JPMorgan Chase UK Jobs – Compliance Officer

About the job

Job Description – EMEA Anti-Corruption Compliance Officer – Associate Level

Organisation

JPMorgan is a leading global financial services firm with operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is an established leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity.

The EMEA Compliance Department supports the group’s Asset Management, Markets, Investor Services, Global Wealth Management, International Consumer and Banking businesses in the region. The department is responsible for: (i) interpreting and advising on financial regulations and/or internal Compliance policies; (ii) development of appropriate Compliance policies and procedures; (iii) providing staff training; (iv) monitoring and analysing business activities; (v) interfacing with regulators; and (vi) employee compliance.

The Employee Compliance Programme is responsible for managing compliance risk management programmes related to key employee related regulatory risk, reporting to relevant governance committees and/or senior management in relation to the Employee Compliance Programme and/or employee related regulatory risks, designing and executing risk mitigation strategies, developing and conducting training, managing internal audit and relevant regulatory exams. This includes the provision of advice, implementation of policies and/or controls, development/provision of training and oversight of operational processes relating to Anti-Corruption, Antitrust, Conduct Risk, Code of Conduct, Personal Account Dealing, Licensing and Registrations (covering all regulated individuals), across all LOBs and locations in EMEA.

Role

Reporting to the EMEA Head of Anti-Corruption and Antitrust Compliance, this position will be part of JPMorgan’s EMEA Anti-Corruption Compliance team, which is responsible for the implementation and oversight of the region’s Anti-Corruption Programme, including Programme governance, policy development, training, quality assurance, monitoring, exam coordination and policy enforcement.

The successful candidate ideally should have legal and/or regulatory experience, with an understanding of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act preferred. An understanding of the financial industry and related transactions is also preferable.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities centre on supporting the EMEA Head of Anti-Corruption and Antitrust Compliance in managing the corruption risk in the region, including by, at a minimum

• Assisting in the implementation and oversight of the Anti-Corruption Policy and related procedures
• Driving continual enhancements of the firmwide Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme
• Responding to line of business inquiries regarding policy and legal and regulatory compliance
• Assisting in conducting corruption-specific risk assessments
• Handling the disposition of Anti-Corruption pre-clearance requests, including by reviewing and approving/rejecting business hospitality and gift requests
• Assisting on the review of potential violations of the Anti-Corruption Policy by employees
• Acting as point of escalation for queries relating to Third Party Intermediaries in the region
• Delivering Anti-Corruption training and more generally raising awareness of the Programme across the region The successful candidate will be expected to interact with Anti-Corruption Compliance staff globally, other control functions within the firms, and the employees and management in all lines of business.
• Moreover, the candidate must be able to exercise sound judgement and observe the highest degree of confidentiality in handling of information received in the course of discharging responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skills, including confidence in interactions with senior levels of management
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with individuals across business and/or functional lines
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to work independently on projects often to very tight deadlines
• Ability to prioritise work and effectively manage time
• Proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent research and written and oral communication skills
• Ability to produce quality results on a timely basis
• Strong project management skills
• Legal and/or regulatory experience; an understanding of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act preferred

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. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.