Lead Technical Program Manager - AIML Databricks

Elevate your career by steering multi-faceted technology programs, integrating innovative solutions, and driving impact across global operations.

The Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) at JPMorganChase is responsible for accelerating the firm’s data and analytics journey. This includes ensuring the quality, integrity, and security of the firm’s data, as well as leveraging it to generate insights and drive decision-making. The Chief Data & Analytics office (CDAO) also develops and implements solutions that support the firm’s commercial goals by responsibly harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop new products, improve productivity, and enhance risk management.

As a Lead Technical Program Manager at JPMorganChase within Corporate AIML Data Platforms & Chief Data & Analytics (CDAO), you will lead complex, cross-functional technology programs that impact experiences across the firm, including clients, employees, and stakeholders. You will use strong analytical reasoning and adaptability to break down business, technical, and operational objectives into manageable workstreams, navigate ambiguity, and drive change. With demonstrated technical fluency, you will manage resources, budgets, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions aligned to strategic goals. Your exceptional communication and influencing skills will foster productive stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment and effective risk management. In this pivotal role, you will also contribute to new policies and processes that shape the future of our technology landscape., * Creates and maintains detailed project plans, timelines, and delivery schedules for assigned programs

• Manages day-to-day program execution using JIRA, Confluence, and other project management tools, ensuring accurate tracking of user stories, epics, and sprint progress
• Facilitates agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming, with engineering teams
• Maintains comprehensive program documentation, including status reports, risk registers, RAID logs, and dependency matrices
• Oversees engineering risks, issues, and dependencies across assigned programs
• Engages stakeholders, including customers and partners across Lines of Business (LOBs)
• Guides the selection and implementation of appropriate technologies, platforms, and software tools, leveraging technical fluency
• Champions continuous improvement by identifying process optimization opportunities, incorporating best practices, and staying abreast of emerging technologies
• Partners with Product teams to drive business outcomes, ensuring technical programs align with strategic goals
• Prepares and delivers regular status updates and presentations to stakeholders and leadership, communicating progress, risks, and blockers, Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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• Hands-on experience with agile delivery tools (JIRA, Confluence) and planning tools (e.g., MS Project), with proven ability to maintain accurate program artifacts and metrics
• Demonstrated proficiency in technical solutioning, vendor product evaluation, vendor management, and solution implementation
• Strong analytical reasoning skills, applying critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, and operational objectives
• Proven ability to lead through change, manage dependencies, and control scope in high-pressure, shifting environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, building productive relationships and driving outcomes aligned with firm objectives
• Understanding of data platform trade-offs, including performance optimization, cost management, scalability, and operational excellence
• Deep technical understanding of modern data platform architectures, including data lakes, data warehouses, Lakehouse architectures, and distributed computing frameworks
• Experience with enterprise-scale implementations of cloud-native data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake
• Good understanding of AWS data analytics services, including Redshift, EMR, Glue, Athena, Kinesis, Lake Formation, MSK, and S3 data lake patterns, with demonstrated experience architecting end-to-end data solutions
• Experience navigating complex data governance, security, and compliance requirements across multi-cloud and hybrid data environments at enterprise scale

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• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan, 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.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.