Head of Assurance in Service Operations

3 weeks ago


Midlothian, United Kingdom JPMorgan Chase & Co. Full time

You will be part of building digital products and services across the globe in a start-up atmosphere, backed by one of the leading financial services providers worldwide. If you are intellectually curious, honest, passionate, motivated and want to use and expand your skills while working on a new and exciting venture, you are what we are looking for. 

As a Head of Assurance in Service Operations, you will develop and lead a proactive risk and control culture across the department. You will build, manage and motivate a team that will reduce financial loss, regulatory exposure, and reputational risk.

Job Responsibilities

Builds and leads a high performing business assurance function, proactively identifying emerging operational risks and lead the resolution Overlays your technology, process management and operational risk skills to develop, maintain and lead the delivery of Operational controls Identifies control gaps, weaknesses, and resolutions in order to reduce financial loss, regulatory exposure, and reputational risk Provides ongoing feedback and training as well as support the growth of employees' knowledge of risk concepts and their application to risk and control evaluation Supports Operational Leaderships Teams, driving governance, developing operating pattern & evolving team structure to drive ownership and optimise talent

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Relevant and demonstrable financial service experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance  Proficient knowledge of control and risk management concepts with the ability to design, create and evaluate the operational risk and control environment in conjunction with business partners Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)  Knowledge of banking regulatory environment Extensive stakeholder management working with global teams  Ability to analyse data-driven situations to formulate appropriate conclusions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience working and efficiently delivering in an information technology area / environment (. IT Auditing, Programming Controls, Data Management and Governance or similar environment)

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