Principal Architect

Job Description
Job Summary:
As a Functional Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Oversight & Governance Technology (COGT) organization you will be responsible for designing and implementing business solutions that align with COGT's strategic goals. A great opportunity to join a dynamic team to drive technology advancements in the Corporate Oversight & Governance Technology (COGT) organization, responsible for providing solutions across Compliance, Controls Management, Resiliency, Legal, Regulatory, and Audit. Working as a Functional Architect your passion for technology and thirst for innovation will help understand, define and shape the functional capabilities, application and data flows to align them to target state business capabilities and models. You will collaborate closely with business partners and technology teams to shape the long-term direction and success of COGT's technology and business processes that deliver long-term value.
Job responsibilities

• Ensure that architectural designs and solutions align with COGT's overall business strategy and objectives.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand strategic goals and translate them into actionable architectural plans.
• Propose innovative solutions and improvements to existing systems and processes to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensure that the functional architecture integrates seamlessly with other architectural domains (e.g., technical, data, security).
• Develop functional specifications and design documents based on business requirements.
• Create high-level and detailed design artifacts, including process flows, use cases, and data models.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are scalable, maintainable, and align with the organization's architectural standards.
• Collaborate across business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, and best practices across COGT, and as the Functional Architect, serve as the organization's go-to subject matter expert.
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on functional architecture concepts and proficient expert experience.
• Proven experience in functional architecture with a background in designing and implementing business solutions in a complex environment
• Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Strategic thinker and passion for business strategy and business processes
• Ideally experienced in financial services
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in creating design artifacts such as process flows, use cases, and data models.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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
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.