Risk Management - Climate, Nature and Social transition risk lead - Executive Director

Job Description
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.
Job summary
The Climate, Nature and Social Risk Management team is responsible for developing the firm's approach to climate- and nature-related risk management, including both transition and physical risks.
As an Executive Director of the Transition Risk team, you will be at the forefront of strategic leadership and risk management, ensuring the organization's resilience and growth, and responsible for the design, implementation, and strategic direction for the firm's transition modeling frameworks. In this role, you will be focused on overseeing and executing model development activities and driving core scenario design across the firm's strategic and regulatory use cases. 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.
Job responsibilities

• Lead the Climate, Nature and Social Risk transition risk analytical frameworks, with focus on developing methodologies and conducting research on sectoral and corporate climate and nature mitigation transition strategies
• Lead research on a range of climate and nature related topics that affect the firm's activities with a good understanding of risk impact on client sectors and products
• Be an expert in climate and nature datasets used to manage these risks, forming conclusions on key trends and patterns and working with data providers to maximize our knowledge
• Build, maintain, own and analyze outputs from climate risk assessment models and user tools
• Lead the drafting and maintenance of documentation for climate and nature risk assessment models and user tools
• Address regulatory expectations and requirements for managing climate and nature-related risk
• Lead the development of internal climate-nature scenarios used for risk management purposes and collaborate with internal subject matter experts
• Collaborating with a variety of internal counterparts across the firm, learning about the many aspects relevant in assessing the potential implications of climate change on a large and global institution
• Lead a team, fostering a culture of innovation, and maintaining a strong compliance framework
• Enhance a comprehensive climate and nature risk management framework against an ambitious timeline
• Leverage industry and technical expertise to provide sound research, quantitative analysis, and build scalable solutions to support firmwide and legal entity approaches.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong university degree (2:1 equivalent or above), in a climate-related or sustainability field, or in economics
• Work experience related to climate stress testing, (energy) transition modelling, and/or with sectoral de-carbonization pathways
• Quantitative academic foundations
• Strong sense of ownership and demonstrated ability to lead a team in producing deliverables with high standards and within tight deadlines
• Ability to convey information clearly, accurately and succinctly (both written and verbally) to inform and influence senior management
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Excellent analytical skills: proficient in statistical modelling (Python) and comfortable working with large datasets
• Ability to draft high-impact presentations and documentation, strong attention to detail

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
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.
Risk Management helps the firm understand, manage and anticipate risks in a constantly changing environment. The work covers areas such as evaluating country-specific risk, understanding regulatory changes and determining credit worthiness. Risk Management provides independent oversight and maintains an effective control environment.