Elevate your career by steering multi-faceted tech programs, integrating innovative solutions for a dynamic impact across global operations.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager in Athena Platform, you will lead complex, multi-functional technology projects and programs that will impact experiences for multiple groups across the firm, including clients, employees, and stakeholders. Your advanced analytical reasoning and adaptability skills will enable you to break down business, technical, and operational objectives into manageable tasks, while navigating through ambiguity and driving change. With demonstrated technical fluency, you will effectively manage resources, budgets, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that align with the firm's strategic goals. Your exceptional communication and influencing abilities will foster productive relationships with stakeholders, ensuring alignment and effective risk management. In this pivotal role, you will contribute to the development of new policies and processes, shaping the future of our technology landscape.

Our Athena Platform technology group is responsible for building and maintaining a platform that supports digital products and services for the Commercial and Investment Bank(CIB). This covers business frameworks and platform infrastructure. Business frameworks are commonly leveraged across multiple asset classes as well business lines in CIB Markets. Platform infrastructure underpins applications, products and frameworks that run on Athena across the estate. 

Job responsibilities

Develop and implement strategic technical program plans, aligning with organizational goals.  Drive strong outcomes whilst working with engineering teams on a technical level. Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration Oversee complex technology project and program execution, managing timelines while mitigating risks and addressing roadblocks Influence decisions on Market strategy for modernization, efficiency and innovation by adopting data driven analysis Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams, providing direction and defining decision-making procedures for beneficial outcomes Guide the selection and implementation of appropriate technologies, platforms and software tools leveraging advanced technical fluency Champion continuous improvement by identifying process optimization opportunities, incorporating best practices, and staying abreast of emerging technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Advanced experience and expertise in technical program management, delivering strong technical solutions Demonstrated proficiency in technical solutions, vendor product knowledge, managing vendor relations, and implementing solutions Advanced analytical reasoning skills, applying critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to break down business, technical, and operational objectives Proven ability in leading through change, managing dependencies, and controlling change in high-pressure, shifting environments Advanced expertise in stakeholder management, establishing productive relationships, and driving beneficial outcomes aligned with firm objectives

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or a similar numerical and analytical discipline Experience in working with Cloud based technologies and in onboarding products to cloud is desirable Understanding of lifecycle of a transaction within a Markets asset class (Trade management and ingestion, risk and pnl management etc) Experience in a financial markets technology organization supporting an asset class is desirable