Tech Risk and Controls Director – India CISO

As a Tech Risk and Controls Director at JPMorgan Chase India, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing the firm’s technology risk management strategy. Leveraging your advanced knowledge and expertise in technology-risk disciplines, you will identify, oversee, and mitigate compliance and operational risks in line with the firm’s standards. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including Product Owners, Business Control Managers, and regulators, to develop and maintain a comprehensive view of the technology risk posture and its impact on the business. Your ability to make calculated decisions, manage teams, and drive strategic projects will be crucial in ensuring the firm’s adherence to regulatory obligations and industry best practices. Your work will contribute to the long-term success and resilience of the organization in an ever-evolving technology landscape. You will lead the India CISO function supporting relevant Legal Entities, responsible for regulatory compliance and location governance in accordance with the India financial industry regulatory requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technology risk management strategies, policies, and processes to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, and drive strategic projects and initiatives to enhance the India regulated entities’ technology risk management capabilities, in line with industry best practices and the firm’s standards and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and escalate emerging and upstream technology risk through execution of the Firm’s management framework tools, including risk event management, reporting, and action plan tracking, and provide expert counsel to stakeholders and constituents regarding their security obligations, facilitating acceptable outcomes.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including key cross-functional team leads, regulators, and auditors, to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Manage reporting and governance of overall controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, etc., providing insight to senior leaders into effectiveness of controls and inform governance work.
• Effectively manage the Cybersecurity and Technology Controls (CTC) book of work for India regulated entities’ including but not limited to, managing regulatory compliance assessments, supervisory exams, periodic regulatory reporting (such as Quarterly Cyber KRI), Internal/external audits, risk assessments & mitigation, location governance forums and risk advisory.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven leader with 12+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technology risk management, information security, or a related field, with a focus on managing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Demonstrated expertise in risk management frameworks, industry standards, and Indian regulatory requirements relevant to the financial industry (such as RBI, SEBI regulations).
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage cross-functional projects, influence executive-level strategic decision-making, and effectively translate technology insights to business strategy in communications with senior executives.
• Advanced knowledge and experience leading data security, risk assessment & reporting, and control evaluation, design, and governance, with a track record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.
• CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or other industry-recognized risk certifications

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.

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