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

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Global Technology) is seeking a Technology Strategy Executive to shape firm‑wide strategy, foster vendor and ecosystem partnerships, and drive adoption of AI and data initiatives.

The role emphasizes executive collaboration across business and IT, advancing innovative technology capabilities, and aligning investments with strategic objectives. The position focuses on leading strategic initiatives, piloting new technologies, and enhancing internal awareness of Data and AI

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience in a product-related role or strategy environment.
• Proven ability to drive strategy, partnerships and innovation.
• Strong relationship skills with senior business and IT executives.
• Demonstrated customer-first mindset and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Help drive the firm-wide technology strategy across JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Build relationships with technology vendors and the emerging tech ecosystem to influence roadmaps and strategy.
• Drive innovation and ensure adoption of market-leading technology capabilities across the firm.
• Influence senior stakeholders to execute a coordinated, scalable strategy; evaluate and pilot new innovations.
• Build internal awareness of Data and AI opportunities across the organization.
• Support client-facing business development and align private investments with tech initiatives.

Skills

Relationship building

Executive communication

Customer obsession

Growth mindset

Problem solving

Executive presence

Technical breadth

Job 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 firm‑wide 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 firm‑wide 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 firm‑wide technology strategy across JPMC
• Build best‑in‑class collaborative relationships with technology vendors and the emerging technology ecosystem (including the venture capital community) to influence partner roadmaps and JPMC strategy
• Drive innovation across JPMC and ensure that JPMC maximizes the business benefits of adopting market‑leading technology capabilities
• Influence senior business and technology stakeholders across JPMC to ensure execution of a coordinated firm‑wide strategy, with new innovations rapidly evaluated, piloted and then scaled firm‑wide where appropriate
• Build internal awareness of Data and AI opportunities across JPMC
• Support JPMC client‑facing business development activities, and partner with the 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 having a customer‑first approach. We expect our leader to have a demonstrable 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