Asset Management - Private Equity Group - Associate Product Owner

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York, NY seeks an Associate Product Owner for the Private Equity Group (PEG) to drive digital solutions, operating models, and data-driven client deliverables.

You will translate business needs into actionable product requirements and collaborate with investment, operations, and technology teams across geographies to deliver high-impact initiatives. You will lead product discovery, create MVP roadmaps, and manage backlogs while ensuring adherence to user-experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years relevant experience in private equity, consulting, product management, or digital transformation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Experience with workflow mapping, requirements gathering, and agile delivery practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile methods such as sprint planning, grooming, estimation and retrospective and co-manage complex product backlogs.
• Support PEG's technology platform development, execution, and steady-state maintenance.
• Support Digital Strategy engagements and Leadership updates.
• Manage day-to-day activities for core product design including user interviews.
• Develop high fidelity prototypes and ensure UX standards across PEG products.
• Automate recurring client deliverables and insights reporting.
• Lead design thinking engagements with internal product and Investment Management teams.
• Provide PMs access to enhanced analytics on portfolio construction, performance, and liquidity.
• Lead junior product managers in MVP backlogs and roadmaps.
• Drive transformation to human-centered design and Agile methodologies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication & stakeholder management

Agile delivery practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or Computer Science

MBA (Preferred)

Tools

APIs

Enterprise data platforms

CRM systems

Deal management tools

Job description

As an Associate Product Owner in JPMorgan Private Equity Group (PEG), you will lead executionof digital solutions and operating models that enhance PEG's investment, diligence, portfolio monitoring, and reporting processes. In addition, you will support Portfolio Managers (PMs) in client facing roles by utilizing data to streamline client presentations and ad hoc requests as well as automate recurring tasks. This role partners closely with investment teams, operations, and technology to translate business needs into actionable product requirements and support delivery of high‑impact initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead Agile methods such as sprint planning, grooming, estimation and retrospective and co-manage complex product backlogs
• Supportthe development, execution, and steady-state maintenance of PEG's technology platform
• Support Digital Strategy engagements and Leadership updates
• Manage the day-to-day activities for core product design through leading product discoveries, establishing product discoveryand design frameworks, defining the core product discovery process, and recruiting business users for conducting user interviews
• Develop high fidelity prototypes and perform technical and business viability of prototypes and ensure compliance with firm-wide user experience standards for PEG technology products across geographies
• Automate recurring client deliverables such as monthly cash flow and quarterly valuation reconciliations
• Lead “Design thinking” style engagements with internal product teams and Investment Management teams with creative discretion on day-to-day product Design operations
• Supportvendor management and business resource group activities - MSCI, Canoe
• Provide PMs access toenhanced analytics relating to portfolio construction, performance, and liquidity by incorporating data sourced both internally from PEG-generated systems as well as from PEG's vendor network
• Lead junior product managers in carving out minimum viable product backlogs and roadmaps
• Drive transformation of our product development and design process into one that leverages human centered Interface (HCI) design and Agile and scrum development methodologies with a focus on actively engaging business users in internal product development
• Lead design and execution of cloud-based technical architectures and full-stack hands-on development of solutions
• Participate in the overall implementation and scaling of the digital cloud-based products
• Quality Assurance of developed products
• Define KPIs, Northstar and change management to drive adoption of products
• Support any related product operations including vendors
• Understanding of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in private equity, consulting, product management, or digital transformation
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation skills
• Experience with workflow mapping, requirements gathering, and agile delivery practices
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Master's degree in business (MBA) with specialization in Finance, Strategy and Change Management.
• Familiarity with private equity deal processes, fund structures, and investor reporting
• Experience with enterprise data platforms, CRM systems, or deal management tools
• Exposure to AI/ML applications or document‑intelligence technologies