Executive Director, Tech-Strategy & Partnerships, Data & AI

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase's Global Technology division seeks a Technology Strategy Executive to shape firmwide technology strategy, cultivate high-level relationships with vendors and the venture ecosystem, and steer strategic initiatives across business lines.

You will promote Data and AI opportunities, drive innovations from pilot to scale, and collaborate with senior leaders to align technology investments with corporate goals across the firm.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience with a leading technology company in a product related role, a top-tier consulting firm or an internal consulting/corporate strategy team, including at least 1 year of managerial experience leading teams.
• 3+ years of experience working closely with external technology companies in the Cloud and Infrastructure domain
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with senior business and IT executives, as well as external executives. Strong passion for technology and staying abreast of industry trends. Track record of driving strategy, partnerships and innovation
• Customer Obsession:Committed to have a customer first approach. We expect our leader to have a demonstratable history of making a difference for customers and showing a customer first approach.
• Growth Mindset:Experience and passion for learning (technical and soft skills); implementing practices from others; trying, failing and learning from that; sharing practices and knowledge for others' benefit
• Problem Solver:Ability to solve complex challenges for customers and have a high ability to solve internal and external barriers understanding internal and external organizational structures, dynamics and tradeoffs.
• Executive Presence:Experience and expertise facing off to senior executives by aligning & reinforcing the value of the solution to the customer's overall business pain and/or strategic opportunities and decision criteria.
• Excellent Communicator:Able to distill widely variant feedback into root cause issues and provide actionable feedback to other stakeholders, deep technical product demo, presenting, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Technical Breadth:Enterprise customer level experience with Artificial Intelligence, Data Platforms & Cyber
• Technical Depth:Depth in multiple areas of AI and Data.

Responsibilities

• Help drive the firmwide technology strategy across JPMC
• Build best-in-class collaborative relationships with technology vendors and the emerging technology ecosystem (including the venture capital community) in order to influence partner roadmaps and JPMC strategy
• Drive innovation across JPMC and ensure that JPMC maximizes the business benefits of adoption of market leading technology capabilities
• Influence senior business and technology stakeholders across JPMC ensuring execution on a coordinated firmwide strategy, with new innovations rapidly evaluated, piloted and then scaled firmwide where appropriate
• Build internal awareness of Data and AI opportunities across JPMC
• Support JPMC client facing business development activities, and partner with Strategic Investments team on private company investments which strategically align to JPMC's technology initiatives
• Extensive knowledge and exposure to the external Cloud and Infrastructure Partner Ecosystem, and domain knowledge of key technology trends

Job description

Description

Our Global Technology (GT) group is a world-class technology team employing an innovative, disciplined and business focused approach to develop a wide variety of high-quality products and solutions. Across 20+ technology centers worldwide, our team of technologists design, build and deploy everything from enterprise technology initiatives to big data and mobile solutions, as well as innovations in payments, cybersecurity, machine learning, engineering and cloud. Our $19.8B annual investment in technology enables us to hire people to create innovative solutions that will not only transform the financial services industry, but also change the world.
As a Technology Strategy Executive within the Global Technology Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships team, you will be instrumental in shaping JPMC's firmwide technology strategy. You will cultivate and maintain high-level collaborative relationships with technology vendors and the emerging technology ecosystem, including the venture capital community, to influence partner roadmaps and align them with JPMC's strategic objectives. Your role will be essential in promoting innovation across the firm, ensuring JPMC leverages the business benefits of adopting advanced technology capabilities. You will collaborate closely with senior business and technology stakeholders across JPMC to ensure the execution of a cohesive firmwide strategy, with new innovations swiftly assessed, piloted, and scaled as necessary. Additionally, you will enhance internal awareness of Data and AI opportunities and support client-facing business development activities, working alongside the Strategic Investments team on private company investments that strategically align with JPMC's technology initiatives.
Job responsibilities

• Help drive the firmwide technology strategy across JPMC
• Build best-in-class collaborative relationships with technology vendors and the emerging technology ecosystem (including the venture capital community) in order to influence partner roadmaps and JPMC strategy
• Drive innovation across JPMC and ensure that JPMC maximizes the business benefits of adoption of market leading technology capabilities
• Influence senior business and technology stakeholders across JPMC ensuring execution on a coordinated firmwide strategy, with new innovations rapidly evaluated, piloted and then scaled firmwide where appropriate
• Build internal awareness of Data and AI opportunities across JPMC
• Support JPMC client facing business development activities, and partner with Strategic Investments team on private company investments which strategically align to JPMC's technology initiatives
• Extensive knowledge and exposure to the external Cloud and Infrastructure Partner Ecosystem, and domain knowledge of key technology trends

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience with a leading technology company in a product related role, a top-tier consulting firm or an internal consulting/corporate strategy team, including at least 1 year of managerial experience leading teams. 3+ years of experience working closely with external technology companies in the Cloud and Infrastructure domain
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with senior business and IT executives, as well as external executives. Strong passion for technology and staying abreast of industry trends. Track record of driving strategy, partnerships and innovation
• Customer Obsession:Committed to have a customer first approach. We expect our leader to have a demonstratable history of making a difference for customers and showing a customer first approach.
• Growth Mindset:Experience and passion for learning (technical and soft skills); implementing practices from others; trying, failing and learning from that; sharing practices and knowledge for others' benefit
• Problem Solver:Ability to solve complex challenges for customers and have a high ability to solve internal and external barriers understanding internal and external organizational structures, dynamics and tradeoffs.
• Executive Presence:Experience and expertise facing off to senior executives by aligning & reinforcing the value of the solution to the customer's overall business pain and/or strategic opportunities and decision criteria.
• Excellent Communicator:Able to distill widely variant feedback into root cause issues and provide actionable feedback to other stakeholders, deep technical product demo, presenting, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Technical Breadth:Enterprise customer level experience with Artificial Intelligence, Data Platforms & Cyber
• Technical Depth:Depth in multiple areas of AI and Data.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Financial services background is preferred