Compliance and Ops Risk Test Specialist

Job Description

Elevate your career by joining our team, where your analytical skills will drive impactful results in compliance and risk management.

As a Compliance and Operations Risk Test Specialist in the Testing Center of Excellence, you will play a key role in enhancing our compliance and operational risk management. Your primary focus is on executing testing processes with precision and accountability, ensuring all activities are completed accurately and on time. You will apply your analytical thinking to systematically evaluate various aspects of a situation, helping to identify key information and improve problem-solving. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams, maintaining open communication with stakeholders to align testing efforts. Your role is essential in delivering quality outcomes and driving results that accelerate our business objectives.

Job responsibilities 

• Execute testing processes meticulously, ensuring all activities are completed accurately and within the stipulated timeframe.
• Evaluate the control environment to identify gaps, verify the design and implementation of controls, and assess their effectiveness.
• Apply analytical thinking to organize, compare, and evaluate various aspects of a situation, aiding in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Contribute to improvements to current testing methods, contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the firm's risk management. 
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align testing efforts and deliver quality outcomes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Baseline knowledge or equivalent expertise in executing testing processes, with a focus on accuracy and timeliness.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate control environments, identify gaps, and assess the effectiveness of controls.
• Proven skills in analytical thinking, with the ability to systematically organize, compare, and evaluate various aspects of a situation.

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.

Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.