Senior Technical Program Manager

Highbeam Research; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Comprehensive health & benefits package

Stipends for lunch and wellness

Yearly offsite travel

Job summary

Highbeam Research is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager in New York City to drive execution across critical banking partnerships and compliance initiatives. In this role, you will own timelines and delivery for cross-functional programs while translating between compliance, product, and engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of experience in technical program management, especially within fintech, and a solid understanding of compliance frameworks. Our NYC office is situated in NoHo, offering a vibrant work environment.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years experience in technical program management, ideally in fintech.
• Track record managing partner integrations with banks or payment vendors.
• Deep familiarity with compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution across partners like bank vendors and card companies.
• Own critical path for partner and compliance work.
• Translate requirements across compliance and engineering teams.

Skills

Technical program leadership experience

Compliance frameworks knowledge (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI)

Partner integrations management

Strong written communication

Ability to work in ambiguity

Job description

Location

New York

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Product

Compensation

• $170 – $220

Compensation will depend on the location and experience level.

Highbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management.

Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money.

Customers have generated billions in sales and include well‑known brands such as Cuts, Tushy, NYON, Sabah, Still Here, Alice Mushrooms, Original Grain, birddogs, and more.

Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey.

We’ve raised $42M in equity from Acrew, FirstMark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures.

About this role

We’re hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive execution across the most critical partner programs at Highbeam. You’ll own timelines, dependencies, and delivery across banking partners, card and payment vendors, and compliance workstreams (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI), translating between compliance, product, engineering, and external partners. The bar is external programs that ship faster and more predictably, with leadership no longer pulled into day‑to‑day coordination.

This role is based in our NoHo, NYC office.

What you’ll do

• Drive execution across partners like Unit, bank partners, card and payment vendors
• Own the critical path for partner and compliance work, freeing leadership to focus on broader priorities
• Own timelines, dependencies, and delivery for cross‑functional programs
• Translate between compliance, product, engineering, and partners
• Drive pay‑by‑card, treasury, onboarding, and any future partner integration coordination
• Own compliance and audit readiness (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI)
• Establish scalable processes for operating in regulated systems
• Unblock engineering from external dependencies and ambiguity
• Lead incident response and resolution across money movement systems
• Ensure partner requirements are clearly defined, tracked, and delivered
• Create clear, trusted visibility into program status for leadership
• Hold vendors and partners accountable to timelines and outcomes

Net impact

• External programs ship faster and more predictably
• Engineering velocity increases due to fewer external blockers
• Reduced operational and compliance risk
• Leadership is no longer pulled into day‑to‑day coordination
• Highbeam can scale into more complex financial workflows with confidence

Qualifications

• 5‑8 years TPM or technical program leadership experience, ideally in fintech, payments, or other regulated industries
• Track record managing partner integrations with banks, card networks, or payment vendors (Unit, Galileo, Stripe Issuing, etc.)
• Deep familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI) and how they map to engineering work
• Strong systems thinking; can translate between compliance, product, engineering, and external partners
• Comfortable shipping in ambiguity, with a bias for driving clarity and removing blockers
• Experience leading incident response in money movement systems or other production‑critical environments
• Skilled at holding vendors and partners accountable to timelines and outcomes
• Strong written communication; can produce clear, trusted program status for leadership
• Comfortable with AI tools to accelerate program coordination and documentation
• Bonus: engineering background or hands‑on technical depth

You'll thrive at Highbeam if...

• You love working in‑person with a high‑performing team
• You enjoy working in an idea‑meritocratic, low‑ego environment
• You are proactive and self‑directed, and you excel in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments
• You care about delivering a polished customer experience
• Bonus: You have experience working in fintech, AI or early‑stage startups

What we offer

• Chance to join the founding team of a well‑funded startup chasing a huge opportunity
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Great location: Our NYC office is in NoHo, a short walk from the A,C,E - B,D,F,M - N,Q,R,W - 1 - 6 trains. Our Toronto office is downtown near St. Andrew Station.
• Generous PTO
• Comprehensive health & benefits package
• Stipends for lunch, commute, wellness, and purchasing customer products
• Yearly offsite—last year we went to Mexico City!

Compensation Range: $170 - $220