Principal Technical Program Manager - AI Product Development Lifecycle

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead AI-driven, enterprise-scale programs across product, engineering, data, risk, and controls. You will apply governance and automated controls to deliver high-impact AI initiatives with complex, non-deterministic outcomes.

You will guide cross-functional teams, design reference architectures, and partner with risk, cyber, and compliance to embed controls into AI delivery workflows, shaping the future tech landscape of the firm.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading complex technology programs in large organizations.
• Experience designing, building, deploying, or governing production-grade generative AI and agentic systems.
• Advanced hands-on experience using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and GitHub-based workflows for prompt design, code generation, testing, and automation.
• Strong AI and software engineering depth with the ability to critique code and ensure production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic technical program plans, aligning with goals and overseeing execution, budgets, and risks.
• Guide technology selection and implementation using advanced technical fluency.
• Champion continuous improvement through process optimization and emergent tech awareness.
• Institutionalize the AI Product Development Lifecycle, including data/versioning, gates, and human-in-the-loop design.
• Expand and scale agentic operating models with reference architectures and observability standards.
• Lead multi-quarter transformation programs across autonomous tech orgs without direct authority.
• Drive AI idea-to-production value streams, reducing handoffs and review duplication.
• Partner with risk, cybersecurity, compliance, and audit to embed governance into AI workflows.
• Advise senior tech leaders on AI investments, outcomes, and risk posture.
• Use enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate planning, dependency synthesis, and reporting.

Skills

Program management

AI systems

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Cross-functional

Risk management

Lean methods

Security

Stakeholder influence

Data sensitivity

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

GitHub workflows

Job description

Elevate your career by steering multi-faceted tech programs, integrating innovative solutions for a dynamic impact across global operations.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager in Operating Model Enablement, you will lead complex, multi-functional technology projects and programs that will impact experiences for multiple groups across the firm, including clients, employees, and stakeholders. Your advanced analytical reasoning and adaptability skills will enable you to break down business, technical, and operational objectives into manageable tasks, while navigating through ambiguity and driving change. With demonstrated technical fluency, you will effectively manage resources, budgets, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that align with the firm's strategic goals. Your exceptional communication and influencing abilities will foster productive relationships with stakeholders, ensuring alignment and effective risk management. In this pivotal role, you will contribute to the development of new policies and processes, shaping the future of our technology landscape.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic technical program plans, aligning with organizational goals and cross-functional collaboration, and oversee complex program execution by managing resources, budgets, and timelines while mitigating risks and addressing roadblocks
• Guide the selection and implementation of appropriate technologies, platforms and software tools leveraging advanced technical fluency
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying process optimization opportunities, incorporating best practices, and staying abreast of emerging technologies
• Institutionalize the AI Product Development Lifecycle (AI PDLC), including use case intake, data and prompt versioning, evaluation gates, human-in-the-loop design, model risk integration, deployment, drift monitoring, and retirement
• Expand and scale the agentic engineering operating model by establishing reference architectures, shared tooling, evaluation harnesses, guardrail patterns, and observability standards for production-grade agentic systems
• Lead multi-quarter, cross-organizational programs that accelerate AI-native delivery across product, engineering, architecture, data, risk, controls, and operations teams without direct line authority
• Drive adoption of the path from AI idea generation to production by applying value stream mapping, flow metrics, work-in-progress limits, queue analysis, and lean methods to remove handoffs, duplicated reviews, and other sources of coordination cost
• Partner with model risk, technology risk, cybersecurity, compliance, and audit as design partners to embed governance and automated control evidence directly into AI engineering and delivery workflows
• Advise senior technology leaders on where agentic systems create value or risk, translate AI investments into measurable outcomes, and use cycle time, throughput, change failure rate, evaluation quality, and risk posture to guide decisions
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate program planning, dependency/risk synthesis, and executive-ready reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity requirements.
• Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted practices for program governance and continuous improvement routines, ensuring human review and alignment to delivery standards.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 7+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in large organizations
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, deploying, or governing production-grade generative AI and agentic systems, including tool use, orchestration, evaluation, guardrails, observability, and human oversight
• Advanced hands-on experience using Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and GitHub-based engineering workflows for prompt and context design, code generation, testing, debugging, code review, documentation, and workflow automation
• Strong AI and software engineering depth with the ability to read and critique code, assess architecture and implementation trade-offs, and challenge engineering teams on security, scalability, reliability, and production readiness
• Deep understanding of how AI-native delivery differs from traditional software development, including non-deterministic testing, prompt and data versioning, evaluation gates, model and behavior drift, and continuous monitoring
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-quarter transformation programs across autonomous technology organizations and influence senior product, engineering, data, risk, and control stakeholders without direct authority
• Experience applying lean product development and process-reengineering methods, including value stream mapping, flow, work-in-progress limits, queue and handoff analysis, and outcome-based delivery metrics
• Demonstrated success partnering with model risk, technology risk, cybersecurity, compliance, and audit functions in a regulated environment to embed controls into AI products and engineering workflows
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support technical 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

• Experience defining or implementing an enterprise AI PDLC, AI engineering standards, reference architectures, evaluation frameworks, or reusable patterns adopted across multiple products, platforms, or engineering teams
• Experience designing or operating agentic workflows with orchestration frameworks, Model Context Protocol (MCP), tool and API integrations, retrieval and context engineering, structured evaluation, and secure access to enterprise systems
• Recent applied AI, machine learning platform, or agentic engineering experience with responsibility for production outcomes, reliability, monitoring, or value realization
• Demonstrated portfolio of AI-native prototypes, reference implementations, engineering accelerators, playbooks, internal standards, or communities of practice that progressed into sustained use
• Background spanning technology strategy, program leadership, operating-model transformation, engineering productivity, and large-scale modernization in a regulated enterprise
• Recognized thought leadership in AI engineering, agentic systems, software delivery transformation, enterprise operating models, or emerging technology adoption

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Lead transformative tech programs, enhancing experiences firm-wide with strategic insights and technical prowess