Lead Technical Program Manager - Risk Technology Engineering & Architecture/Risk Frameworks

JPMorganChase
JPMorganChase

IT, Operations

Glasgow, UK

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

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 Risk Technology, you will drive the successful delivery of complex technology projects and programs that will help reaching 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.

Job responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure on-time delivery of technology solutions
  • 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
  • Champion the adoption of agile methodologies and technical solutions, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Significant experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large technology organization and/or financial institution.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce and manage high-quality governance and regulatory deliverables, including clear narratives, evidence readiness, and traceable documentation.
  • Strong adaptability: ability to pivot across multiple program domains, shifting priorities, and diverse stakeholder groups while maintaining execution discipline in a highly dynamic environment.
  • Advanced stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to influence outcomes across engineering, product, risk operations, and senior leadership.
  • Technical fluency sufficient to engage credibly with architects/engineers, understand system impacts, and translate technical work into program outcomes and governance materials.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities.
  • Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support program management workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
  • Ability to review and validate AI-assisted plans, risks, and recommendations before use, escalating when uncertain and following data handling expectations.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience with dashboarding/analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx or AI prompt based systems) to support program reporting, metrics, and executive insights.
  • Prior experience working in or working closely with a governance, risk, controls, audit, or regulatory-facing function would be an advantage
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