Regulatory Strategy Officer - Vice President (all genders)

The role is positioned within the Corporate & Investment Bank Compliance team and collaborates closely with the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Regulatory Management team (a part of the wider Europe, Middle East, and Africa Compliance Department) that is responsible for the oversight and coordination of engagement with J.P. Morgan SE (JPMSE) regulators.

This is a specific and critical role within the Compliance function which provides excellent visibility of J.P. Morgan’s local and regional operations and the opportunity to interact with senior management and subject matter experts across the bank and the entire firm.

As a Regulatory Strategy Officer - Vice President in the Corporate & Investment Bank Compliance team, you will report to the J.P. Morgan SE Head of Regulatory Management and you will play a critical role in managing J.P. Morgan's relationship with the European Central Bank (ECB), BaFin, Bundesbank and other EU regulators. You will have the opportunity to interact with senior management and subject matter experts across the bank, providing you with great visibility of J.P. Morgan’s local and regional operations. Your responsibilities will include building and maintaining strong working relationships with supervision teams, overseeing the delivery of information to our regulators, and taking a lead role in day-to-day communications with regulators. This role will require a proactive approach, strong analytical skills, and the ability to understand and interpret regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Report to the J.P. Morgan SE Head of Regulatory Management and act as a lead on managing J.P. Morgan's relationship with the European Central Bank (ECB) and other EU regulators with focus on the new J.P. Morgan Retail business (CHASE)
• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with the supervision teams for all regulators and other staff as required while overseeing the schedule of meetings that J.P. Morgan has with our regulators and the delivery of information to our regulators in a timely manner and track the various deliverables
• Take a lead role in day-to-day communications and proactively consider the overall relationship with regulators as well as involve in work planning discussions with them to ensure the firm has a good sense of their forward looking agenda
• Oversee the management of regulatory examinations, reviews, information requests or other specific deliverables to our regulators
• Work as a broader member of the EMEA Regulatory Management team and contribute to the team's goals
• Provide timely and appropriate management information on regulatory liaison and relationship management within Compliance and also to broader stakeholders within the firm
• Work closely and effectively across the organization and across lines of business with other key stakeholders in the firm's relationship with our regulators
• Review and disseminate important communications from the regulators
• Act as a subject matter expert on the ECB and other regulators, the way they regulate and their expectations of firms
• Provide briefing and training sessions as necessary on elements of J.P. Morgan SE's supervision
• Develop a good awareness of other regulatory interactions in the region and support other team members in their interactions and relationship management with these other regulators.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• University degree in the area of Economics, Finance, Law, Business Administration or similar;
• Previous experience in dealing with and maintaining relationships with the ECB or European or Global regulators within a large and complex financial services firm or experience working at a relevant regulator;
• Fluency in German with excellent English communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory issues into comprehensible messages for a range of audiences and levels;
• Good knowledge of key financial services regulation and the ECB and EU regulations, gained in a bank, regulatory authority, consulting or law firm;
• Strong team player willing to work closely across and with multiple teams where inter-dependencies will be strong and ongoing. Can-do attitude with a willingness to help others in and outside of the team. Willingness to go beyond the day to day activities to deliver excellence;
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand and interpret requirements;
• Ability to think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized manner;
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills and a commitment to ensuring that information provided to the firm’s regulators is of a high standard;
• The ability to offer robust and constructive challenge, at all corporate title levels and across different disciplines – to become a trusted advisor to the business on regulatory relationship matters;
• Ability to consider the regulators’ position and understand, anticipate and react positively to their requirements and demands;
• Strong judgement and the ability to exercise sound judgement under pressure when faced with imperfect information.