Executive Director, Portfolio Management & AI

JP Morgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking an Executive Director within Corporate Technology's Portfolio Management & Governance team in Jersey City. You will drive portfolio planning, governance, executive reporting, and tooling improvements across a global technology portfolio, executing end-to-end workstreams with autonomy and data-driven influence.

You will shape strategy into actionable plans, support AI-enabled initiatives, strengthen controls, and partner with Finance, Business Management, and Engineering

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management or equivalent expertise.
• Demonstrated proficiency with technical solutions and vendor relationships.
• Advanced analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to lead through change in high-pressure environments.
• Advanced stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in guiding complex technology projects, budgets, and timelines.
• Experience deploying AI capabilities with governance and risk considerations.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio planning & investment hygiene: drive annual planning cycles; set standards and guardrails; ensure consistency across CT.
• Portfolio governance & oversight: enhance governance model; align investments with strategy and financial targets; maintain controls.
• Executive insights & reporting: produce executive-ready insights on budget, delivery health, risk posture; establish dashboards.
• Process excellence, tooling & AI enablement: identify improvements across portfolio lifecycle; improve tooling, data quality, automation; apply AI approaches.
• Risk, controls & audit readiness: embed controls; maintain audit-ready evidence and documentation; align with goals and cross-functional teams.
• Stakeholder management & influence: align with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Business Management; ensure consistency and compliance.
• Enterprise AI governance: define guardrails for AI-assisted workflows, with human approval checkpoints and auditability.

Skills

Technical program management

Vendor management

Analytical reasoning

Change leadership

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled solutions

Governance frameworks

Project execution

Tools

Technology solutions

Data-driven reporting

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking an Executive Director within Corporate Technology's Portfolio Management & Governance team in Jersey City. You will drive portfolio planning, governance, executive reporting, and tooling improvements across a global technology portfolio, executing end-to-end workstreams with autonomy and data-driven influence.

You will shape strategy into actionable plans, support AI-enabled initiatives, strengthen controls, and partner with Finance, Business Management, and Engineering