Technical Project Manager: Digital Payments New Remote - United States

Kunai Co.; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. This role drives a workstream inside a larger program, guiding MVP rollout and V2 planning.

You will coordinate across teams, define scope with stakeholders, apply technical analysis beyond schedules, track risks, and report progress to leadership and the client. Financial services and AWS experience are important, along with clear communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing a workstream within a multi-team program.
• Finance/payments domain experience (credit/debit/ACH) preferred.
• Experience scaling teams and onboarding engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of a workstream within a larger program.
• Coordinate across teams to keep MVP rollout on track toward production.
• Define scope for V2 with stakeholders and nail down requirements.
• Apply technical analysis beyond schedules to inform decisions.
• Track progress, dependencies, and risks for rollout and V2 planning.
• Surface blockers early and work with leads to resolve them.
• Report progress to program leadership and the client.

Skills

Project management

Financial services

Software engineering

AWS

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

AWS

Agile

Scrum

Job description

Technical Project Manager: Digital Payments

Remote - United States

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered.

You’ll own a workstream inside a larger, mid-stream program, picking up a system that already has an MVP in flight and driving it through rollout and V2 definition.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own the day-to-day management of a workstream within the broader program
• Coordinate across teams to keep the MVP rollout on track and moving toward production
• Drive definition and scoping for V2, working with stakeholders to nail down requirements
• Apply tactical analysis to understand the technical details of the work, not just the schedule
• Track progress, dependencies, and timelines for a workstream operating inside a larger program
• Surface risks and blockers early and work with technical leads to resolve them
• Keep stakeholders aligned on status, decisions, and tradeoffs throughout rollout and V2 planning
• Report progress clearly to program leadership and the client

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years experience managing a workstream or project within a larger, multi-team program
• Background in financial services, with exposure to payments, credit, debit, or ACH systems
• Background in software engineering, tactical or technical analysis
• Comfort working in environments where an MVP is live and the focus is shifting to rollout and next-phase definition
• Experience scaling a team, including planning for and onboarding new engineers
• Familiarity with AWS
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to translate technical detail for non-technical audiences
• A clear communicator who can coordinate across technical and business teams without losing precision

Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
We are proud to offer our employees a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and flexible work arrangements, all designed to help them thrive. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to cultivating an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow—both personally and professionally—while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.

Minimum Degree Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college isrequired