Data Governance Manager - Vice President (all genders)

Job Description

Join JPMSE’s Data Governance team in Frankfurt and shape how data powers decisions across our businesses. In this VP role, you’ll drive firmwide governance frameworks, elevate data management maturity, and partner with leaders to meet regulatory expectations. Bring your leadership to a high‑impact, collaborative environment with regional and global reach.

As a Vice President within our Data Governance team, you will shape data management practices, implement governance frameworks, and leverage analytics to support business decision-making. Reporting to the JPMSE Head of Data Governance, you will cover all lines of business and corporate functions, partnering with regional and global teams to ensure regulatory compliance. You will drive data governance frameworks , facilitate decision-making, monitor emerging risks, and support timely escalations.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of Data Governance projects within JPMSE; manage decision-making, review emerging risks, and oversee escalations to senior management and appropriate governance forums.
• Define requirements for JPMSE metric views to enable robust monitoring and compliance, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Review JPMSE metrics and escalate to appropriate JPMSE governing bodies to raise risk awareness and drive remediation to bring metrics within accepted thresholds.
• Drive the implementation, enhancement, and evolution of the JPMSE RDARR Framework (including Data Quality, Data Confidence, Data Lineage, etc), and champion adherence across the legal entity.
• Define and maintain JPMSE Data Governance processes, policies, and procedures; ensure accuracy and alignment with regulatory standards and internal risk frameworks.
• Manage and prepare executive-ready reports, presentations, and other supporting materials for Data Governance projects and forums, providing clear and concise information to stakeholders at all levels.
• Sponsor the development of data governance training materials and oversee delivery of training sessions to embed best practices across the organization.
• Maintain oversight of comprehensive records of data issues, including status, remediation actions, and resolutions, to support effective data management and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor topics relating to JPMSE RDARR capabilities, including Data Lineage, Data Quality, and UserTool retirement.
• Facilitate the annual review of the RDARR Scope of Application and secure appropriate governance approvals.
• Coordinate and lead assessments to review potential impacts arising from new business initiatives or M&As, ensuring proactive governance and control design.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Significant relevant experience in the financial services industry, with a proven track record in relevant data or risk domains.
• Proven ability to operate effectively within a highly matrixed organization, with strong knowledge of operational and data governance principles and practices.
• Experience driving regulatory assessments and leading regulatory implementation, including frameworks such as BCBS 239, EU AI Act, and GDPR.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to succinctly convey complex messages to stakeholders at various levels across the organization.
• Ability to translate business context and requirements into clear, actionable messages relevant for the legal entity.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues globally, across all levels and functions.
• Education to degree level (or equivalent).
• Fluency in Englis h.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• German language skills will be considered an advantage.

About Us

J.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

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.