Vice President, Program Manager

JPMorganChase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase seeks a Vice President, Program Management to lead end-to-end delivery of high-impact initiatives across the Pay Chase & Bill Pay portfolio. You will partner with product, technology, data, and design teams to translate strategy into measurable outcomes while strengthening resiliency and reducing security risk.

The role requires 8+ years in program management or related fields, with strong communication, governance, and agile/lean delivery experience.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in program management, technology delivery, strategy and operations, or management consulting with ownership of cross-functional outcomes.
• Experience delivering initiatives in financial services, payments, and/or technology.
• Proven ability to lead complex programs with multiple dependencies and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Strong executive communication skills, including clear narratives on trade-offs, risks, and recommended decisions.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and influence in a matrixed environment.
• Strong risk-and-control mindset and ability to partner effectively with control functions.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, translating strategy into plans with measurable outcomes.
• Experience with Agile and Lean delivery practices.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-workstream programs from initiation through launch and stabilization.
• Translate strategic intent into executable plans, clear milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Align stakeholders on options, trade-offs, and decisions needed to drive value realization.
• Coordinate launch readiness across product, technology, data and analytics, design, operations, and control partners.
• Drive accountability across teams to maintain momentum and meet committed delivery dates.
• Lead security-first modernization and remediation efforts that improve resiliency and reduce vulnerability exposure.
• Establish and run program governance and operating cadence, including change control and decision logs.
• Deliver concise executive updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Define success metrics and key performance indicators, build benefit cases, and report outcomes to senior leaders.
• Improve portfolio-level delivery predictability by scaling lightweight program management mechanisms and standards.
• Use data and analytics to increase transparency, prioritization quality, and delivery performance.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Agile delivery

Lean delivery

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Description

Build your career leading high-impact initiatives at scale, partnering with product, technology, data, and design teams. You\'ll help turn strategy into measurable delivery outcomes while improving how teams plan, govern, and execute.

Job Description

Build your career leading high-impact initiatives at scale, partnering with product, technology, data, and design teams. You\'ll help turn strategy into measurable delivery outcomes while improving how teams plan, govern, and execute.
As a Vice President, Program Management on the Pay Chase & Bill Pay team, you will lead delivery of high-impact initiatives across the portfolio, spanning customer-facing launches, strategic partnership enablement, and multi-year platform modernization to strengthen resiliency and reduce security risk.

Job responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-workstream programs from initiation through launch and stabilization


• Translate strategic intent into executable plans, clear milestones, and measurable outcomes


• Align stakeholders on options, trade-offs, and decisions needed to drive value realization


• Coordinate launch readiness across product, technology, data and analytics, design, operations, and control partners


• Drive accountability across teams to maintain momentum and meet committed delivery dates


• Lead security-first modernization and remediation efforts that improve resiliency and reduce vulnerability exposure


• Establish and run program governance and operating cadence, including change control and decision logs


• Deliver concise executive updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions required


• Define success metrics and key performance indicators, build benefit cases, and report outcomes to senior leaders


• Improve portfolio-level delivery predictability by scaling lightweight program management mechanisms and standards


• Use data and analytics to increase transparency, prioritization quality, and delivery performance

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• 8 years of experience in program management, technology delivery, strategy and operations, or management consulting with ownership of cross-functional outcomes


• Experience delivering initiatives in financial services, payments, and/or technology


• Proven ability to lead complex programs with multiple dependencies and senior stakeholder engagement


• Strong executive communication skills, including clear narratives on trade-offs, risks, and recommended decisions


• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and influence in a matrixed environment


• Strong risk-and-control mindset and ability to partner effectively with control functions


• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, translating strategy into plans with measurable outcomes


• Experience with Agile and Lean delivery practices


• Proficiency with common delivery and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalent)

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America\'s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We\'re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. We offer a broad array of credit cards to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses, including Chase-branded and co-branded cards in partnership with well-known companies and organizations. Merchant Services is a leading provider of payment, fraud and data security for companies, capable of authorizing transactions across global currencies.