Description

Join a high‑impact Corporate Legal team advising on the evolving UK/EU regulatory landscape. You'll help the firm navigate complex, fast‑moving developments and provide actionable guidance to senior stakeholders. Your work will shape how we implement regulatory change across lines of business, fostering responsible innovation and client trust. You'll collaborate across jurisdictions and disciplines, building relationships that accelerate decision‑making and outcomes.

In this Executive Director role, you will set the approach and oversee delivery of regulatory legal advice across the firm's businesses and corporate functions. You will synthesize complex technical information into clear guidance, coordinate attorneys monitoring UK/EU developments, and serve as a key point of contact with regulatory and legislative affairs. You'll manage initiatives, partner with industry bodies, and lead training to ensure timely, compliant implementation of change.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate attorneys monitoring and analysing UK/EU legislation and regulation across banking and investment services, including market infrastructure, payments, consumer protection, digital assets, and artificial intelligence.
• Advise business, compliance, and other stakeholders on regulatory change and adherence to legal, industry, and supervisory requirements.
• Coordinate impact assessments of regulatory changes with business and corporate stakeholders, and support advocacy efforts where appropriate.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the firm's regulatory and legislative affairs functions.
• Represent the firm at industry events and initiatives; participate in meetings with senior regulators.
• Develop and deliver training programs for line‑of‑business legal teams on regulatory changes and compliance obligations.
• Collaborate across Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions, particularly EMEA and the U.S.
• Engage and manage outside counsel when appropriate.
• Support special projects, including regulatory change implementation and related governance.
• Promote consistent risk awareness, documentation standards, and timely escalation across initiatives.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• UK or other European qualified lawyer with significant post‑qualification experience in in‑house financial services legal roles.
• Deep knowledge of laws and regulations governing the provision of banking and investment products and services, across Corporate & Investment Bank and Retail.
• Strong product, technical, legal, and risk awareness, with the ability to work across a broad set of products and services.
• Strong knowledge of UK and European supervisory regimes for authorized credit institutions and investment firms.
• Experienced attorney with solid knowledge of international financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing demanding, multi‑jurisdiction projects and leading a group of attorneys.
• Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with and advise authoritatively on new regulatory developments as they emerge.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Relevant experience providing banking regulatory legal advice.
• Self‑starter with a hands‑on mentality and a collaborative, team‑oriented approach.
• Ability to operate comfortably in a global organization.
• Experience working with senior management of financial institutions, including board members.

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

\n 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.\n
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\n With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.\n