Specialty Product Manager - Vice President

Lead Trade Finance Risk & Controls within a high-performing operations organization—strengthening compliance, enabling responsible growth, and building an inclusive, engaged team.

As a Specialty Product Vice President as a part of Trade & Working Capital Operations, you will lead teams delivering risk-informed, compliant trade finance solutions while advising on complex transaction escalations across the trade product suite. You will build a transparent performance culture rooted in meritocracy, timely feedback, and inclusive leadership to strengthen engagement and retention. You will partner closely with Product, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Audit to monitor and mitigate operational and financial crime risks, supporting regulatory readiness in a highly regulated environment.

Job Responsibilities :

• Build a strong and transparent performance management culture grounded in meritocracy, continuous communication, timely feedback, and appropriate supervisory coverage.
• Advance an inclusive leadership agenda by developing a diverse team, coaching and mentoring future leaders, and embedding Opportunity and Inclusion priorities into day-to-day execution.
• Engage and influence direct reports, teams, and peers to improve employee engagement and retention, partnering effectively with support functions.
• Investigate and provide decisions on daily transaction escalations driven by sanctions/OFAC, BSA/AML, anti-boycott, export controls, fraud, complex documentation/terms, and other risk drivers.
• Provide technical consulting to Trade Operations and internal partners on complex/problem trades and new business opportunities, including risk-mitigating recommendations and formal business positions.
• Identify and monitor Global Trade transaction risk for internal business units and external corporate clients, reducing exposure from human error, processing failures, and fraudulent activity.
• Create and deliver trade training programs and forums (e.g., CDCS certification/re-certification, targeted trade regulatory compliance training, risk roundtables) and serve as a change champion across the Trade Finance Risk & Controls environment.

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities :

• 15+ years of experience in trade, risk, compliance, or audit within a highly regulated banking environment
• 5+ years of people management experience in a similar operations/risk setting
• Expert knowledge of trade finance products including import & export bills, foreign bill collection, banker’s acceptances/reimbursements, commercial & standby letters of credit, documentary collections, bank-to-bank reimbursements, supply chain finance, trade loans, and open account trading
• Expert command of ICC rules (UCP, ISBP, URC, ISP, URR), working knowledge of SWIFT MT 400/700 series, and expert knowledge of U.S. regulations including BSA/AML, OFAC, Anti-Boycott, and Export Controls, with confident risk-based decision-making, timely escalation, and high ethics/integrity

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities :

• CDCS certification
• CAMS certification
• Experience advising trade transformation initiatives (digitization, automation, process redesign)
• Experience supporting regulator exams, reviews, issue management, and ad-hoc requests

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 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.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.