Senior Technical Program Manager

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 work with our Engineering teams. You will be working with engineering leaders, product management teams, and cross-functional teams to plan and deliver our ambitious roadmaps.  

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $157,590 and up to $218,900. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered 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.
• 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 Senior 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. 

A little about us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We’re passionate about developing solutions and services to empower people to succeed. Every day, we start with empathy for our members and stay motivated by our desire to support them in ways that make a meaningful difference. 

We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*-- founded on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, and fair. Chime helps unlock the access and ability our members need to overcome the systemic barriers that block them from moving forward. By providing members with access to liquidity, rewards, and credit building, our easy-to-use tools and intuitive platforms give members the ability to have more control over their money and to take action toward achieving their financial ambitions.

So far, we’re well-loved by our members and proud to have helped millions of people unlock financial progress, whether they started a savings account, bought their first car or home, opened a business, or went to college. Every day, we’re inspired by our members’ dreams and successes, big and small. 

We’re uniting everyday people to unlock their financial progress—will you join us? 

*Chime partners with The Bancorp Bank and Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, that power the bank accounts used by Chime Members.

What we offer

• 🏢 A thoughtful hybrid work policy that combines in-office days and trips to team and company-wide events depending on location to ensure you stay connected to your work and teammates, whether you’re local to one of our offices or remote
• 💻 Hybrid work perks, like UrbanSitter and Kinside for backup child, elder and/or pet care, as well as a subsidized commuter benefit
• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus great medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days 
• 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• 🧠 Mental health support with therapy and coaching through Modern Health
• 👶 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents and an additional 6-8 weeks for birthing parents
• 👪 Access to Maven, a family planning tool, with up to $10k in reimbursement for egg freezing, fertility treatments, adoption, and more.
• 🎉 In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers—think cooking classes, guided meditations, 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 millions unlock financial progress

We know that great work can’t be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. That’s why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas to join our team. 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, Cook County Ordinance, and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. 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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