J.P. Morgan MENA
MEA Payment Control Manager - Riyadh Branch
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 20/09/2025
Job overview
Date posted
06/08/2025
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Senior Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
20/09/2025
Job description
This role within J.P. Morgan’s Payment Control team offers the opportunity to drive significant strategic and regulatory initiatives across the MEA region. The MEA Payment Control Manager will partner closely with Business, Operations, Technology, Product, and Control teams to ensure risk mitigation and control framework implementation across payment operations. This is a Vice President-level role based in Riyadh with full-time on-site responsibilities, reporting within the Commercial & Investment Bank's centralized control organization.
Required skills
payment operations
control management
regulatory compliance
financial analysis
risk management
data analytics
executive reporting
stakeholder management
governance framework
audits and regulatory exams
testing programs
end to end operating model
target operating model
cross-functional collaboration
strategic planning
business process improvement
quantitative analysis
status reporting
control framework testing
product and technology controls
Key responsibilities
- Engage with senior leadership and committees to validate and assess priorities across WP controls teams.
- Identify and manage risk to delivery of end-to-end target operating model strategies.
- Deliver high-quality, consistent executive reporting and analytics to support business decisions.
- Create and deliver executive communications, metrics, and status reports.
- Oversee all controls impacting Payments in the MEA region including front line, operational, and technology controls.
- Facilitate regional governance forums and act as key escalation contact when necessary.
- Partner with testing teams on control framework testing programs, including location product reviews.
Experience & skills
- Relevant industry experience, ideally coupled with business management and financial experience.
- Payment operations experience required.
- Ability to synthesize information into clear executive summaries.
- Strong communication skills—verbal and written.
- Analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including data manipulation and quantitative analysis.
- Ability to work in cross-functional, geographically distributed teams.
- Self-starter mindset with proactive approach to improving processes.
- Proven ability to manage through change in a high-pressure environment.
- Technical and analytical skills required, with ability to assimilate fragmented data.
