Global Lead - Workforce Management, Governance and Reporting

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan

London, UK · midlothian, uk

Posted on Apr 17, 2026

Are you looking for a new opportunity to lead a global operations team?

As a Global Lead - Workforce Management, Governance, and Reporting, you will be heading up our Workforce Management, Governance and Reporting teams focusing on ownership, enhancement and execution of end-to-end strategy and governance through design and delivery of an efficient operating model servicing multiple jurisdictions.

You will champion the people agenda and lead an organization developing and growing talent across all levels and a high-performance organization culture.

Job Responsibilities

In this role, your key responsibilities will be:

  • Lead, develop and manage the day to day requirements across Workforce Management Strategy, Governance and Reporting teams, building high performing functions, delivering exceptional service experience and regulatory compliance
  • Act as subject matter expert for best-in-class planning strategies and controls frameworks
  • Own and drive efficiency programs, system/process improvements, focused on elimination of manual touchpoints and bespoke processes
  • Develop and execute workforce management strategies to meet customer demand and achieve business objectives, ensuring alignment between Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations functions.
  • Analyse data, market trends, and customer insights to inform demand forecasts, inventory planning and appropriate site strategy
  • Provide strategic direction and oversight relating to the operational governance model, ensuring the governance framework is well designed and operating effectively
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure transparent and effective communication regarding governance matters
  • Institutionalize a strong governance framework locally in the region and across all delivery sites to ensure consistently strong focus on quality, delivery and enhancing consumer experience
  • Optimize and standardise analysis and reporting to support the business and other stakeholders
  • Develop and implement a reporting suite to support product launches, operational activity and strategic decision making, leading the team to effectively analyse key data points to drive decision making and recommendations

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Relevant leadership experience in a similar role
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral, ability to share our vision and goals
  • Commercially minded and outcome-oriented
  • Able to lead in debate on customer experience and have a genuine desire to provide best outcome for customers across all operational processes.
  • Strong understanding of operational risk and controls monitoring and framework
  • Able to develop other leaders that will report to you by setting objectives and building career pathways.

  • Strong influencing skills and able to manage complexity and difficult conversations
  • Familiarity with CRM systems and customer process flows and have a keen eye for aligning the operational process detail.
  • Able to interpret MI/BI and develop strategy and make recommendations
  • Digitally savvy across different medians

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Relevant expertise at a leadership level in Financial Services Banking Operations functions and processes and up-to-date knowledge of regulations
  • Experience in managing multiple teams, across cross-functional programs to deliver objectives at cost with experience of resource and budget management, including financial forecasting
  • Experience in developing and implementation of strategy. Demonstrated success in developing business strategy to deliver business outcomes.
  • Experience working in a high growth company, start-up environment, adaptable, agile in approach and able to work in a constantly evolving business

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.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients’ needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.

A new opportunity to lead an Operations function?