FinTech Program Lead: Core Banking & API Platforms

Princeton IT Services, Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton IT Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead to drive complex fintech and enterprise integration initiatives.

The role bridges business strategy, architecture, engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders, focusing on deposits, core banking, APIs, data integrations, cloud, and regulated financial services. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in tech program management with banking/fintech experience and hands-on API integration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology program management or technical delivery.
• 5+ years in banking, fintech, payments, cash management or financial services.
• Experience with enterprise integration and platform modernization.
• Hands-on end-to-end API integration experience.
• Experience with deposits, treasury/cash management, core banking, or payment platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, preferably AWS.
• Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, data integration, and reconciliation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and integration initiatives across multiple workstreams.
• Establish program governance, delivery plans, RAID logs, dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Security, Compliance, and vendor teams.
• Drive technical delivery involving core banking platforms, APIs, trust systems, deposit networks, payment platforms, and external partners.
• Manage API, data, cloud, and operational integration workstreams.
• Facilitate technical design and architecture discussions and remove delivery blockers.
• Manage project plans, release schedules, milestones, resources, and executive dashboards.
• Ensure solutions align with security, regulatory, operational, and business requirements.
• Drive production readiness, deployment, post-launch support, and issue resolution.
• Communicate program status, risks, decisions, and milestones to senior leadership.

Skills

Technology program management

Banking/fintech

API integration

Cloud architecture (AWS)

Microservices

Data integration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

AWS

API tooling

Job description

Princeton IT Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead to drive complex fintech and enterprise integration initiatives.

The role bridges business strategy, architecture, engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders, focusing on deposits, core banking, APIs, data integrations, cloud, and regulated financial services. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in tech program management with banking/fintech experience and hands-on API integration.