Lead Technical Program Manager

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager in the Corporate Sector - Infrastructure Platforms to drive the delivery of complex technology programs across the firm, aligning initiatives with business goals and optimizing resources.

You will lead cross-functional teams, apply AI-enabled planning and risk synthesis, manage budgets, enforce governance, and promote agile practices to ensure timely, high-quality delivery in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading complex technology programs in a large organization.
• Proven ability to manage resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in agile environments.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into program management workflows with data sensitivity awareness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans with timelines and resources.
• Use enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate planning and risk synthesis with validated outputs.
• Identify and mitigate risks and implement contingency plans.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope and deliverables.
• Assess program performance and apply data-driven optimizations.
• Promote AI-assisted governance and reporting with human review.
• Champion agile methodologies and a culture of continuous learning.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

AI capabilities

Vendor relations

Agile methodologies

Analytical reasoning

Job description

Leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership to guide cutting-edge projects, fostering growth and innovation in a dynamic environment.

As a Lead Technical Program Manager within the Corporate Sector - Infrastructure Platforms - Foundational Services / CMP Management team, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will help reaching business goals across the firm. Leveraging your deep knowledge of technical principles, practices, and theories is essential for developing innovative solutions, while simultaneouslyeffectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams. Your strong analytical reasoning and adaptability skills will enable you to navigate through ambiguity and change, ensuring that technology initiatives align with business goals. With advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities, you will foster productive working relationships and influence decision-making to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. As a subject matter expert, you will contribute to the development of operational plans and risk management strategies, ensuring the highest quality and professionalism in service delivery.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate program planning and risk synthesis (e.g., consolidating inputs into integrated plans, RAID, and executive-ready updates), validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity requirements
• Identify and mitigate risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and business stakeholders, to define program scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Utilize advanced analytical reasoning to assess program performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted practices for program governance and reporting, ensuring human review and alignment to delivery standards
• Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and technical solutions, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization
• Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support program management workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted plans, risks, and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling expectations
• Advanced experience in utilizing technical fluency, including knowledge of vendor products and managing vendor relations, to enable on-demand access to shared pools of applications and services
• Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities