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Program Manager

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Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
190K-210K Annually
Senior level
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New York, NY, USA
190K-210K Annually
Senior level
The Program Manager will lead cross-functional programs, manage complexities in a Scaled Agile environment, and ensure timely delivery of initiatives while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders.
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About Us

DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

About the Role

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.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and manage cross-functional programs from strategy through execution and delivery, guiding multi-phase releases across engineering, product, compliance, and operations
  • Define and track milestones, identify and manage technical and business dependencies, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables
  • 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
  • Collaborate closely with product and engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with customer and business needs
  • 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

What You Bring

  • 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

Nice to Have, But Not Required

  • 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

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.

Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Please note
: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.

New York, NY (Hybrid) Pay Range
$190,000$210,000 USD
Working at DriveWealth

We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York and Chicago teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.

How We Think About AI

We leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction and improve outcomes to deliver product faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.

Compensation

Pay is generally based upon the level, complexity, responsibility, location and job duties / requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience.  If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and perks.

Equal Employment Opportunity

To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us at [email protected].

Agency Disclaimer

DriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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