Global Technology (GT) Strategy works directly with JPMorgan's technology and business leaders to drive technology strategy and enable firmwide innovation. The division reports to the firm's Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is a member of the Operating Committee (OC) and responsible for the firm's worldwide technology spend, systems and people.
Our mission is to lead the creation of strategies and plans that define how technology should be utilized to enable and influence our firm's overall business strategy. This involves defining and shaping the overall strategy, governance, operating model and architecture for GT, and working with our Line of Business (LoB) CIOs across strategic priorities.
In this team, you will be at the forefront of driving technology innovation in financial services. With a growing annual investment of $12+ billion, and a world class team of 50,000+ talented technologists, Global Technology is committed to driving transformation and innovation in finance at a global scale.
You will advise senior leaders on everything from how to best enable our technologists to drive customer delight through products to evaluating how to best deploy and scale modern and emerging technologies, such as public cloud, data & artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing.
Founded by the Head of Global Technology Strategy in 2019, GT Strategy is a new and fast-growing team. You will be part of an industry leading strategy division, and will have the opportunity to influence our team ways of working and culture as we expand - think start-up, but inside the world's most influential bank.
The Role
As an Executive Director, you will simultaneously drive multiple cross-functional strategy teams to solve complex problems and develop the future vision for GT that is critical to the company's success. This multi-dimensional leadership position represents an excellent opportunity for candidates to:
Drive firmwide technology strategy by setting multi-year roadmaps JPMorgan executive leadership
Concisely synthesize and communicate complex topics in digestible narratives to influence non-technical business leaders
Lead transformative projects to successfully solve high priority problems across the firm
Restructure businesses and operating models to enhance organizational design and improve effectiveness
Build firmwide partnerships to identify new opportunities for innovation / transformation
About you
We know that there is no one template that makes great strategists and industry leaders. Diversity of background, high emotional intelligence and deep structured thought is important to us. As a guideline, for Executive Directors, we look for:
10+ years of diverse problem solving experience, with a track record for driving successful strategic, organizational and operating model change
Experienced team leaders that can build partnerships, influence senior stakeholders and facilitate strategic decision-making, while developing a team of VP and Associate strategists
Proactive and entrepreneurial self-starters, with excellent time management and prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities with ease and under pressure
A passion for technology and its game changing impact on financial services, with deep expertise in relevant technical areas that includes industry leading thought leadership