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

JP Morgan Chase & Co. is seeking an Executive Director for Risk Management focused on Climate, Nature, and Social transition risks in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves leading the development of risk management frameworks, conducting research on climate impacts, and ensuring compliance with regulatory expectations. The candidate will oversee model development, collaborate with internal teams, and foster innovation within the Climate, Nature, and Social Risk Management team.
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

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