Compliance and Operational Risk Testing Senior Specialist

Join JPMorganChase to help strengthen how we identify, test, and reduce compliance and operational risk. You will work in a collaborative environment where your insights help teams improve controls and deliver better outcomes for our clients and the firm.

As a Compliance and Operational Risk Testing Senior Specialist at JPMorganChase within the Testing Center of Excellence, you will execute testing with precision and accountability, assess the control environment, and communicate clear, actionable results. You will break down complex processes into practical test steps, identify gaps in control design or execution, and partner with stakeholders to drive timely remediation. You will also help improve testing methods to increase efficiency, consistency, and quality across the program.

Job responsibilities

- Execute end-to-end testing activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting, to deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule
- Assess control design and implementation, and evaluate control operating effectiveness using defined testing standards
- Develop clear test steps, select samples, and gather evidence to support conclusions
- Identify control gaps and issues, analyze root causes, and document impact and risk
- Communicate testing results, themes, and recommended actions to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner
- Partner with business and control teams to agree remediation actions, milestones, and accountability
- Track remediation progress and perform follow-up validation or re-testing to confirm sustainable closure
- Recommend enhancements to testing approaches, templates, and processes to improve consistency and efficiency

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

- 2+ years of experience executing and managing testing processes within a risk and control environment
- Experience assessing control environments, including identifying gaps and evaluating control design and operating effectiveness
- Ability to translate policies, procedures, and business processes into structured test steps and measurable criteria
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to compare information across sources and identify key drivers and themes
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear documentation and summarize testing conclusions for varied audiences
- Strong collaboration skills, with experience working across functions to align on scope, evidence, and outcomes
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines with attention to detail
- Proficiency with common business tools used for testing documentation and reporting (for example, spreadsheets and presentations)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

- Experience supporting compliance-related programs such as Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering
- Familiarity with economic sanctions requirements, including Office of Foreign Assets Control-related obligations
- Background in auditing with a strong understanding of internal controls and testing practices
- Relevant professional certification (for example, Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager)