Lead Strategic Program Manager - Digital Assets (Temporary)

Early Warning Services LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a senior Program Manager to lead large, complex programs in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will coordinate multiple interrelated projects, manage risks, and deliver on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

You will partner with Strategy, Product, Operations, and Risk teams to align roadmaps, governance, and reporting. A Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in program management are required, with knowledge of Agile/Waterfall and SDLC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field as a baseline requirement.
• 8+ years of progressive program/project management experience.
• Experience in financial institutions or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple interrelated projects within a program to align with business objectives.
• Own program artifacts, including documentation, reporting, and executive communications.
• Coordinate plans and interdependencies to ensure roadmap success and capacity.
• Monitor execution, mitigate risks, and resolve issues across workstreams.
• Establish templates, policies, tools, and governance to improve delivery.
• Provide leadership across Strategy, Product, Operations, and Risk teams.
• Track program performance and report metrics, testing, and deployment outcomes.

Skills

Strong analytical

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Agile and Waterfall methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or related fields

Job description

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

Responsible for delivery of large, complex programs including groups of inter-related projects targeted to meet key strategic business goals. Accountable for establishing program management frameworks, tracking progress, managing risk, and controlling change to ensure delivery that meets time, cost, and quality objectives.

Essential Functions

Manage all aspects of multiple interrelated projects within the program to ensure alignment to strategic business objectives. Own and maintain program-level artifacts, including documentation, reporting, executive communications, and presentations. Align program plans and interdependencies to ensure roadmap success and resource capacity. Perform program-level governance reviews to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to quality expectations. Monitor program execution on an ongoing basis, proactively mitigating risks and driving effective issue resolution across workstreams. Establish and maintain best practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to improve program effectiveness and delivery. Serve as the central point of contact across leadership for Atlas Risk program planning, coordination, and execution. Act as the connective layer across Strategy, Product, Operations, and Risk teams, ensuring risk considerations are consistently integrated and that no gaps or overlaps exist across workstreams. Drive workstream planning and execution, ensuring milestones are met and the overall program remains on track, on budget, and within scope. Embed within Atlas Risk workstreams to proactively identify risks, dependencies, synergies, and execution issues. Partner across teams to ensure clear accountability and timely delivery of all risk-related requirements. Provide constructive challenge and oversight of program design at both the overall program level and within individual workstreams. Collaborate with enterprise and business unit leaders to support successful program execution and alignment. Track and report on program performance, including metrics, testing, and deployment outcomes, ensuring visibility to leadership. Support development of executive-level communications, including program updates, presentations, and leadership reporting. Lead and execute additional Atlas-related strategic initiatives as needed. Ensure alignment with regulatory, compliance, and risk management requirements across all program activities. Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Computer Science, or other related fields.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive experience in program management, project management, or related roles.
• Demonstrated program management experience in business and technical environments.
• Experience in financial institutions or similarly regulated industries and/or software development processes.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects within a program and operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Experience developing executive-level communications and presentations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leadership.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and SDLC practices.
• Background and drug screen required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting risk, compliance, or operational risk management programs within financial services.
• Familiarity with digital asset–enabled platforms, emerging payment technologies, or cross-border payment capabilities.
• Experience supporting large-scale program builds and operationalization efforts.
• Strong understanding of governance, reporting, and program documentation frameworks.

Physical Requirements

• Working conditions consist of a normal office environment.
• Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours.
• Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching.
• Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently.
• Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers.
• Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.
• Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The base pay scale for this position in: Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL / Washington, DC in USD per year is: $117,000 - $143,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits. This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Early Warning Services, LLC ("Early Warning") considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws.

The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.

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Early Warning Services® delivers innovative payment and risk solutions to financial institutions nationwide.

For over 25 years, Early Warning has been a leader in technology that helps protect and advance the financial system.

We serve a diverse network of approximately 2,500 financial institutions, government entities and payment companies. Our product solutions enable real-time funds availability for a variety of payment types through our payments network.

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