
Technology Risk & Controls Lead
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 14 days ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Plano
- Country
- United States
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Lead technology risk and controls efforts within the Chief Technology Office, identifying and mitigating compliance and operational technology risks while ensuring controls operate effectively. Partner with product owners, business control managers, auditors, and regulators to report on technology risk posture, governance, and remediation. Build relationships across CTO, assessments, and data teams, oversee control effectiveness, issue management, and process/risk assessment structures. Drive improvements in risk telemetry, assess emerging technologies, and influence senior leadership on risk strategy.
Location: Plano, TX, United States
Join our team to play a pivotal role in mitigating tech risks and upholding operational excellence, driving innovation in risk management.
As a Tech Risk & Controls Lead in
Job responsibilities:
- Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution recommendations
- Build and cultivate a proactive risk management culture through partnership and collaboration with CTO risk, control and technology teams to deliver customer value and improve security posture of the firm.
- Develop and maintain robust relationships, becoming a trusted partner with LOB technologists, assessments teams, and data officers to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and progress toward shared goals
- Execute reporting and governance of controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, offering senior management insights into control effectiveness and inform governance work
- Proactively monitor and evaluate control effectiveness, identify gaps, and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk posture and regulatory compliance
- Ensure technology risks and control gaps are fully assessed, acknowledged, registered and correctly treated (risk assess and approve findings/treatments, breaks, uplift programs, CORE items)
- Oversee of process management, risk assessment structure for CTO
- Owns effective product line interactions with CTC Assurance, Audit, Compliance, and CCOR
- Owns proactive product line control reviews & to develop/enhance increased risk telemetry for all risk management personas
- Provides line of sight of emerging technologies and view into how fit into current risk posture and control framework of CTO
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, information security, or related field, emphasizing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation
- 10 + years of experience in Security and /or Risk Management and / or Corporate Technology with an aptitude in application and platform security
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to effectively communicate and present security risk concepts with business and technology partners.
- Strong personal leadership, collaboration, bias for action and experience working within fast paced, complex and high performing Digital/Agile/Scaled Agile teams
- Strong analytical skills including solving and communicating complex problems, data analytics, measurement and reporting needed to drive continuous improvement.
- Familiarity with risk management frameworks, industry standards, and financial industry regulatory requirements
- Proficient knowledge and expertise in data security, risk assessment & reporting, control evaluation, design, and governance, with a proven record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies
- Exceptional knowledge of the firm’s Operational Risk Systems of Record
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translating technology insights into business strategies for senior executives
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or similar industry-recognized risk and risk certifications are preferred
- Preferable experience working in regulated industries, in particular leveraging technology standards, frameworks, compliance, and industry recognized best practice / standards (e.g. NIST, ISO, PCI, SOC)
- Preferable Certification in Public Cloud Technology from one of the major Cloud Service Providers (e.g. AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Architect, Google Cloud Architect)
- Preferable experience working in a matrix management model across globally diverse, virtual teams to deliver strategic initiatives and commitments, ideally leveraging product and Agile principles.




