Strategy Manager in London

JP Morgan Chase’s unrelenting focus on modernizing our technology enables us to be world-class in how we execute and deliver our software with new features at speed for customers and clients, while creating efficiencies and scale across our businesses.

We are seeking a Vice President candidate with technology / strategy consulting background to join our Transformation team in the Global Technology COO organization. Our transformation team partners on the strategy and execution of technology programs that are of strategic priority to JPMorgan Chase. Given the importance of these programs, as part of this role you will have the unique opportunity to work closely with our most senior leaders across the firm.

As a Vice President in the Transformation team within the Global Technology Chief Operating Office organization, you will lead teams in solving complex problems, framing strategy decisions, and unblocking implementation issues critical to achieving a key strategic priority of the firm.

JPMorgan Chase’s unrelenting focus on modernizing our technology enables us to be world-class in how we execute and deliver our technology for customers and clients, while creating efficiencies and scale across our businesses.

Description

• Strategy and Execution:

  • Design and drive solutions to accelerate decision making, scope problems, identify major issues and actionable opportunities, and quantify potential bottom-line financial impact

  • Drive the execution and delivery of programs at scale across the organization, building frameworks, content, hypothesis sets, analyses, and roadmaps for solutions

  • Own development of presentations for executive level audiences

• Stakeholder and Team Leadership:

  • Develop deep, trust-based advisor relationships with key client stakeholders in management, Global Technology and the Lines of Business (LoBs) to drive delivery and achieve organizational alignment and buy-in

  • Lead cross-LoB collaboration including owning and facilitating working group sessions and followups to drive program outcomes

  • Develop team members, including serving as a mentor

• Program Oversight:

  • Provide central oversight and management for complex, highly visible programs from inception through execution

  • Liaise across Lines of Business to support program governance, including risk and issue management, and efficiently formulate and mobilize mitigation and resolution steps as needed

• Risk Management:

  • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with technology transformation initiatives

  • Ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory requirements and standards

• Change Management:

  • Develop and implement change management strategies to support the adoption of modern technologies and processes

  • Shape smooth transitions with minimal disruption to business operations

• Performance Measurement:

  • Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of transformation initiatives

  • Identify implications and “so whats” of outputs, data and analysis and drive the narrative via charts and reports for executive consumption

Qualifications

• Demonstrable consulting experience with a technology strategy consulting and/or leading large-scale strategic technology transformations

• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) as well as strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to interact with colleagues as peers and achieve goals without direct control over resources; mastery in building PowerPoint decks for executive audiences

• Knowledge and fluency in enterprise IT management and technology concepts including tech infrastructure, organization, product operating model, budgeting, talent, and risk management

• Proven entrepreneurial drive to identify opportunities for impact and influence others to take action

• Proven ability to structure and scope complex problems and apply a range of analytical and qualitative tools to develop solutions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Significant experience with PowerPoint for executive-level documents and Excel based models for analysis and planning required

• Financial services background experience is preferred, but not mandatory