Lead Technical Program Manager - Jira, and Payments

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

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager to guide complex technology programs across the firm. You will drive delivery, manage budgets, and lead high-performing teams while leveraging AI-augmented governance and planning practices.

The role requires deep technical program management experience, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of agile delivery in a large financial services environment. Collaboration with cross-functional groups is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management leading complex technology projects.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities to support program management workflows with validation.
• Ability to review AI-assisted plans and escalate when uncertain, following data handling rules.
• Advanced stakeholder management to influence cross-functional teams and clients.
• Proven track record in managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in agile environments.
• Hands-on experience with development work tracking tools (Confluence, Jira, Monday).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans with technical requirements, resources, and timelines.
• Leverage AI capabilities to accelerate planning and risk synthesis, ensuring data sensitivity compliance.
• Identify and mitigate risks and implement contingency plans to maintain momentum.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define scope and deliverables.
• Assess program performance and implement data-driven improvements.
• Champion agile practices and continuous improvement within the team.
• Promote reuse-first, AI-assisted governance and reporting with human review.

Skills

Technical PM

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

AI capabilities

Risk management

Budget management

Team leadership

Confluence/Jira/Monday

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Monday

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 in Commercial & Investment Bank Technology Group,, 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 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
• 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
• Champion agile delivery practices and continuous improvement, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team

• 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
• 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 expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients
• 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

• Hands on experience with development work tracking tool, such as, Confluence, Jira, Monday or similar

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Financial Services Experience
• Experience in the Payments Industry