Compliance & Operational Risk APAC Regional Specialist

Job Description
Lead Compliance and Operational Risk in APAC as a Regional Specialist - Vice President, focusing on third-party risk, resiliency, and AI
Job Summary
As a Regional Specialist - Vice President within our Compliance and Operational Risk team, you will be responsible for managing enterprise risks across more than 15 markets in the APAC region. Your primary responsibilities will include third-party risk management, ensuring operational resiliency, and overseeing data and artificial intelligence. You will interact with a diverse set of stakeholders, providing you with exposure to our wide range of businesses and technological innovations. This role is an excellent opportunity for those who are ambitious, intellectually curious, and interested in current and emerging risk trends, as it offers the chance to develop deep expertise and strategic capabilities in Compliance and Operational Risk management within a global organization
Job responsibilities

• Partner with a broad and diverse set of stakeholders across the firm on both first and second-line led global and regional initiatives;
• Identify , assess and manage compliance and operational risks in the team's areas of coverage;
• Evaluate program frameworks, processes and controls against sustainable industry best practice, regulatory and risk and controls;
• Identify thematic risks based on key risk indicators and key performance indicator metric performance;
• Perform data driven assessments to exercise second-line independent oversight, and provide credible risk-based challenges to the first line of defense;
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large and diverse data sets;
• Collate , analyze and articulate APAC regulatory requirements on third-party risk management, operational resiliency, and data and artificial intelligence;

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Relevant experience in Controls, Compliance, Operational Risk or Audit roles in a global financial institution;
• Candidates without direct experience in our focus areas, but a strong background in risk management/controls/audit and able to demonstrate proven ability in the below-listed criteria will also be considered;
• Strong execution and project management skills with proven ability to manage multiple, time-sensitive initiatives concurrently and deliver results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment;
• Experienced, effective and comfortable in working with a broad range of stakeholders (including Legal, Compliance, Lines of Business, etc.) across multiple jurisdictions and cultures
• Experienced in tracking and understanding laws/regulations across multiple jurisdictions in APAC;
• Experienced in identifying, articulating and writing issues, control weaknesses and risks to senior stakeholders across the firm, in a coherent manner;
• Proven ability to amalgamate diverse and sometimes conflicting views into practical and optimal conclusions;
• Highly driven, results-oriented and persistent individual with excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills. Must be a team player;
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Alteryx, Tableau and other analytics and reporting tools

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to identify, assess, and manage risks, particularly in third-party risk management, operational resiliency, and data and artificial intelligence.
• Familiarity with APAC regulatory requirements related to third-party risk management, operational resiliency, and data and artificial intelligence.

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.
Our Compliance teams work globally across all lines of business to advise internal stakeholders on the impact of regulatory requirements and how to balance these with the firm's needs. Their diverse mandate means they also provide input on new business strategies, product lines, policies, training, operational processes, risk mitigation and control.