Lead Technical Program Manager

Testing Site - JPMC; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC in the United Kingdom seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager in Corporate Investment Banking to drive delivery of complex technology initiatives, align with business goals, and lead cross‑functional teams.

You will manage resources, budgets, and vendor relationships, champion Agile practices, and apply analytical reasoning to optimize program performance while ensuring risk controls and high‑quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technology programs in a large organisation.
• Advanced stakeholder management and cross-functional influence.
• Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and budgets in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive program plans with technical requirements, resources, and timelines.
• Identify and mitigate risks to maintain momentum and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope and deliverables.
• Apply analytical reasoning to assess performance and implement optimizations.
• Champion Agile methodologies and drive continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Budget management

Agile methodology

Analytical reasoning

Job description

Leverage 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 Investment Banking, 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 simultaneouslyeffectively 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.

This team takes care of the stability of Graphite Platform. Initiatives include re-architecture, Observability, Performance Management, Improve testing efficiency, improve deployment capabilities. Thus the objective of this team is make stable and resilient platform.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
• Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Utilize advanced analytical reasoning to assess program performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and technical solutions, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 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
• 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

• Project Management, Agile, Delivery Management