Lead Technical Program Manager -Enterprise Architecture

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager to drive complex technology programs within Global Technology's Enterprise Architecture. You will lead planning, collaboration with engineers and product teams, and ensure on-time delivery while leveraging AI-enabled capabilities and rigorous risk management.

You will guide stakeholders, manage budgets, and foster a culture of continuous improvement through agile practices and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management in large organizations.
• Advanced stakeholder management abilities and influence across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with vendor product knowledge and managing vendor relations to enable access to applications and services.
• Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience applying analytics to break down objectives into tasks and using AI capabilities with proper data handling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans with technical requirements, resources, and timelines.
• Identify and mitigate risks and implement contingency plans to maintain momentum.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Use analytical reasoning to assess program performance and drive data-driven improvements.
• Champion agile methodologies and AI-assisted practices to improve governance and delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical reasoning

Agile methodologies

Vendor relations

Resource & budget management

Education

SAFe certification (CSM/PSM or SAFe Agilist/POPM/RTE)

Tools

Jira/Confluence equivalents

AI tooling usage

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).