Principal Technical Program Manager - Cybersecurity & Technology Transformation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead multi-faceted tech programs within Consumer & Community Banking Core Engineering Solutions.

You will translate strategic objectives into executable plans, manage resources and budgets, and drive risk-aware decisions across global teams. You will use enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate planning and reporting, while ensuring data sensitivity and governance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience or equivalent in technical program management within large organizations.
• Experience using enterprise AI capabilities to support workflows with validation and data sensitivity awareness.
• Ability to review AI-assisted plans and escalate when uncertain, following data handling expectations.
• Advanced analytical reasoning to break down business, technical, and operational objectives.
• Proven ability to lead through change, manage dependencies, and navigate high-pressure environments.
• Strong stakeholder management to drive outcomes aligned with firm objectives.
• Experience leading modernization, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or regulatory transformation programs.
• Ability to drive delivery across multiple organizations without direct authority.
• Experience establishing governance and risk management for complex initiatives.
• Exceptional communication to influence senior leaders and translate risk into action.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic technical program plans; oversee execution, budgets, and timelines while mitigating risks.
• Leverage enterprise AI capabilities to accelerate planning, risk synthesis, and executive reporting with proper data handling.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams; define decision-making procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting best practices and new technologies.
• Promote AI-assisted governance with human review to ensure delivery standards.
• Establish governance, issue resolution, escalation paths, and decision forums for milestones.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and business to translate objectives into executable plans.
• Monitor program health using data-driven metrics; identify risks and remediation.
• Coordinate large-scale change initiatives across BUs to ensure adoption and readiness.

Skills

Tech program mgmt

AI governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Change mgmt

Cross-org delivery

Risk management

Communication

Leadership

Regulatory transformation

Cybersecurity programs

Education

SAFe, PMP, PgMP certifications

Tools

Jira Align

OKR platforms

BI dashboards

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 Consumer & Community Banking Core Engineering Solutions team, 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
• 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.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams, providing direction and defining decision-making procedures for beneficial outcomes
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying process optimization opportunities, incorporating best practices, and staying abreast of emerging technologies
• Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted practices for program governance and continuous improvement routines, ensuring human review and alignment to delivery standards.
• Establish and manage program governance, issue resolution, escalation paths, and decision forums to ensure delivery against committed milestones.
• Partner with technology, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor program health through data-driven metrics, identifying delivery risks, execution gaps, and remediation opportunities.
• Coordinate large-scale change initiatives across multiple lines of business, ensuring adoption, operational readiness, and sustainable execution.

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 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.
• Advanced analytical reasoning skills, applying critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, and operational objectives
• Proven ability in leading through change, managing dependencies, and controlling change in high-pressure, shifting environments
• Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, establishing productive relationships, and driving beneficial outcomes aligned with firm objectives
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale technology modernization, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or regulatory transformation programs.
• Proven ability to drive delivery across multiple organizations without direct authority while managing competing priorities and dependencies.
• Experience establishing governance, executive reporting, and risk management processes for complex enterprise initiatives.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate technical risk into business impact and action plans.
• Track record of delivering programs requiring coordination across architecture, engineering, operations, and control functions.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Certifications such as SAFe, PMP, or PgMP
• Experience leading multi-LOB transformations at scale within technology or financial services
• Proficiency with portfolio tooling and analytics (e.g., Jira Align, OKR platforms, BI dashboards) to enable data-driven decisions
• Experience leading enterprise readiness, application remediation, or technology compliance initiatives at scale
• Financial services industry experience managing highly regulated technology programs