Technical Project Manager, Auth

Zero Hash; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

WFH Yearly Stipend

WeWork Membership

Learning & Development stipend

Job summary

zerohash is seeking a Technical Project Manager for Auth to join our fintech team. You will own a product and technology vertical end-to-end, coordinating Engineering, Product, and other stakeholders from kickoff to production rollout.

In this fast-growing role, you will organize teams in Jira, manage the delivery calendar, build dashboards, and drive end-to-end delivery with a strong focus on secure authentication infrastructure and scalable reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of technical project management experience.
• Experience in fintech, blockchain, or crypto.
• Mastery of Jira and Atlassian tools.
• Strong SDLC and agile experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Organise teams in JIRA: releases, milestones, sprint planning and ceremonies
• Own the delivery calendar and drive cadence
• Create and maintain dashboards across delivery, release and velocity
• Facilitate end-to-end delivery from scoping to prod roll-out
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies
• Surface risks early and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery
• Implement PDLC best practices and drive process improvement
• Assist teams with resourcing
• Develop automated AI reporting for stakeholders

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Remote team experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Jira & Atlassian suite

Job description

About the Role

We’re seeking a Technical Project Manager, Auth to join our team at zerohash, you will play a critical role in executing and delivering complex, cross-functional software projects aligned with our product roadmap. You'll serve as the connective tissue between Engineering, Product, and other stakeholders - owning a specific product and technology vertical end-to-end, from project initiation through to production roll-out.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized, technically-savvy project manager to be part of a fast-growing fintech at the cutting edge of blockchain innovation.

Responsibilities

• Organise teams in JIRA: releases, milestones, sprint planning and ceremonies
• Own the zerohash delivery calendar for your squads and drive ceremony rhythm
• Create and maintain dashboard reporting across delivery, release and velocity
• Facilitate delivery end-to-end: scoping - sizing - development - testing - validation - sign-off - prod roll-out
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage dependencies and drive execution
• Maintain delivery plans, surface risks early and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery
• Implement PDLC best practices and drive process improvement across the function
• Help teams with resourcing
• Building automated AI reporting, scalable and applicable across the board for different stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience in technical project management
• Experience in fintech, blockchain, or cryptocurrency companies
• Mastery of Jira and the Atlassian product suite
• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional software development projects
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail
• Experience working with remote or globally distributed teams
• Strong understanding of simple and secure account linking and authentication infrastructure, including wallet integrations across custodial and non-custodial platforms, chain abstraction mechanisms, stablecoin funding integration, and the end-to-end lifecycle of account linking from user wallet selection through identity verification, account ownership validation, compliance confirmation, and secure asset transfer.

Benefits

We believe a happy, motivated, and healthy team is the best way to succeed. We offer the following benefits:

• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• WeWork Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Stipend (after 6 months)

About zerohash

zerohash is the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform and the operating system for digital money, powering the next generation of financial services. Founded in 2017, zerohash enables banks, brokerages, fintechs, and payment companies to offer crypto trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized assets without having to build or manage complex blockchain infrastructure on their own.

The zerohash platform supports three core pillars: Trade, Transact, and Tokenize. Through a single integration, customers can launch regulated crypto buy, sell, and custody services; enable 24/7 stablecoin-based funding, payouts, and settlement; and issue and manage tokenized assets with built-in compliance, risk controls, and reporting. By abstracting away technical, regulatory, and operational complexity, zerohash allows partners to treat digital assets as just another financial primitive: fast, programmable, and global.

zerohash is trusted by some of the world’s most recognized financial and consumer brands, including Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, Stripe, Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, DraftKings, Gusto, Worldpay, Kalshi, One Pay, among others. Today, zerohash infrastructure supports millions of end users across brokerage, wealth, payments, and marketplace platforms globally.

The company is deeply regulated and compliance-first, operating across the U.S. and internationally with licenses and approvals that allow partners to enter crypto and stablecoins with confidence. zerohash has become a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to modernize financial products while meeting the highest standards for security, risk management, and regulatory oversight.

To date, zerohash has raised over $280 million in funding from a mix of leading venture firms and strategic investors, including Morgan Stanley, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, Point72 Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and more.

zerohash has been featured in top-tier media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, and CoinDesk, and its leadership team regularly contributes to global conversations on the future of payments, investing, and financial infrastructure.

At zerohash, we're building the infrastructure that makes digital money work securely, compliantly, and at global scale.

The zerohash Culture

All zerohash employees are guided by the following characteristics and core principles:

• Independence/Ownership - An ability to work autonomously. Join zerohash, pitch ideas, and shape the work you do.

• Passion - We are innovating quickly and challenging the status quo. We want you to think big, be creative and make a difference every day.

• Collaborative - A good attitude and respect for others. We’re teammates, not co-workers. Everything we do is a shared success and equally a shared failure - we talk in terms of "we" not "me".

• Initiative - An ability and passion for learning and asking questions. We will champion you, challenge you and push you to achieve your best - and we expect you to do the same.

• Empathy - An ability to listen, respect, and understand your co-workers, customers, and everyone you interact with no matter how different they are to you.

• Adaptability - An ability to respond quickly. We are in a fast-paced industry and so we expect you to be creative when solving a new problem and comfortable under pressure.

• Transparency - We believe that transparency is critical to empowering everyone to make the best decisions, both the company to its people and vice versa.

• Integrity - Integrity creates trust. As both an organization collectively and as individuals, it is our most valuable asset.