JOB DESCRIPTION
Join a high-visibility Markets Audit team where you will work directly with Front Office stakeholders and help strengthen governance and operational excellence. You will provide audit coverage across J.P. Morgan's Equities franchise, spanning dynamic business areas: Volatility — including exotic and structured derivatives, correlation products, convertible bonds, and corporate hedging solutions — and Cash Equities — encompassing high-touch single stock execution, program trading, and algorithmic and electronic trading capabilities. You will assess risks across complex product structures, automated execution platforms, partnering with Front Office to strengthen controls across the full trading lifecycle
As a Vice President on the Markets Audit team within Commercial & Investment Banking, you will lead and execute risk-based audit coverage across the Market Equities business and related activities — partnering with Front Office, Technology, Data Analytics, and global Audit colleagues to assess key risks and evaluate the control environment. Your insights and recommendations will be presented directly to senior leaders, helping drive improvements that strengthen governance and operational resilience.
This Vice President role sits within the Markets Audit team in Commercial & Investment Banking, with direct audit coverage of the Market Equities business. The position provides high visibility and frequent engagement with Front Office leadership across Equities trading and related activities. The mandate is to lead risk-based audit work, assess the control environment across complex products and automated execution platforms, and deliver clear, actionable insights to senior management. Success requires strong audit execution, sound risk judgment, and the ability to influence control improvements across a global stakeholder set.
Job Responsibilities
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Lead and execute audit activities (e.g., audits, regulatory validations, risk assessments), delivering high-quality work on time.
- Partner with Front Office stakeholders to understand business activities, identify key risks, and assess the control environment.
- Collaborate with global Audit colleagues and partners across Technology, Data Analytics, regional teams, and lines of business.
- Apply risk-based judgment to evaluate controls, document conclusions, and finalize audit findings and ratings.
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Communicate audit results, insights, and recommendations to senior management in clear, actionable terms.
- Monitor regulatory developments, industry trends, and emerging risks to inform audit coverage and perspectives.
- Contribute to a culture of integrity, inclusion, continuous learning, and high performance through active teamwork
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
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Several years of internal/external audit experience or relevant financial services business experience.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in financial services.
- Strong project leadership and teamwork skills, with ability to manage deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
- Knowledge of internal controls and ability to assess business and technology risks.
- Strong analytical skills, including ability to identify control gaps and assess impact and root cause.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting complex issues to senior leaders.
- Self-directed and adaptable, with ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
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Professional certification (CPA, CIA) or finance/accounting background with willingness to pursue certification.
- Experience working as part of a global team across regions and time zones.
ABOUT US
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