Join our dynamic team to innovate and drive technology advancements, contributing to significant business growth and client success.
As a Technical Project Manager III in Korea Payments Technology, you will help lead complex technology projects and programs 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. Your strong communication abilities will enable you to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment on project objectives and governance. By optimizing resources and managing risks, you will contribute to the successful delivery of high-impact projects that shape the future of the firm.
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Job responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive project plans, incorporating technical requirements, resource allocation, and timelines to ensure timely and successful delivery of technology projects
- Identify and mitigate project risks, proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing risk management strategies to minimize impact on project outcomes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, quality assurance, and business stakeholders, to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business goals
- Utilize technical fluency to evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, platforms, and vendor products for project implementation
- Monitor project progress, adjusting plans and schedules as needed, and providing regular status updates to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective communication throughout the project or program lifecycle
- Manage change requests based on an accurate fast business requirement analysis
- Lead documentation for BRD, FRD, E2E/UAT scenarios with various tech/non-tech teams
- Lead execution of tests such as UAT, E2E with multiple teams including Clearing House
- Work on regulatory tasks (incl. reg reporting), tech risk control tasks, and audit follow-ups
- Follow-up on firm-wide initiatives for standardization and modernization (incl. CI/CD & SDLC)
- Manage relationships with external partners/vendors and internal key stakeholders
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities
- Proven experience leading through the project lifecycle management, including influencing decision makers and adapting to changes as business needs evolve
- Strong technical fluency, with familiarity in current and relevant platforms, software tools, and technologies
- Proficient in stakeholder management, with a track record of establishing productive working relationships and driving mutually beneficial outcomes
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong leadership skills, with experience in mentoring and guiding project teams to achieve their goal
- Ability to work independently and make informed decisions in a dynamic environment.
- Experience in budget management and financial forecasting for technology projects
- Familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools to support project decision-making
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience as a technology consultant in PL/PM roles for banking projects in Korea
- Experience in developing and executing strategic technology roadmaps with multi-national foreign financial companies in Korea
- Fluent in written, spoken, and reading for both English and Korean
- Proven track recordof managing multiple international projects simultaneously
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders
- Skilled in optimizing manual tasks and processes (including a reporting)
- Deep understanding of regulatory requirements for financial firms in Korea and knowledge in modern front-end technologies, including Java, Oracle, Spring, React, Jenkins, AWS or any Cloud, MQ-based development
ABOUT US
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.