Migration Design Manager

Job description

Shape how clients experience complex platform and channel changes by designing clear, dependable migration approaches. In this role, you’ll partner across product, implementation, technology, and client-facing teams to reduce risk and improve outcomes. You’ll bring structure to ambiguity, align stakeholders, and translate requirements into practical plans. If you enjoy working across teams and owning delivery-ready designs, this role offers broad impact and visibility.

As a Migration Design Manager in the payments migration team, you design end-to-end migration approaches for client-impacting system and digital channel changes. You partner closely with product, implementation, technology, and client service teams to define requirements, plan delivery, and support a consistent client experience. You create clear documentation and lead working sessions that align stakeholders on scope, timelines, dependencies, and readiness.

Job responsibilities

Define and document migration approaches for in-scope platform and channel migrations, tailored to the product family and client needs

Produce Statements of Work that outline scope, assumptions, dependencies, milestones, risks, and readiness criteria

Lead migration forums (e.g., working groups and steering meetings) to drive alignment and decision-making

Partner with product management, implementation teams, technology, sales, relationship teams, and risk/compliance stakeholders to confirm requirements and constraints

Manage multiple migrations concurrently, balancing timelines, resources, and competing priorities across stakeholder groups

Identify client and colleague impacts and coordinate preparedness activities with regional and functional partners

Serve as an escalation point for migration design questions and issue triage within the scope of the role

Identify process gaps and improvement opportunities, and work with partners to incorporate fixes into migration plans and deliverables

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant digital channels, products, and services within scope, and translate changes into migration implications

Develop and share practical guidance, playbooks, and lessons learned to improve consistency and execution across migrations

Adhere to firm policies, procedures, and control requirements throughout planning and delivery activities

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

Experience designing and/or delivering client-impacting migrations for payment products, platforms, or digital channels

Client-facing experience or experience supporting client implementations and service outcomes

Experience producing delivery-ready documentation such as Statements of Work, requirements, runbooks, or migration plans

Experience leading cross-functional working sessions with clear agendas, decisions, and follow-ups

Project management skills, including managing scope, timelines, dependencies, and risks

Experience working with technical partners to plan implementation activities and cutover readiness

Knowledge of payments, cash management, trade-related payment services, and merchant services

Ability to assess issues, determine severity, elevate appropriately, and drive resolution within defined ownership

Proficiency with standard desktop productivity tools and collaboration platforms

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

Knowledge of API-based onboarding and digital product implementations

Familiarity with payment processing operations, back-office workflows, and transaction reporting concepts

Experience supporting multiple product families or regions and coordinating stakeholder readiness across them

Experience creating repeatable migration frameworks, templates, or playbooks to improve consistency

Experience partnering with governance and risk stakeholders to document controls and approvals for migrations

Experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments with concurrent delivery timelines

Additional language skills relevant to the client base

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan's Global Banking business is one of the largest wholesale banking client franchises in the world. We serve clients, including corporations, governments, states, municipalities, healthcare organizations, education institutions, banks and investors.

Global Investment Banking supports a broad range of corporations, institutions and governments by providing strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise.

Define and deliver client-ready migration designs for payment platform and channel changes.

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Worksite address

plano, TX, 75086, US

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