Program Manager

DriveWealth•Chicago, IL

13d•$180,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Program Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in driving releases and deliverables across high-impact initiatives. Operating within a Scaled Agile environment, you'll manage complex dependencies, ensuring seamless execution from planning to end-user adoption. This role requires team-building skills, as well as close collaboration with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver holistic and scalable solutions. You’ll join a high-performing Product Development team at DriveWealth, focused on building best-in-class investing infrastructure that powers global fintechs and banks. This team drives strategic initiatives from concept to launch, ensuring that our products meet the needs of both partners and end-users. We work closely with engineering, operations, and compliance to bring investing products to life in a highly regulated and fast-paced environment.

Requirements

7+ years of program management experience, ideally in technical environments with multiple cross-functional development teams
Deep familiarity with Scaled Agile; CSM or similar Agile certification a plus
Demonstrated success leading initiatives in fintech, trading, or brokerage verticals
Proven ability to manage dependencies and deliver high-impact releases in environments with multiple competing priorities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience influencing across technical and business teams
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

Background in brokerage, wealth management, or regulated financial services
Experience working with APIs and embedded finance platforms
Familiarity with money movement, transaction handling, or compliance workflows

Responsibilities

Lead and manage scrum teams from strategy through execution and delivery, guiding multi-phase releases across engineering, product, compliance, and operations
Run crisp and effective agile ceremonies, including standups, sprint planning, refinement sessions, and retrospective activities focused on self-improvement
Prepare scrum teams for quarterly PI Planning, including guiding them through the product intake process to create working tasks ready for development
Develop clear goals and measurable outcomes while maintaining adaptability in a fast-paced, Scaled Agile environment
Facilitate cross-functional communication and decision-making, ensuring alignment on priorities and trade-offs across teams
Assist technical leads and senior developers with release planning
Drive operational excellence across programs and mentor squads on Agile best practices
Work within the larger PMO of the organization to raise its level of agile maturity
Coach teammates along the organizational journey towards agile transformation
Use data to evaluate progress, highlight risk, and communicate program health to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Leverage tools like Jira, Confluence, and G-Suite to manage workflows, reporting, and communication