Senior Program Manager, EPMO

Chime; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Chime is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), supporting high-priority, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations and Compliance. You will embed the organizational backbone to eliminate risks and drive decisions that enable Chime's strategy.

The base salary offered ranges from $138,000 to $190,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual base may vary with location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years of experience.
• Proven ability to translate priorities into clear program strategies and execution plans.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide programs with high stakes, impact, and visibility across Chime.
• Translate ambiguous priorities into clear program milestones and decision paths.
• Own end-to-end execution of cross-cutting projects in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Strategic planning

C-Suite communication

Influence without authority

Multi-workstream management

AI in PM

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About The Role

Chime is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), supporting the execution of high-priority, high-visibility, cross functional initiatives that shape Chime’s strategic direction, handpicked as mission critical by our C-Suite. You’ll work across the entirety of Chime - Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Compliance and more - to fully embed and drive the organizational backbone of this work by eliminating risks, ensuring clear communication and driving decisions that enable Chime’s strategy. If you thrive in ambiguity, love solving hard problems, and have a track record of cross-functional impact, this is your chance to progress business strategy at one of the fastest-growing companies in FinTech.

About The Role

Chime is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), supporting the execution of high-priority, high-visibility, cross functional initiatives that shape Chime’s strategic direction, handpicked as mission critical by our C-Suite. You’ll work across the entirety of Chime - Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Compliance and more - to fully embed and drive the organizational backbone of this work by eliminating risks, ensuring clear communication and driving decisions that enable Chime’s strategy. If you thrive in ambiguity, love solving hard problems, and have a track record of cross-functional impact, this is your chance to progress business strategy at one of the fastest-growing companies in FinTech.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $138,000 and up to $190,000. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In This Role, You Can Expect To

• Lead large-scale, enterprise-wide programs that are high stakes, high impact, and highly visible across Chime.
• Translate ambiguous company priorities into clear program strategies, milestones, decision paths, and execution plans.
• Be self-driven and drive end-to-end ownership of cross-cutting strategic, cross-functional projects and programs in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Proactively identify program risks, dependencies, and changing circumstances, partnering with stakeholders to mitigate issues before they impact outcomes.
• Build influential big picture storylines and communicate these narratives to build buy-in, adoption and drive results
• Partner directly with senior leaders and cross functional teams to drive accountability, accelerate progress, solve hard scaling initiatives
• Leverage AI and emerging tools to improve program management workflows, decision-making, communication, and team effectiveness.

To Thrive In This Role, You Have

• A Bachelor's Degree, with 8+ years of experience in a strategy, business operations, program management, and/or consulting role.
• Exceptional ability devising simple, scalable solutions to complex problems, complemented by outstanding program management skills
• Deep experience in improving cross-functional operations & scaling systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a proven track record of effectively interacting with and presenting to C-Suite and Senior leaders across different teams, such as product, engineering, and marketing
• Demonstrated success in highly cross-functional settings and ability to thrive in influence without authority environments
• Skilled at managing change and multiple workstreams at once
• Ownership mentality, with the ability to identify and solve challenges independently and execute with minimal guidance, including proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and multi-workstream management skills
• Eagerness to leverage AI to enable you & Chime to work smarter, faster and more efficiently
• You might have an MBA, PMP or experience working in Fintech

A Little About Us

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime-a financial technology company, not a bank* -on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of