Program Manager

DriveWealth; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness reimbursement

Company-provided phone

Personal development allowance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Observed holidays

Job summary

DriveWealth is seeking a Program Manager to drive releases in a Scaled Agile environment. You will coordinate with engineering, product, compliance, and operations to deliver scalable investing infrastructure for global fintechs and banks.

Responsibilities include leading scrum teams, conducting agile ceremonies, PI Planning, and data-driven program health reporting. Hybrid in Chicago, with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage scrum teams across engineering, product, compliance, and operations.
• Run agile ceremonies: standups, sprint planning, refinement, retros.
• Prepare teams for PI Planning and product intake.
• Set goals and measurable outcomes in a fast-paced Scaled Agile environment.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and prioritization.
• Support release planning with technical leads.
• Drive operational excellence and mentor squads in Agile best practices.
• Coach teams on the agile transformation journey.
• Use data to track progress and communicate health to stakeholders.
• Use Jira, Confluence, G-Suite to manage workflows.

Skills

Scaled Agile familiarity

Agile certification (CSM)

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Engineering/product collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

G-Suite

Job description

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.

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. 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.

What You’ll Do

• 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 fastpaced, 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

What You’ll Need

• 5+ 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

Location

This role is open to candidates in the following locations: Chicago, IL - Hybrid

• This role is expected to come into the office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
• If you're not based in one of the locations listed above, this role is not a fit, and we cannot accommodate remote work outside these locations.
• 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.

Pay Range

$175,000 USD – $200,000 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, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in office on a hybrid schedule. 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 Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Disability insurance, and Paid Parental Leave, along with 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 Paid Time Off (PTO) and observed holidays.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness reimbursement
• Company-provided phone
• Personal development allowance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Observed holidays

Work Authorization

Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application. DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment.

For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time. Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the Company.

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 products 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 on 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 based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.