Control Functions Attorney - Legal Obligation Mapping - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Join the Control Functions Legal team at JPMorganChase, which provides legal advice to the Consumer and Community Bank (CCB) Control Functions (Control Management, Compliance, Risk, and Audit) and monitors, analyzes, reports, and advises on legal and regulatory changes for all CCB lines of business (Auto Finance, Business Banking, Card Services, Consumer Banking, Digital and Payments, Home Lending, JPMorgan Wealth Management, and associated operations). This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney to gain broad exposure to each of CCB’s lines of business.

As a Vice President, Assistant General Counsel on the Control Functions Legal team, you will provide independent advice and counsel to the CCB Control Management organization. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across CCB to design, implement, and enhance CCB’s legal and regulatory change management processes. In this role, you will also analyze legal obligations documented in the firm’s system of record to determine and advise whether and how they impact CCB lines of business and products. 

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters.  Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm’s clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm.  We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with legal and control function stakeholders across the retail bank on legal and regulatory issues.
• Participate in the design, implementation, and enhancement of legal and regulatory change management processes.
• Analyze legal obligations documented in the firm’s system of record to determine and advise whether and how they impact CCB businesses and products.
• Liaise regularly with the Office of Legal Obligations (OLO) to support CCB attorneys who are responsible for maintaining legal obligations in the firm’s system of record. 
• Support CCB’s New Business Initiative Approval (NBIA) program by communicating with senior leaders about New Business Initiatives (NBIs) and collaborating with Legal and other stakeholders to ensure NBIs are appropriately integrated into the firm’s legal and regulatory change management processes.
• Provide other support to the team and our clients, including responding to inquiries from regulators, audit, and compliance, and coordinating special research projects.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• J.D. or educational equivalent required.
• At least 5 years of experience as a practicing attorney.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Capable of and motivated to simplify and drive efficiencies in complex processes.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team; takes ownership of responsibilities, collaborates well and proactively problem solves.
• Excellent legal analysis and research skills, and skilled at issue spotting. 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work intelligently in a fast-paced, complex business environment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience or interest in consumer banking, financial services regulations and/or financial services litigation.
• Knowledge of U.S. litigation, U.S. state legislative and regulatory processes.
• Regulatory, government or compliance experience.
• Technological mindset/background and a willingness to learn.

All candidates for roles in the Legal department must be licensed to practice law in the country of employment and successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.