Strategic Program Director: Tech Products & Payments

Early Warning (Zelle); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead strategic programs, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, and business teams. You will shape governance, risk management, and execution frameworks to advance large-scale SaaS initiatives like Zelle and Paze.

The role requires deep experience in regulated financial software, strong leadership, and a proven track record of delivering complex programs in dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Program Management and/or Computer Science.
• Experience in financial institutions or similarly regulated industries and/or software development processes.
• 15+ years of program/project management experience and proven people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads and ensures effective strategic program execution in alignment with deliverables.
• Drives, monitors, and manages the successful execution of technology-intensive products.
• Establishes best practices, templates, policies, tools to expand effectiveness.
• Owns communication of program progress updates with executive leadership and cross-functional leads.

Job description

Early Warning is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead strategic programs, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, and business teams. You will shape governance, risk management, and execution frameworks to advance large-scale SaaS initiatives like Zelle and Paze.

The role requires deep experience in regulated financial software, strong leadership, and a proven track record of delivering complex programs in dynamic