Location: EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, United Kingdom

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in financial crime risk control? As part of Chase International and J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, you will help build a culture of innovation and proactive risk management. Youll collaborate with diverse teams, influence key decisions, and drive real-time issue detection and remediation. We offer opportunities for career growth, skill development, and the chance to contribute to a dynamic, global environment.

As a Financial Crime Risk Control Manager within the International Consumer Bank, you will lead the development of enhanced control frameworks and support top-down risk analysis. You will work closely with teams across the organization, helping to foster a culture of innovation and proactive risk management. Your role will involve driving continuous improvement in risk assessment and remediation, making a meaningful impact on our customers and the wider community.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of control frameworks to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for product development and change initiatives, ensuring all potential risks are identified, evaluated, and addressed.
• Analyze data and monitor fraud trends to identify emerging risks.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify risks associated with new and existing products and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend improvements.
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes and penalties across the industry to identify necessary actions.
• Advise on and challenge control processes and risk management practices, fostering a proactive risk management culture.
• Contribute to the Compliance and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE) program by leading control design effectiveness evaluations, Risks & Controls identification, Issue Management, and Control Governance & Reporting.
• Partner with colleagues across business, operations, legal, compliance, risk, audit, and technology control functions to establish and maintain business relationships.
• Support consistent and rigorous operational risk practices and control programs, including committee reporting, risk mitigation, key risk indicators, control design, and controls performance evaluations.
• Review, analyze, and manage program-related data such as KRIs, KPIs, and key metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Operational Risk Management within Product, Controls, Compliance, Audit, financial institution, regulator, consulting firm, or retail investments manager.
• Strong acumen for risk identification, assessment, and development of effective control mechanisms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence business leaders at all levels.
• Deep understanding of fraud typologies, relevant regulations, and fraud prevention strategies.
• Experience partnering with business and stakeholders to manage remediation of operational risk issues.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and integrity.
• Experience in process mapping.
• Experience in change management, including working in an agile and evolving environment.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in financial crime risk control within a global organization.
• Familiarity with international regulatory environments and compliance standards.
• Proven ability to drive innovation in risk management practices.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Advanced data analysis skills and experience with risk metrics.
• Professional certification in risk management or compliance (e.g., CAMS, CISA, CRISC).
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business, Risk Management).

 

 

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