Strategy Associate III-Strategic Initiatives

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Technology Strategy Consultant to partner with senior leaders on high-priority transformation programs within Global Technology. You will help shape strategy, design solutions, and drive execution across the firm.

You will work with executives and program teams to scope initiatives, develop hypotheses, build analyses and roadmaps, and present concise recommendations. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to influence decisions at the highest

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technology strategy consulting or leading strategic tech initiatives.
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel modeling skills for executive analyses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation abilities.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT management, infrastructure, budgeting, talent, and risk.
• Entrepreneurial drive to identify impact opportunities and influence action.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive solutions to accelerate decision making and identify major issues.
• Support large-scale programs with frameworks, content, hypotheses, analyses, and roadmaps.
• Develop transformation frameworks to enable repeatable delivery.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks in technology transformation.
• Drive process optimization and capture lessons learned.
• Analyze source-system data to uncover trends and insights for stakeholders.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with stakeholders to align programs and buy-in.
• Create concise exec-level communication materials and narrative visuals.
• Explain outputs and 'so-whats' to inform executive decisions.

Skills

PowerPoint proficiency

Excel modeling

Effective communication

IT management concepts

Strategic thinking

Problem structuring

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Tableau

Job description

At JPMorgan Chase, Strategy shapes, accelerates and helps deliver our most important strategic priorities in close partnership with our businesses. Strategy is comprised of talented individuals who work directly with members of the Operating Committee and CEOs of our businesses on a wide variety of initiatives.

As a member of the Transformation team, you will partner on strategy and execution of technology programs that are of strategic priority to the Global Technology COO organization, and to JPMorgan Chase. Our transformation team partners on the strategy and execution of technology programs that are of strategic priority to the Global Technology organization and to JPMorgan Chase. Given the importance of these programs, as part of this role you will have the unique opportunity to work closely with our most senior leaders across the firm.

Job responsibilities:

• Design and drive solutions to accelerate decision making, scope complex problems, identify major issues and actionable opportunities
• Support the execution and delivery of large-scale programs across the organization, including building frameworks, developing content, formulating hypotheses, conducting analyses, and creating solution roadmaps
• Assist the design and implementation of transformation frameworks (processes, roles, tools) to enable repeatable and predictable delivery
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to technology transformation initiatives
• Drive continuous process optimization and institutionalize lessons learned across transformation efforts
• Analyze source-system data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, and present actionable insights to stakeholders
• Develop deep, trust-based advisor relationships with key stakeholders across management, Global Technology and the Lines of Business (LoBs) to drive program delivery and achieve organizational alignment and buy-in
• Own development of concise communication materials for senior management, including exec level audiences
• Identify implications and “so-whats” of outputs, data and analysisand drive the narrative via charts and reports for executive consumption

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience in technology strategy consulting and/or leading delivery of large-scale strategic technology initiatives
• Significant experience with PowerPoint for executive-level documents and Excel based models for analysis and planning
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills; ability to influence and tailor/articulate complex concepts and messaging for senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge and fluency in enterprise IT management and technology concepts including tech infrastructure, organization, product operating model, budgeting, talent, and risk management
• Proven entrepreneurial drive to identify opportunities for impact and influence others to take action
• Proven ability to structure and scope complex problems and apply a range of analytical and qualitative tools to develop solutions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Advanced data analytics skills, including extracting and modeling data from source systems, as well interpret data for reporting purposes (Tableau or similar BI experience for analysis is preferred)
• Financial services background experience is preferred, but not mandatory