About this role
JPMorgan Asset Management is seeking a Vice President to join the APAC Control Management team, based in Hong Kong. You will help strengthen the operational risk and control environment across the Asset Management business in Asia Pacific, partnering with stakeholders across Investments, Client, Product, Distribution, Operations, Technology, and Business Management.
This role supports regional execution of global control expectations while appropriately incorporating APAC regulatory and market requirements. You will own and drive key control activities, including risk and control identification, issues and events management, exams, governance, and support for new initiatives.
Success requires strong stakeholder management across multiple jurisdictions and time zones, the ability to quickly understand and distill complex topics, communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, and bring structure and momentum to cross-functional initiatives.
Job Responsibilities
- Support Control Management activities across APAC Asset Management, translating global control expectations into practical regional and local execution.
- Own and drive risk and control identification, risk events management, issues management, exam management, governance routines, and control support for new business initiatives.
- Partner across the three lines of defense and key stakeholders to strengthen operational risk practices and control programs.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through execution, establishing clear priorities, aligning stakeholders and delivering outcomes.
- Contribute to controls governance and reporting; synthesize complex information into clear insights, recommendations and executive-level materials.
- Coordinate and support regulatory, audit and oversight interactions, including preparing materials, coordinating responses and maintaining clear documentation.
- Support root cause analysis for client-impacting errors and operational incidents and track remediation actions to closure.
- Promote simplification, process improvement and scalable solutions across the control environment.
- Help bring clarity and practical solutions to complex or ambiguous business and control matters.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience in financial services, risk, controls, governance or other relevant cross-functional roles.
- Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to learn quickly across new subject matters, regulatory requirements and business activities.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex topics and communicate clearly and confidently with senior stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to navigate differing perspectives and drive alignment.
- Ability to take ownership of complex initiatives, establish priorities and drive execution across multiple stakeholders.
- Strong judgment and a structured approach to solving complex or ambiguous problems.
- Strong organization, attention to detail and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) written, verbal and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working across multiple APAC countries and regulatory environments.
- Experience supporting regulatory exams, governance or operational risk initiatives.
- Experience enhancing processes, management information and/or controls through simplification or automation.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and developing recommendations or materials for senior management.
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
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.
Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.