Lead Technical Program Manager - Architecture, Enterprise Technology

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager within Global Technology's Enterprise Architecture to drive complex technology programs aligning with business goals.

You will manage resources, budgets, and high‑performing teams while leveraging AI capabilities to accelerate planning and risk synthesis. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring timely, high‑quality outcomes in a large, fast‑paced

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization.
• Advanced expertise in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience managing vendor relations and budgets in an agile environment.
• Proven ability to translate business goals into program plans and outcomes.
• Proficiency with enterprise‑level AI capabilities to support program workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans with technical requirements and timelines.
• Identify and mitigate risks, with contingency plans to maintain momentum.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope and deliverables.
• Use data‑driven analysis to evaluate performance and drive improvements.
• Promote agile methodologies and AI‑assisted practices for governance and reporting.
• Review AI‑assisted plans and risks for validation and compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Vendor relations

Resource planning

Analytical reasoning

Agile delivery

Cross-functional leadership

AI in PM

Tools

Jira/Confluence

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As aLead Technical Program Managerat JPMorgan Chase within the Global Technology's Enterprise Architecture team, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will help reach business goals across the firm. Leveraging your deep knowledge of technical principles, practices, and theories is essential for developing innovative solutions, while simultaneously effectively 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
• 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
• Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and technical solutions, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team
• 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.
• Promotes reuse‑first, AI‑assisted practices for program governance and reporting, ensuring human review and alignment to delivery standards.

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
• 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
• 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.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
• Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• Partner with Product Management in discovery efforts and market research to uncover customer solutions and integrate them into the product roadmap
• Assist Technical Leads in maintaining, and developing a product backlog that enables development to support the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition
• Experience with Agile/Lean delivery at scale (e.g., Scrum/Kanban, PI planning concepts) and tooling (e.g., Jira/Confluence equivalents).
• Scrum and/or SAFe certification(s) preferred (e.g., CSM/PSM, SAFe Agilist/POPM/RTE).