Lead Technical Program Manager

Lead Technical Program Manager

Chicago, IL, United States and 1 more

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Job Information

Job Identification

210766669

Job Category

Technical Program Delivery

Business Unit

Commercial & Investment Bank

Posting Date

10/20/2026, 11:19 AM

Locations

10 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, 60603, US

4900 Memorial Hwy, Tampa, FL, 33634, US

Job Schedule

Full time

Base Pay/Salary

Chicago,IL $123,500.00-$175,000.00; Tampa,FL $114,000.00-$165,000.00

Job Description

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 Commercial & Investment Bank's Payments Technology department, 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

Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate program planning and risk synthesis (e.g., consolidating inputs into integrated plans, RAID, and executive-ready updates), validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity requirements

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

Promotes reuse-first, AI-assisted practices for program governance and reporting, ensuring human review and alignment to delivery standards

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in technical program management, leading complex technology projects and programs in a large organization

Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, with the ability to establish productive working relationships and influence decision-making across cross-functional teams and clients

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.

Advanced experience in utilizing technical fluency, including knowledge of vendor products and managing vendor relations, to enable on-demand access to shared pools of applications and services

Proven track record of effectively managing resources, budgets, and high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment

Demonstrated proficiency in applying analytical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience with domain knowledge of the Payments Industry or Financial Services

Experience with establishing program governance and data and metrics driven status reporting

Experience with AI to automate and streamline planning, governance and reporting