Vice President Project Manager

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, Texas seeks a Vice President Project Manager to lead regulatory and strategic tax operations programs from initiation to closure. You will translate complex tax requirements into actionable roadmaps, modernize processes, and deliver audit-ready results.

You will drive governance, data quality, and cross-functional execution across withholding, documentation, and reporting activities, ensuring timely, accurate outcomes and strong stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience in financial services, focusing on tax operations.
• Working knowledge of U.S. tax withholding and reporting requirements (FATCA, NRA, backup withholding, Forms 1099 and 1042-S).
• Experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives from initiation through closure.
• Understanding of tax operations controls, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of tax operations initiatives, with scope, roadmap, budget, and governance.
• Build and maintain a dependency-driven project plan with milestones, resourcing, and delivery metrics.
• Facilitate working group meetings, set agendas, document actions, and escalate issues.
• Design operating models and re-engineered processes with controls, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies; enforce change control; maintain audit readiness.
• Drive stakeholder communications and change management with governance updates.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Job description

Help shape how a critical tax operations function delivers accurate, timely, and well-controlled outcomes. You will lead programs that translate complex requirements into practical execution plans and sustainable processes. Join a collaborative environment that values strong governance, clear communication, and continuous improvement. Your work will directly support operational integrity and regulatory readiness.

As a Vice President Project Manager in Client Tax Operations team, you will lead regulatory and strategic programs end to end-turning complex tax requirements into actionable roadmaps, modernizing processes and controls, and delivering audit-ready results. You will drive cross-functional execution, governance discipline, data quality, and on-time delivery across withholding, documentation, and reporting activities.

Job responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of tax operations initiatives, including scope, roadmap, budget, and governance to achieve on-time and within-budget outcomes
• Build and maintain a dependency-driven project plan with milestones, resourcing, and delivery metrics; keep plans current and execution transparent
• Facilitate working group meetings by setting agendas, driving decisions, documenting actions and owners with due dates, and escalating issues through governance when needed
• Design and implement target operating models and re-engineered processes, embedding controls, service level agreements, and key performance indicators to support accurate withholding, documentation, and reporting
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies; enforce change control; maintain audit evidence and readiness for internal controls over financial reporting and other applicable control requirements
• Drive stakeholder communications and change management by preparing governance updates and ensuring standard operating procedures are developed and adopted

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience within financial services, with a focus on tax operations
• Working knowledge of U.S. tax withholding and reporting requirements (e.g., Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Nonresident Alien (NRA), backup withholding, Forms 1099 and 1042-S)
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives from initiation through closure
• Understanding of tax operations controls, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced degree
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for AI and automation integration within operational workflows, including experience evaluating, implementing, or governing AI-driven solutions to achieve scalable process improvements and strategic objectives