Program Manager

Bullish, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Performance incentives

Job summary

CoinDesk is seeking a Program Manager in New York City to lead complex, cross-functional programs spanning technology, operations, and product. This role will drive governance, risk management, and stakeholder alignment from inception through execution.

You will work onsite at the NYC office at least four days a week, coordinating with engineering, legal, compliance, and operations to deliver integrated outcomes and strategic value to Bullish’s regulated digital asset exchange platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience managing large-scale technology and operational integrations in a post-M&A context.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery for complex, multi-workstream initiatives across technology, operations, compliance, and product teams.
• Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, including status reporting, RAID management, steering committees, and milestone tracking.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define scope, prioritise deliverables, and ensure strategic alignment across programs.
• Drive dependency management and risk mitigation across programs, escalating issues before they impact delivery.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, legal, compliance, and operations to deliver integrated outcomes.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource allocation models, and delivery roadmaps.
• Introduce best practices for program and project management within Change & Delivery.

Skills

Confluence

JIRA

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Delivery leadership

Problem solving

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Overview

CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit http://coindesk.com and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit http://coindeskmarkets.com. In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit https://bullish.com. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our NYC-based Change & Delivery team. This role will lead complex, cross-functional programs across the business, providing structure and governance to strategic initiatives that span technology, operations, and product. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across multiple teams to drive delivery from inception through execution, ensuring alignment on priorities, managing dependencies, and removing blockers. Your contribution will directly impact how Bullish scales its regulated digital asset exchange platform, and you will play a central role in shaping how the organisation delivers change. This position will be required to work onsite at our NYC office a minimum of 4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program delivery for complex, multi-workstream initiatives across technology, operations, compliance, and product teams.
• Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, including status reporting, RAID management, steering committees, and milestone tracking.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and leadership to define scope, prioritise deliverables, and ensure strategic alignment across competing initiatives.
• Drive dependency management and risk mitigation across programs, proactively identifying and escalating issues before they impact delivery.
• Strategic and hands-on — able to set direction and influence at a senior level while being close enough to execution to unblock workstreams and drive delivery directly.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, legal, compliance, and operations teams to deliver integrated outcomes.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource allocation models, and delivery roadmaps.
• Introduce and embed best practices for program and project management within the Change & Delivery function, raising the bar for delivery discipline across the organisation.
• Provide clear, concise, and accurate reporting to senior leadership on program status, risks, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in program or project management, with a demonstrated track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience managing large-scale technology and operational integrations in a post-M&A context, including workstream coordination, system consolidation, and cross-entity alignment.
• Proven hands-on approach to delivery and problem solving — you lead from the front, not from behind a slide deck, with experience using tools such as Confluence, JIRA.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to articulate complex topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to operate at both high-level strategy and granular execution.
• Experience providing structure and governance in ambiguous, fast-moving, or non-structured working environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred: Background in cryptocurrency, digital assets, securities, or tokenisation.
• Experience working within a regulated financial services environment.
• Familiarity with exchange platforms, trading infrastructure, or fintech ecosystems.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification (not required but valued).

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated base salary for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits. Offered salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

EEO and Accommodation

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

ACCOMMODATION: CoinDesk is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request. Learn more at www.coindesk.com