Senior Technical Program Manager, Growth
About the Role
Do you thrive at leading cross-functional teams in a fast paced environment? Have you mastered and been continuously improving leading Agile development teams to achieve the best business outcomes? Are you a go-getter who gets things done and delivers value to our customers? If so, Chime has an opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to support our Growth Team as we continue to scale. You will be working with engineering leaders, product management teams, and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver our ambitious roadmaps.
In accordance with applicable law, this role has an annual starting salary of $153,000 plus bonus, a competitive equity package, and benefits (see below). The actual pay may be higher depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.
In this role, you can expect to
- Use your solid execution skills with a strategic mindset to lead cross-functional teams through program and roadmap planning, execution and release.
- Anticipate and manage risks and issues, both at technical and business level, within your programs and across the portfolio.
- Understand and manage dependencies, and ensure clarity of priorities across programs and teams.
- Balance priorities across long-term mission and short-term execution.
- Create and enforce cross-functional alignment and accountability across all business and technical groups and levels.
- Lead and inspire your team. Remove impediments and create a culture for teams to deliver at their best.
- Collaborate with colleagues to improve our processes and help us work better and smarter as we scale.
- Create clarity for teams in situations of ambiguity.
To thrive in this role, you have
- 7+ years professional experience with 5+ years hands on experience in a Technical Program Manager role leading complex software development programs with multiple scrum teams.
- Fluency with Agile software development, and familiarity with traditional / Waterfall project management methods. Understand the awesomeness and downfalls of Agile, Waterfall, and other philosophies / methodologies - and know what to apply for each situation.
- Superior organizational skills, integrity and great follow-through on tasks with high autonomy of delivery.
- Stellar communication skills, with an ability to cater communication to varied audiences, including executives.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills in driving alignment and visibility, always keeping teams mission-oriented.
- Expertise in portfolio management, roadmap planning, trade off and alignment for multiple teams.
- Experience delivering consumer-facing products (preferred).
A little about us
We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we’ve empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances.
Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!
We’ve built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $25.5B. We’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others.
What we offer
- 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
- ✨ 401k match plus the usual medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- 📝 Quarterly stipend to spruce up your home office
- 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days
- 🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers- think cooking classes, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
- 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help create a completely new kind of banking service
We know that great work comes from great, and inclusive teams. At Chime, we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.
We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.
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