Strategy & Communications Lead - Lead Technical Program Manager

JPMorganChase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health-care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager in New York to drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects. You will utilize your technical expertise and leadership skills to foster innovation and manage high-performing teams while aligning technology initiatives with business goals.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in technical program management and strong analytical reasoning abilities. We offer competitive total rewards including health care coverage, a retirement plan, and more.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical program management.
• Strong written communication skills for internal communications.
• Proven track record of managing resources and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of technology strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project success.
• Identify and mitigate risks to maintain project momentum.

Skills

Technical program management

Analytical reasoning

Stakeholder management

Proven communication skills

Relationship building

Tools

Jira

Job description

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 Asset Management Technology, 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.

As Asset Management (AM) Technology Strategy Lead, you will partner with senior leaders to define and execute technology priorities, drive strategic initiatives, and support decision‑making across the organization. Your problem‑solving skills will help deliver projects that drive business goals and create value for clients, employees, and stakeholders. Applying a broad knowledge of technical principles, practices, and theories is essential to developing innovative solutions, along with leveraging analytical reasoning and adaptability skills to navigate through ambiguity and change. With advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities, you will foster productive working relationships and influence decision‑making. By optimizing resources and managing risks, you will contribute to the successful delivery of high‑impact projects that shape the future of the firm.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the development technology strategy and priorities, and execution and delivery across the technology and business teams
• Work with team to develop work plans to test/evaluate strategies and insights which could span process improvement, organizational change, and functional strategy efforts
• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on‑time delivery of technology solutions
• Identify and implement ways to constantly improve communications across Asset Management Technology, making them fresh, creative, and engaging by suggesting new ideas and engaging channel strategies
• Research and draft a variety of communications, including program updates and organization announcements
• 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

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
• Developing a strategic communications plan for the Asset Management Technology organization and executing against it
• Outstanding writer, proofreader and copy editor with experience writing internal communications for large, global organizations
• 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
• Experience working in or with financial services, specifically Asset Management, required
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with senior business and technology executives
• Proven communications skills (written and verbal) with the ability to interact with internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated understanding of technology concepts and be able to transform them into business opportunities
• Strong facilitation, process and influence skills
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to generate effective presentations

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Jira/Dashboards experience is nice to have

Benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set and location. Eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in cash or equity. We also provide benefits such as 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.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion. 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 provide reasonable accommodations for religious practices and mental or physical disabilities. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry‑leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.