Lead Technical Program Manager - Risk Technology Engineering & Architecture/Risk Frameworks

J.P. MORGAN; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. MORGAN in Glasgow seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager in Risk Technology to deliver complex technology programs and align with business goals.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and implement agile practices while applying advanced analytics and governance.

This role requires strong stakeholder influence, technical fluency, and a proven track record delivering in financial institutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex technology programs in large tech organizations or financial institutions.
• Proven ability to produce governance and regulatory deliverables with clear narratives and traceable docs.
• Strong adaptability across multiple program domains and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with senior leaders.
• Technical fluency to engage with architects and translate work into governance materials.
• Experience applying analytical reasoning to break down complex objectives into tasks.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities to support program management with strong data handling awareness.
• Ability to review AI-assisted plans and escalate when uncertain.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute project plans with technical requirements, resources, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks, addressing roadblocks and implementing contingency plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Use advanced analytics to assess performance and drive data-driven improvements.
• Champion agile adoption and a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Skills

Technical program management

Governance & regulatory deliverables

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Technical fluency

Analytical reasoning

AI in program management

Change adaptability

Finance technology experience

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 Risk Technology, 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

• 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

• Significant experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large technology organization and/or financial institution.
• Demonstrated ability to produce and manage high‑quality governance and regulatory deliverables, including clear narratives, evidence readiness, and traceable documentation.
• Strong adaptability: ability to pivot across multiple program domains, shifting priorities, and diverse stakeholder groups while maintaining execution discipline in a highly dynamic environment.
• Advanced stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to influence outcomes across engineering, product, risk operations, and senior leadership.
• Technical fluency sufficient to engage credibly with architects/engineers, understand system impacts, and translate technical work into program outcomes and governance materials.
• Demonstrate proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem‑solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities.
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise‑authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support program management workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI‑assisted plans, risks, and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling expectations.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with dashboarding/analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx or AI prompt based systems) to support program reporting, metrics, and executive insights.
• Prior experience working in or working closely with a governance, risk, controls, audit, or regulatory‑facing function would be an advantage.

Our 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 are setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.