Assistant General Counsel, Global Financial Crimes Legal

Join the Global Financial Crimes Legal team at JPMorganChase in a role at the center of innovation, risk management and client impact.

You will help shape how emerging products and services are designed and delivered in a highly regulated environment.

You will partner closely with business, compliance, technology and control teams to translate complex legal requirements into practical controls and solutions.

You will bring sound judgment, curiosity and a collaborative approach to novel matters.

As an attorney in the Global Financial Crimes Legal Practice Group, you will provide subject matter expert legal advice and transactional support on financial crimes topics across the firm, with a focus on digital asset-related matters.

You will advise on anti-money laundering, know your customer and anti-corruption issues for products, services, investments and strategic transactions.

You will partner with stakeholders to design controls tailored to novel risk areas and evolving regulatory expectations.

You will also support governance, escalations, investigations and policy development.

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters.

Our global team is made up of about 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services.

As trusted advisors, we help the firm's clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm.

We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work.

If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities



* Advise on financial crimes (anti-money laundering, Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence and anti-corruption) for blockchain and digital asset products and services, including tokenization, cryptocurrency transactions, custody solutions and interactions with virtual asset service providers.


* Assess novel financial crimes risks and regulatory expectations related to the digital asset industry.


* Partner with business and compliance stakeholders on product design and on developing and implementing controls (including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and travel rule considerations).


* Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives involving digital asset innovation with technology, business, compliance and control partners.


* Conduct financial crimes due diligence for investments, acquisitions and strategic transactions and advise on risks and mitigants.


* Monitor regulatory, legislative and industry developments impacting financial crimes risk in the digital assets space and advise on implementation.


* Provide legal guidance on high-risk escalations across lines of business and complex payme...