Controls & Governance Program Lead-Vice President

Job Description

Make governance work in the real world. In this role, you will help teams stay continuously ready for audits and control testing by turning requirements into practical, repeatable processes. You will coordinate evidence, documentation, and operating routines so leaders have clear visibility and teams can execute with confidence. If you enjoy partnering across Business Controls, Risk, Compliance, and Technology to close gaps and improve how work gets done, this role offers broad impact and high ownership.

As a Controls & Governance Program Lead in Payments and Data Analytics, you will coordinate control readiness, governance execution, and documentation management to help our teams meet established operating requirements. You will partner closely with the Business Control Manager and cross-functional stakeholders to support control testing, issue management, remediation tracking, and evidence quality. You will help run New Business processes, maintain governance artifacts in approved repositories, and keep registered Intelligent Solutions current with required reviews and attestations. You will also apply working knowledge of information management and information architecture concepts to incorporate evolving data, technology, and governance requirements into existing processes and controls.

Job responsibilities 

• Promote adherence to approved Standard Operating Procedures, standards, controls, and operating requirements
• Coordinate control activities with the Business Control Manager, including testing support, issue management, remediation tracking, and continuous improvement
• Maintain ongoing audit, control-test, compliance-review, and regulatory readiness by coordinating complete, timely, and supportable evidence
• Identify execution gaps, clarify ownership, escalate concerns through established channels, and track corrective actions through closure
• Facilitate New Business processes by coordinating required reviews, approvals, documentation, and follow-up commitments
• Maintain procedures, inventories, decisions, approvals, evidence, and governance artifacts in approved online repositories
• Establish governance review routines and management reporting to improve accountability, transparency, and timely follow-through
• Coordinate oversight for registered Intelligent Solutions to keep ownership, registrations, artifacts, approvals, and attestations current
• Partner with solution owners, Technology, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders to incorporate applicable obligations into operating procedures and controls
• Translate information management and governance requirements into practical operating processes in partnership with Data Management and Information Architecture teams
• Support governance forums, management updates, audit responses, and executive-level communications

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• 5+ years of experience in controls, governance, risk management, audit, or compliance within a regulated environment
• 3+ years of experience coordinating audit readiness, control testing support, and evidence management
• 3+ years of experience managing process documentation, procedures, and governance artifacts in enterprise repositories
• Demonstrated experience driving issue management, remediation tracking, and closure reporting with clear ownership and timelines
• Demonstrated ability to interpret policy or control requirements and translate them into repeatable operating routines
• Strong program coordination skills, including planning, prioritization, and managing multiple workstreams with competing deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience partnering across Business, Technology, Risk, and Compliance functions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready status reporting and governance updates
• Working knowledge of information risk concepts such as data classification, access governance, lineage, and metadata
• Proficiency with common documentation and reporting tools (for example, document management, spreadsheets, and presentation tools)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Experience supporting governance for intelligent or automated solutions, including ownership, registration, and periodic reviews
• Experience working with data governance or metadata management practices and related tooling
• Experience designing or improving operating procedures to meet evolving technology and data requirements
• Familiarity with control frameworks and testing approaches used in large financial institutions
• Professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, or similar
• Experience preparing leadership materials for governance forums and audit or regulatory responses
• Experience building dashboards or standardized reporting to improve governance visibility and follow-through

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.