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As a Tech Risk & Controls Lead in Corporate Sector/ Chief Technology Office - Operations Execution & Governance - Risk, Controls and Regulartory team, you will be responsible for identifying, and mitigating compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards. You will also provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to technology-aligned process owners, ensuring that implemented controls are operating effectively and in compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry standards. By partnering with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and Regulators, you will contribute to the reporting of a comprehensive view of technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your advanced knowledge of risk management principles, practices, and theories will enable you to drive innovative solutions and effectively manage a diverse team in a dynamic and evolving risk landscape.
You will help shape governance capabilities, drive adoption across regions, and enable innovation in a well-controlled way. As a member of the Firmwide Citizen Development Control Governance team within Risk, Control & Regulatory (RCAR), specifically you will translate strategy into clear programs, projects, and releases that deliver measurable outcomes across business units and technologies supported by the team. You will partner with stakeholders across the organization to identify needs, prioritize work, and translate requirements into discrete deliverables. You will also plan and facilitate working sessions, define business requirements and high-level conceptual designs, and balance technical, operational, and business considerations as you oversee end-to-end delivery. Success in this role requires strong project execution, clear communication, and the ability to influence without authority in a cross-functional, global environment
Job responsibilities
- Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution recommendations
- Managing book of work aligned to Citizen Development governance strategy with owning and manage a prioritized book of work to independently identify needs and translate them into high-impact deliverables/releases/projects delivered in a timely manner
- Develop and execute projects and deliverables in overseeing delivery end-to-end by managing scope, costs, timelines, and resources - mitigating risks, removing blockers, and escalating issues early with clear evidence and integrity
- Leading a cross-functional line of business working sessions in organizing and chair working groups and related forums with clear agendas, decisions, and documented outcomes
- Use data to drive decisions and continuous improvement with using data to monitor progress, identify trends and root causes, and make timely course corrections with continuously improving processes and procedures to enhance quality and productivity
- Stay current on regulatory and industry expectations to maintain awareness of developments impacting data risk and governance, and ensure programs remain aligned to evolving expectations and standards for risk and conduct
- Stakeholder Management and Partnership in building and sustaining strong relationships with global counterparts and stakeholders to align on priorities, leverage expertise, and facilitate mutually beneficial outcomes efficiently
- Support senior leadership and assurance activities with providing clear, audience-appropriate communications and progress updates to senior management with responding effectively to regulatory, internal audit, and other governance-related requests and
- Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate synthesis of risk/control evidence and draft executive-ready reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements
- 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
- Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to streamline recurring control testing and issue/action-plan management routines, ensuring human review and alignment to auditability and regulatory expectations
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, cybersecurity, or a related field, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation
- Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support technology risk and controls workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
- Ability to review and validate AI-assisted risk summaries and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to security, auditability, and regulatory expectations.
- Demonstrated experience planning and supporting system migrations and implementations, and the end-to-end system development lifecycle from a business and/or operational perspective
- Ability to partner with Engineering teams and act as a liaison between business/operational stakeholders and technical teams to translate needs into clear requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria
- Strong attention to detail when managing change or monitoring business-as-usual (BAU) activities, including data conversion and reconciliation processes to validate completeness, accuracy, and control adherence
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing concise documents and updates for senior audiences and stakeholders
- Effective project management and time management skills, including the ability to work autonomously under deadlines with consistent execution discipline
- Strong interpersonal and consultative skills; comfortable influencing and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels and across functions
- Experience creating design mockups to support solutioning and technical buildouts (i.e., Figma, etc.)
- Experience analyzing data and translating observations into clear, actionable insights for decision-making and stakeholder communication
- Risk management and/or data management experience
- Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly MS Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Excel
- Experience with workflow management tools like JIRA or equivalent
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
Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.
As a Tech Risk & Controls Lead in Corporate Sector/ Chief Technology Office - Operations Execution & Governance - Risk, Controls and Regulartory team, you will be responsible for identifying, and mitigating compliance and operational risks in line with the firm's standards. You will also provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to technology-aligned process owners, ensuring that implemented controls are operating effectively and in compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry standards. By partnering with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and Regulators, you will contribute to the reporting of a comprehensive view of technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your advanced knowledge of risk management principles, practices, and theories will enable you to drive innovative solutions and effectively manage a diverse team in a dynamic and evolving risk landscape.
You will help shape governance capabilities, drive adoption across regions, and enable innovation in a well-controlled way. As a member of the Firmwide Citizen Development Control Governance team within Risk, Control & Regulatory (RCAR), specifically you will translate strategy into clear programs, projects, and releases that deliver measurable outcomes across business units and technologies supported by the team. You will partner with stakeholders across the organization to identify needs, prioritize work, and translate requirements into discrete deliverables. You will also plan and facilitate working sessions, define business requirements and high-level conceptual designs, and balance technical, operational, and business considerations as you oversee end-to-end delivery. Success in this role requires strong project execution, clear communication, and the ability to influence without authority in a cross-functional, global environment
Job responsibilities
- Ensure effective identification, quantification, communication, and management of technology risk, focusing on root cause analysis and resolution recommendations
- Managing book of work aligned to Citizen Development governance strategy with owning and manage a prioritized book of work to independently identify needs and translate them into high-impact deliverables/releases/projects delivered in a timely manner
- Develop and execute projects and deliverables in overseeing delivery end-to-end by managing scope, costs, timelines, and resources - mitigating risks, removing blockers, and escalating issues early with clear evidence and integrity
- Leading a cross-functional line of business working sessions in organizing and chair working groups and related forums with clear agendas, decisions, and documented outcomes
- Use data to drive decisions and continuous improvement with using data to monitor progress, identify trends and root causes, and make timely course corrections with continuously improving processes and procedures to enhance quality and productivity
- Stay current on regulatory and industry expectations to maintain awareness of developments impacting data risk and governance, and ensure programs remain aligned to evolving expectations and standards for risk and conduct
- Stakeholder Management and Partnership in building and sustaining strong relationships with global counterparts and stakeholders to align on priorities, leverage expertise, and facilitate mutually beneficial outcomes efficiently
- Support senior leadership and assurance activities with providing clear, audience-appropriate communications and progress updates to senior management with responding effectively to regulatory, internal audit, and other governance-related requests and
- Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate synthesis of risk/control evidence and draft executive-ready reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements
- 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
- Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches to streamline recurring control testing and issue/action-plan management routines, ensuring human review and alignment to auditability and regulatory expectations
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, cybersecurity, or a related field, with a focus on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation
- Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support technology risk and controls workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
- Ability to review and validate AI-assisted risk summaries and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to security, auditability, and regulatory expectations.
- Demonstrated experience planning and supporting system migrations and implementations, and the end-to-end system development lifecycle from a business and/or operational perspective
- Ability to partner with Engineering teams and act as a liaison between business/operational stakeholders and technical teams to translate needs into clear requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria
- Strong attention to detail when managing change or monitoring business-as-usual (BAU) activities, including data conversion and reconciliation processes to validate completeness, accuracy, and control adherence
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing concise documents and updates for senior audiences and stakeholders
- Effective project management and time management skills, including the ability to work autonomously under deadlines with consistent execution discipline
- Strong interpersonal and consultative skills; comfortable influencing and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels and across functions
- Experience creating design mockups to support solutioning and technical buildouts (i.e., Figma, etc.)
- Experience analyzing data and translating observations into clear, actionable insights for decision-making and stakeholder communication
- Risk management and/or data management experience
- Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly MS Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Excel
- Experience with workflow management tools like JIRA or equivalent
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
Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.
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Who's Hiring
- JPMorganChase43
- Capital One31
- Deloitte14
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum13
- Goldman Sachs9
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services27
- Investment & Asset Management14
- Technology & Software13
- Fintech9
- Education9
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of risk management jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, business administration, or a related field
- 7 to 10 years of progressive risk management experience, including leadership responsibility
- Certified Risk Management Professional (CRMP), FRM, or CRISC certification preferred
- Deep knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks such as COSO ERM or ISO 31000
- Experience designing and implementing risk governance structures and reporting to executive leadership
- Proficiency with GRC platforms such as Archer, ServiceNow, or MetricStream
Tips for Your Director Of Risk Management Job Search
Quantify risk exposure you managed
Hiring managers want to see the scale of risk frameworks you owned. Replace vague statements with specifics: the portfolio size, the number of entities covered, or the regulatory frameworks you implemented. Directors who quantify exposure stand out from candidates who only describe processes.
Tailor your resume to the industry vertical
Risk management language varies sharply between banking, healthcare, and energy. A resume built around Basel III and credit risk reads poorly to a hospital system hiring for patient safety and HIPAA compliance. Adjust your terminology and example types to match each sector before you apply.
Target openings by regulatory environment
Filter your search by industry and then check the job description for the regulatory bodies mentioned, such as OCC, SEC, COSO, or ISO 31000. Your strongest applications will be to roles where your regulatory experience overlaps directly with what the employer is currently navigating.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of risk management openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a case study for interviews
Panel interviews for director of risk management roles almost always include a scenario question about a crisis, audit finding, or regulatory breach. Prepare one detailed case study from your career that walks through your identification, escalation, and resolution process, and practice delivering it in under four minutes.
Negotiate beyond base salary at the offer stage
Director-level risk roles often carry professional development budgets, certification reimbursement for FRM or CRISC renewals, and D&O insurance provisions. Ask about these specifically during negotiation because they rarely appear in the initial offer letter and most candidates leave them on the table.
Director Of Risk Management Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of risk managements?
The companies hiring the most director of risk managements right now include JPMorganChase, Capital One, and Deloitte, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Financial services, healthcare systems, and large insurers consistently maintain the highest volume of active postings for this role.
How many director of risk management jobs are remote?
About 63% of director of risk management openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with availability varying by industry and company size. Sub-specializations in enterprise risk, operational risk advisory, and third-party risk management tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while roles tied to physical operations or regulated banking environments more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a director of risk management?
Most directors of risk management progress through analyst and manager-level risk roles, building expertise in a specific vertical such as credit, operational, or compliance risk before moving into leadership. Earning a professional certification like the FRM or CRISC accelerates advancement. Developing executive communication skills and experience presenting to audit committees or boards is essential for reaching the director level.
Can you get hired as a director of risk management without direct leadership experience?
It is possible to move into a director of risk management role without formal people management experience if you have deep functional expertise and a record of leading cross-functional risk initiatives. Employers in smaller organizations or growth-stage companies are more open to promoting strong individual contributors who have owned enterprise-wide programs and influenced senior decision-making without a direct reporting line.
What does the director of risk management interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter or HR screening call, followed by a competency-based interview with a VP or Chief Risk Officer focused on your framework experience and crisis response. A panel interview with cross-functional stakeholders from legal, finance, or operations is common. Some employers include a case study or written risk assessment to evaluate how you structure and communicate risk recommendations.
Where can I find and apply to director of risk management jobs?
You can find and apply to director of risk management jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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