AI Portfolio Management VP - Lead Technical Program Manager

The Project; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization based in Bournemouth is seeking a skilled professional to oversee analytics governance and support high-priority AI/ML initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for data visualizations, stakeholder collaboration, and managing multiple projects. Ideal candidates should have strong analytical and communication skills, along with project management experience. Proficiency in data tools such as Excel and Tableau is essential.

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse large data sets.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and work under pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CIB CAO Book of Work governance and support prioritization.
• Create data visualizations to present complex information.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to define project scope and success criteria.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Tableau

Alteryx

JIRA

Job description

The Portfolio Management & Coordination team for the CIB Chief Analytics Office is responsible for the end-to-end coordination of the analytics operating model in the entire CIB and for driving high priority accelerator analytics initiatives. The position would support delivery of the CIB's strategic priorities, providing portfolio governance, contributing to business development and enabling the wider AI/ML community. Some of the responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing CIB CAO Book of Work governance including supporting the prioritization, management reporting, dashboards and analytics.
• Support delivery of CIB analytics operating model in partnership with the in-business CAOs.
• Create intuitive and interactive data visualizations to present complex information to stakeholders and ensure that data and analytics are available with high levels of accuracy to drive decisions and business outcomes for CIB.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize analytics projects that align with business objectives and that resources are focused on highly impactful opportunities.
• Manage key transformational analytics initiatives, enabling idea generation, prioritization & identifying reuse & scale opportunities with effective embedding into business.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and establish success criteria.
• Support coordination, collation and tracking of KPIs and costs/benefits.
• Scope problems, identify major issues and actionable opportunities to design solutions.
• Work with multiple teams across CDAO, Lines of Business and support functions to drive delivery, evaluate strategies and insights, alignment on priorities and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyse large data sets and present conclusions concisely.
• Able to deliver to conclusion multiple initiatives across a diverse group of partners, with the ability to manage multiple deliverables and work under pressure.
• Driven with a strategic and innovative mindset, curious and not afraid to challenge the status quo.
• Able to switch between big picture and attention to detail, with a high tolerance to ambiguity.
• Excellent oral and written communication and stakeholder management skills - the ability to convey complex information simply and clearly.
• An ability to work in and navigate in large, complex organizations. Ability to collaborate with and influence multiple J.P. Morgan teams in the CIB or firmwide, towards common goals and outcomes.
• Prior experience in supporting AI/ML teams, an understanding of AI/ML Technologies and managing large book of work.
• Business management, project or product management experience preferred.
• A superior command of PowerPoint and Excel, Tableau and Alteryx. Proficiency in JIRA, or similar would be beneficial.