Program Manager - Global Security - Executive Director

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead the London HQ Riverside project within Global Security / Global Real Estate.

You will partner with security, real estate, and technology to define outcomes, manage dependencies, and ensure readiness and controlled delivery. The role focuses on security strategy implementation for the new London headquarters at Riverside, Canary Wharf, reporting to regional leadership and coordinating with global teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience with security design and implementation.
• Extensive knowledge of Information Security (physical and logical).
• Expert project management skills (Agile & Waterfall).
• Experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Knowledge of CPTED or equivalent security design standards.
• Knowledge of physical security technology (PSIM, PIAM, PACS, VMS, etc.).
• Strong leadership and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate technical security concepts to diverse audiences.
• High adaptability to fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide Executive Director-level programme leadership for the London HQ project, including governance and planning.
• Collaborate with GS, Real Estate, Technology to achieve security objectives.
• Translate strategic security objectives into an executable delivery roadmap.
• Onboard a design consultant and oversee security design development and implementation.
• Establish governance and resources for all security-related aspects of the project.
• Communicate and escalate overall program status, plans, issues and risks.
• Develop and monitor performance metrics aligning scope, schedule, cost and quality.
• Partner with global and regional managers to ensure best practices in integrating security solutions.

Skills

Project management

Information security

PM methodologies (Agile & Waterfall)

Supply chain

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Security design

Security operations

Education

Undergraduate or higher degree in Security/PM/Business

Tools

PM certifications (PMP, Prince2, CAPM)

Security certifications (CPP, PSP, ASP)

Job description

The Global Security (GS) Team provides security protection, investigation, resiliency and crisis management services in support of J.P. Morgan Chase, its employees, customers, assets, and facilities throughout the world. This responsibility includes the development of security and safety policies and procedures, regulatory and legislative compliance, Security Guard management, alarm response, branch and corporate building security, customer safety, physical crime investigations, workplace violence, fire and life safety, executive protection, due diligence, pre-employment screening, security operations globally and fraud Investigations. The firm has offices and operations in more than 60 countries across more than 5500 properties, totaling approximately 75 million square feet and The Global Real Estate (GRE) team consists of more than 400 employees, executing 13,000 capital projects per year globally totaling nearly $2 billion a year in design, construction and capital investment.

As a Program Manager in the Global Security Team, you will provide end-to-end programme governance and delivery oversight. The scope includes partnering with security, real estate, technology, and business stakeholders to define programme outcomes, manage dependencies, oversee execution, and ensure operational readiness and controlled delivery. With alignment to Global Real Estate (GRE), the Program Manager, Executive Director role is a London-based programme leadership position within Global Security / Global Real Estate, focused on the delivery of security strategy and implementation for the new London headquarters at Riverside, Canary Wharf.

Job responsibilities

• Provide Executive Director-level programme leadership for the London HQ project, including governance, planning, execution oversight, and stakeholder alignment
• Collaborate with other GS and affiliated JPM Chase personnel (e.g. Physical Security, Corporate Technology) to achieve corporate security objectives
• Liaise between functional teams (CAO, Compliance, Legal, Operations, Tech, Finance and other control functions) and the internal program team to translate strategic security objectives into an executable delivery roadmap
• Work closely with business partners and other operational leaders and be able to influence business decisions to ensure the project timeline is with held
• Work to onboard a design consultant and oversee the design development and implementation of the security systems
• Establish and manage appropriate governance, leadership and resources for all security related aspects of the project
• Ensure effective communication and escalation of overall program status, implementation plans, management issues, priorities and risks
• Develop, implement & monitor performance metrics to ensure security scope, schedule, cost, quality, and resources are aligned with the broader project goals and objectives
• Partner closely with global & location/region managers to provide thought leadership and ensure consistency with best practices when integrating security solutions within the new London HQ

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Extensive relevant project management experience, with experience in Security design and implementation
• Extensive knowledge of and experience in Information Security (physical and logical)
• Expert Project Management skills (Agile & Waterfall)
• Demonstrated experience in Supply Chain Management
• Accredited undergraduate or higher degree in Security, or Project Management, or Business-related field
• Knowledge of security architectural design standards - CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) or equivalent
• Knowledge of physical security technology to include Physical Security Incident Management (PSIM), Physical Identity Access Management (PIAM), Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), Visitor Management Systems, Video Management Systems (VMS), Physical Intrusion Detection and Alarm Monitoring Systems, as well as associated devices and equipment
• Intelligent, articulate and persuasive leader who can serve as an effective member of the senior local management team
• Ability to communicate technical security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• High degree of comfort in fast-paced dynamic / ambiguous environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, CAPM) and/or Security certification (CPP, PSP, ASP)
• Knowledge of Application Development and IT infrastructure

J.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.

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’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. A great opportunity for a Program Manager to lead the security strategy and delivery for the new Riverside headquarters.