which leverages the outcome of the Risk Assessment and is aligned and supported by regional and global activities.
  • Overseeing the identification of regulations impacting the Compliance function, conducting gap analyses and developing Compliance policies and procedures in relation to the governance, structure and remit of the Compliance function.
  • Overseeing the regulatory change process including the 1LOD identification, assessment and implementation of new regulatory requirements.
  • Overseeing Compliance outsourced activities to ensure they are adequately performed including the review of MIS and appropriate escalation of identified issues in line with the CCOR Outsourced Activities Oversight Framework – EMEA and JPMSE specific requirements.
• Management of the Country Compliance teams based in the JPMSE non-hub branches.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• The successful candidate for this position will have a strong technical background and at least 20 years of relevant experience within a large financial institution, preferably active across several lines of business, including retail.
• Experience in a Compliance management role at Managing Director level or equivalent with demonstrable leadership skills and ability to execute.
• Proactive and action orientated with strong analytical skills and a proven ability for problem solving.
• Experience interacting with EU regulators; fluency in German is also essential.
• Ability to consider the regulators’ position and understand, anticipate and react positively to their requirements and demands.
• Excellent knowledge of key financial services regulation, including German and EU regulations and ability to translate them into operational/process requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels across a diverse and global organisation.
• Strong team player willing to work closely across and with multiple teams regionally and globally where inter-dependencies will be strong and ongoing; positive attitude with the willingness to help others in the team and external to the team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory issues into comprehensible messages for a range of audiences and levels.
• Ability to think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organised manner.
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a commitment to ensuring that information provided to the firm’s regulators is of a high standard.
• Ability to demonstrate strong business and stakeholder management, with the ability to have frank and challenging interactions whilst being able to show flexibility and nuance where needed.