Principal Technical Program Manager, Foundational Services

Elevate your career by driving strategic portfolio initiatives that optimize vendor spend, strengthen governance, and improve operational efficiency across Foundational Services.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager within Foundational Services, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives focused on vendor strategy, spend optimization, contract governance, and portfolio management.

You will partner with Product Line Leaders, Finance, Vendor Management, Sourcing, Legal, and Technology stakeholders to drive commercial outcomes while balancing cost, risk, service quality, and strategic objectives.

Your advanced analytical reasoning, financial acumen, and ability to influence across organizations will enable you to translate business, technical, financial, and operational priorities into actionable programs that deliver measurable results.

In this role, you will help shape governance practices, improve transparency into vendor performance and spending, and establish scalable operating mechanisms that support long-term portfolio management objectives.

This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

Job Responsibilities


* Develop and implement strategic portfolio management plans aligned with organizational goals, overseeing complex initiatives focused on vendor strategy, spend optimization, contract governance, and commercial performance.


* Use enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate portfolio planning, spend analysis, dependency identification, risk synthesis, and executive-ready reporting while validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity requirements.


* Own the Foundational Services vendor spend efficiency agenda, identifying, prioritizing, and tracking cost optimization opportunities across a broad portfolio of products and services.


* Lead proactive contract renewal planning, partnering with Vendor Management, Sourcing, Finance, and Legal to coordinate commercial reviews, negotiation strategies, risk assessments, and execution plans.


* Establish and maintain vendor strategies across product domains, including vendor rationalization, consolidation opportunities, demand management initiatives, and service-level optimization.


* Foster strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional teams, providing leadership, governance, and decision-making frameworks that drive beneficial outcomes.


* Drive commercial optimization initiatives through benchmarking, pricing model analysis, consumption management, license optimization, rate-card reviews, and identification of duplicative services.


* Establish governance forums and operating cadences for spend management, contract oversight, vendor performance reviews, and executive reporting.


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