APAC Head of Human Resource Controls

Posted 3 Hours Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Hiring Remotely in Hong Kong
Remote or Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Leads the APAC HR control framework, advising senior leaders on operational and regulatory risk, control design, governance, remediation, and assurance readiness. Oversees risk assessments, issue management, governance forums, and control-by-design practices across employee and manager processes. Drives simplification, automation, and continuous improvement while leading a regional team and coordinating with audit, compliance, legal, privacy, and resiliency partners.
Summary Generated by Built In


In this regional leadership role, you will influence senior stakeholders, strengthen controls across critical employee and manager processes, and help teams move faster—safely. You will bring independent challenge, practical solutions, and a continuous improvement mindset. You will also help modernize controls through simplification and automation.

As a Head of Human Resources Control Management, Asia Pacific in the Human Resources Product Organization, you will lead the regional control framework that helps Human Resources identify, assess, and manage operational and regulatory risks. You will partner closely with senior Human Resources leaders to embed strong, scalable controls across key employee experiences and support safe, well-governed change. You will provide independent risk challenge and drive practical risk reduction through smarter processes and increased automation.

Job responsibilities

  • Lead and enhance the Asia Pacific Human Resources control framework across end-to-end employee and manager processes.

  • Partner with senior Human Resources stakeholders to identify material risks and advise on effective, sustainable control design.

  • Act as a trusted advisor to HR leadership on control risks, governance decisions, prioritization, and remediation trade-offs.

  • Drive a continuous and integrated approach to risk assessment in support of ongoing change and product transformation.

  • Provide independent risk challenge through targeted reviews, issue analysis, root cause identification, and the monitoring, measurement, and escalation of operational risks in line with enterprise operational risk practices.

  • Coordinate and maintain an accurate Human Resources risk profile, including key risks, controls, issues, remediation progress, and alignment with ongoing risk assessment activities.

  • Partner with second line and independent assurance teams (for example, operational risk, compliance, legal, data privacy, resiliency, and internal audit) to align on risk themes, outcomes, and review readiness.

  • Support internal and external review readiness by ensuring clear documentation, evidence, and timely closure of action plans.

  • Lead regional risk and control governance forums, including agenda setting, materials, facilitation, and follow-up actions.

  • Embed “control by design” into new initiatives by advising early on process design, control points, and operational readiness.

  • Identify and recommend opportunities to simplify processes and strengthen controls through automation and digitization. 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in operational risk, controls, control management, audit, or a related risk discipline

  • Minimum 7 years of experience within banking or financial services

  • Demonstrated experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on risk decisions and control outcomes

  • Proven experience designing, assessing, or strengthening controls across complex, cross-functional processes

  • Proven experience leading risk governance routines (for example, forums, executive updates, and action tracking)

  • Proven people leadership capabilities, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and developing a high-performing team, with direct accountability for outcomes across multiple dimensions

  • Demonstrated ability to assess risk across regulatory, legal, operational, and reputational dimensions

  • Experience managing issues from identification through remediation, including documentation and evidence requirements

  • Experience working effectively with independent assurance partners, including internal audit and compliance functions

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex topics into clear actions

  • Strong program and time management skills, with experience delivering outcomes under tight deadlines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience covering Human Resources process areas such as recruitment, compensation, payroll, benefits, mobility, talent development, or employee relations

  • Experience supporting large-scale operating model, process, or technology transformation with controls embedded from the start

  • Experience driving control simplification and automation (for example, shifting from manual checks to preventative or system-based controls)

  • Experience working across multiple Asia Pacific jurisdictions and managing regionally varied risk requirements

  • Experience using data-driven approaches to identify risk trends and target control improvements

  • Experience building or maturing a regional control framework and governance from the ground up

About UsJ.P. Morgan 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 first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
  
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.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Human Resources plays a critical role in driving the employee experience, shaping the firm’s culture and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are a strategic partner to the business — working with leaders across the firm to hire, develop and retain the best people and help meet business goals. Together, we foster a work environment in which our people are supported, feel like they belong and are able to make an impact through their work. We develop and deliver a suite of products and services that help make JPMorgan Chase an employer of choice and drive our business forward.

Skills Required

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in operational risk, controls, control management, audit, or a related risk discipline
  • Minimum 7 years of experience within banking or financial services
  • Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on risk decisions and control outcomes
  • Experience designing, assessing, or strengthening controls across complex, cross-functional processes
  • Experience leading risk governance routines, including forums, executive updates, and action tracking
  • People leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and developing high-performing teams
  • Ability to assess risk across regulatory, legal, operational, and reputational dimensions
  • Experience managing issues from identification through remediation, including documentation and evidence requirements
  • Experience working with independent assurance partners, including internal audit and compliance functions
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex topics into clear actions
  • Strong program and time management skills, with experience delivering outcomes under tight deadlines
  • Experience covering Human Resources process areas such as recruitment, compensation, payroll, benefits, mobility, talent development, or employee relations
  • Experience supporting large-scale operating model, process, or technology transformation with controls embedded from the start
  • Experience driving control simplification and automation
  • Experience working across multiple Asia Pacific jurisdictions and managing regionally varied risk requirements
  • Experience using data-driven approaches to identify risk trends and target control improvements
  • Experience building or maturing a regional control framework and governance from the ground up

JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.

  • Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.

JPMorganChase Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

What We Do

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

Gallery

Gallery

Similar Jobs

Remote or Hybrid
2 Locations
289097 Employees

Citadel Logo Citadel

Quantitative Researcher

Information Technology • Software • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
In-Office or Remote
3 Locations
4000 Employees
300K-350K Annually
Remote or Hybrid
2 Locations
289097 Employees

Citadel Logo Citadel

Quantitative Research Analyst Intern - BS/MS (Asia)

Information Technology • Software • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
4000 Employees

Similar Companies Hiring

Granted Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Insurance • Mobile • Financial Services
New York, New York
23 Employees
Hanover Park Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software • Financial Services
New York, New York
42 Employees
Onshore Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Software • Financial Services
New York, New York
60 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account