Lead Technical Program Manager

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in London seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager within Corporate Technology to drive delivery of complex AI/ML data platform initiatives. You will guide programs across engineering, product, and business stakeholders, managing scope, risk, budgets, and teams to achieve business goals.

The role requires strong technical fluency, leadership, and stakeholder management, with experience in GenAI initiatives, CI/CD practices, and data governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical program management in large orgs.
• Strong stakeholder management and vendor relations experience.
• Experience with Agile, Jira, SQL/JQL, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes comprehensive project plans with timelines and resources.
• Identifies risks and implements contingency plans to keep momentum.
• Collaborates with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope and deliverables.
• Uses data-driven analysis to improve program performance.
• Leads GenAI initiatives with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Technical program management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Agile delivery

JIRA

SQL/JQL

CI/CD pipelines

Resource & budget mgmt

AI/ML data platforms

Tools

JIRA

CI/CD tools

Job description

Job DescriptionLeverage your deep technical expertise and leadership to guide cutting-edge projects, fostering growth and innovation in a dynamic environment.

Job DescriptionLeverage your deep technical expertise and leadership to guide cutting-edge projects, fostering growth and innovation in a dynamic environment.As a Lead Technical Program Manager in Corporate Technology, AI/ML Data Platforms team, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will help reaching business goals across the firm. Leveraging your deep knowledge of technical principles, practices, and theories is essential for developing innovative solutions, while simultaneously effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams. Your strong analytical reasoning and adaptability skills will enable you to navigate through ambiguity and change, ensuring that technology initiatives align with business goals. With advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities, you will foster productive working relationships and influence decision-making to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. As a subject matter expert, you will contribute to the development of operational plans and risk management strategies, ensuring the highest quality and professionalism in service delivery.Job Responsibilities

• Develops and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
• Identifies and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Utilizes advanced analytical reasoning to assess program performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Engage, influence, and drive delivery of multiple GenAI initiatives with cross-functional, cross-product, and cross-line of business stakeholders.
• Synthesize findings into clear, concise, customer-focused problem statements, recommendations, business cases, analysis, plans of action, and risk assessments
• Drive organizational structure, efficiency, and improvement of operational practices.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization
• Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients
• Advanced experience in utilizing technical fluency, including knowledge of vendor products and managing vendor relations, to enable on-demand access to shared pools of applications and services
• Agile delivery mindset and usage of JIRA tool, SQL or JQL, and experience with CI/CD pipelines and software deployment tools.
• Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Proven ability to navigate tight deadlines, organize and prioritize work, while effectively managing the dynamic landscape of GenAI.
• Experience in organizational operation, Excel data analysis, and organization budgeting & planning
• Experience or exposure in the AI ML, Data ecosystem space
• Expertise on the AI and data product lifecycle, spanning from data discovery, data processing, model development, model deployment, and model monitoring
• Microsoft (Azure AI Engineer Associate), Google (Professional Machine Learning Engineer), Amazon (AWS Certified AI Practitioner), AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification, or Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certifications, a plus

About UsJ.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 TeamOur 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.