Valuation & Appraisal Risk Lead - Compliance Conduct and Operational Risk, Vice President

Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase.  As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Compliance Risk Management Lead within Compliance Conduct and Operational Risk (CCOR) team, you will focus on providing independent oversight of valuations-related regulatory requirements. Your role will involve assessing compliance with applicable valuation and appraisal laws, rules, and regulations, and advising stakeholders on compliance risks and control expectations. You will be responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of Valuations frameworks, policies, procedures, and governance to support alignment with industry practices and regulatory requirements.

Job responsibilities:

• Conduct risk-based reviews of valuation products delivered to JPMorganChase to assess alignment with applicable regulatory and policy requirements.
• Assess compliance risks associated with current and proposed processes, including new/changed products, channels, vendors, and operational workflows.
• Partner with line-of-business, Control, Risk, and Legal stakeholders to support a strong valuation control environment, including issue identification, escalation, and tracking.
• Support the launch of new products and channels by reviewing requirements, identifying potential compliance risks, and recommending control enhancements.
• Provide compliance support for ongoing internal and external audits, exams, and monitoring/testing activities (including responding to requests and validating remediation actions).
• Participate in governance forums to provide compliance input on valuation-related risks, requirements, practices, and key decisions.
• Evaluate the regulatory implications of emerging issues and support root-cause analysis and remediation planning, as appropriate.
• Maintain current awareness of regulatory and industry developments affecting valuations and assess potential impacts to policies, procedures, training, and oversight activities.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• 10 plus years of experience in valuation, appraisal, collateral risk, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of valuation-related regulatory and industry requirements. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Statistics, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear guidance for business and operations partners.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment, apply a risk-based approach, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience assessing and supporting remediation of valuation-related control gaps, vulnerabilities, and access-control weaknesses.
• Prior experience working in audit, controls, Compliance, and/or risk management environments.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Certified Residential Appraiser or Certified General Appraiser credential preferred.