What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Technology Strategy - Principal Technical Program Manager position at JPMorgan Chase?
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 Asset & Wealth Management Technology 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.
The Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) Technology Strategy team partners 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
- Scope problems, identify major issues and actionable opportunities, design solutions, and qualify the implications and “so whats”
- Conduct research and analysis on technology trends and innovation opportunities and perform competitor/industry research leveraging both public and non-public sources
- Work with team to develop work plans to test / evaluate strategies and insights which could span process improvement, organizational change, and functional strategy efforts
- Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, reports, and communications
- Advise and influence senior leaders and executives on key business decisions and major change initiatives
- Develop deep trust-based advisor relationships with key stakeholders and ensure client is satisfied throughout engagement
- Work collaboratively with team members across lines of business and cross-functional teams; maintain composure and presence in difficult stakeholder meets
- Identify potential roadblocks / obstacles and escalate issues as needed
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 10 years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in large organizations
- Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities
- Proven track record of leading through the project lifecycle management, including influencing decision makers and adapting to changes as business needs evolve
- Strong technical fluency, with deep familiarity in current and relevant platforms, software tools, and technologies
- Excellent and efficient skills using spreadsheets, presentation tools and AI applications
- Design and lead the planning and coordination of leadership meetings and strategic events
- Lead one or more client projects, including managing multiple people across several workstreams
- Collaborate with the team to build hypothesis sets, analyses, and roadmaps for solutions
- Develop junior team members both formally and informally, including serving as a mentor
