Client Solutions Architect Manager

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled technology project manager to drive innovative solutions. The ideal candidate will manage multiple projects, ensuring quality and timely delivery while fostering a collaborative Agile environment. Responsibilities include building relationships with key stakeholders and developing technology staff. Applicants should possess strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of project management in the financial sector. This role guarantees engagement in an innovative and fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex project deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities are required.
• Experience with financial applications is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver on multiple project streams effectively.
• Ensure application reliability and stability.
• Build and train technology staff to improve project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Agile methodology

SQL

Risk analysis

Tools

Jenkins

Unix Scripting

Oracle

Sybase

Perl

Job description

Harness your technical expertise to shape innovative client solutions and bridge product capabilities with real-world challenges. Collaborate closely with diverse teams, be the catalyst for transformative client experiences, and redefine solution-oriented success.

• Manage a complex and varied stream of project deliverables in terms of quality, timeframe, and cost.
• Ensure reliability and stability of applications.
• Build, train, and develop the depth and skill of technology staff to improve overall delivery stream and quality of our application portfolio.
• Build strong partnerships with Business, Operations, Finance, and other Technology teams.
• Key stakeholder management.
• Ability to simplify and articulate problems to facilitate solving.
• Good levels of communication skills and reporting ability.
  Ability to build relationships across the enterprise with Lines of Businesses, Technology, and Business where relevant.
• Experience in managing project teams performing multiple projects in parallel.
• Ability to effectively manage a complex and demanding book of work.
• Cost consciousness and understanding of total cost of ownership.
• Proven experience in leading Agile teams, fostering a collaborative and adaptive environment to deliver high‑quality results.
• Experience in technical project delivery, either with a business analysis or development background.
• Knowledge of any RDBMS (e.g., SQL, Sybase, Oracle), Unix Scripting, Perl, Jenkins.
• Experience with Investment Banking – managing projects across front‑to‑back flows. Understanding of expected responsibilities for different transactional processing systems.
• Functional experience in financial applications would be a big advantage.
• Expert understanding of distributed technologies, with the capability to intervene on a hands‑on basis as required.
• Provide high‑quality technology solutions that address business needs, developing applications within mature technology environments.
• Analyze potential risks and benefits in using specified solutions to address business requirements.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Problem‑solving and process improvement skills