Global Financial Crimes Compliance - Digital Assets Lead - Vice President

Join Global Financial Crimes Compliance at JPMorgan Chase as a Digital Assets Lead Vice President covering Europe, Middle East and Africa. You will advise on new and emerging financial crime risks in digital assets, help the business grow responsibly through clear standards and strong oversight, and provide second-line compliance oversight for digital asset activities across the bank's businesses in your region.

What you'll do

• Provide second-line oversight for digital asset activities, including cryptoassets, tokenised products, public blockchain activities, digital asset service providers (DASPs), custodians, wallets, and blockchain-based settlement mechanisms, supporting new activities through governance, regulatory engagement, risk assessment, and ongoing oversight
• Support new product expansion and change initiatives across Digital Assets and the Payments business
• Provide second-line oversight and recommendations for financial crime risk mitigation in support of the FinTech portfolios
• Contribute to the direction-setting of global standards and processes
• Represent the region on various relevant global committees, working groups, Business Control Committees and AML Oversight Committees
• Provide Global Financial Crimes Compliance support for audit exams and regulatory requests
• Facilitate line of business client risk appetite decisions in partnership with first line senior management
• Contribute to development and deployment of relevant AML training and deliver focused face-to-face sessions where required
• Participate in external industry forums and assist in formulating responses to notices and proposals by regulators and industry bodies
• Support client on-boarding functions, acting as an escalation point for complex client on-boarding issues and instances of negative media
• Support the conduct of regular AML and Sanctions risk assessments within relevant lines of business, including due diligence visits as necessary

What you bring

• Strong Digital Assets experience with knowledge in areas such as Markets, Payments, Securities Services and Custody
• Knowledge of UK AML regulation and guidance, as well as an understanding of the USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, EU Money Laundering Directives and AML regulations issued by EU and US authorities
• Knowledge of Global Sanctions programmes, particularly OFAC, EU and UK Treasury programmes
• Excellent organizational skills and proven analytical, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making ability
• Ability to independently analyse multiple complex data sets to arrive at a risk-based conclusion supported by robust and defendable rationale
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, research skills, and ability to produce quality results on a timely basis
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with individuals across business and functional lines
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, including confidence in interactions with senior levels of management
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities within both the business and Global Financial Crimes Compliance management
• An interest in current affairs related to financial crime and counter-terrorism
• Ability to work independently on projects often to very tight deadlines

About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase 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 Compliance teams work globally across all lines of business to advise internal stakeholders on the impact of regulatory requirements and help balance these with the firm's needs.