IT Program Manager

at  Chime

A LITTLE ABOUT US

At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We’re passionate about developing solutions and services to empower people to succeed. Every day, we start with empathy for our members and stay motivated by our desire to support them in ways that make a meaningful difference.
We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*- founded on the premise that basic banking services should be helpful, transparent, and fair. Chime helps unlock the access and ability our members need to overcome the systemic barriers that block them from moving forward. By providing members with access to liquidity, rewards, and credit building, our easy-to-use tools and intuitive platforms give members the ability to have more control over their money and to take action toward achieving their financial ambitions.
So far, we’re well-loved by our members and proud to have helped millions of people unlock financial progress, whether they started a savings account, bought their first car or home, opened a business, or went to college. Every day, we’re inspired by our members’ dreams and successes, big and small.

We’re uniting everyday people to unlock their financial progress—will you join us?

• Chime partners with The Bancorp Bank and Stride Bank, N.A., Members FDIC, that power the bank accounts used by Chime Members.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Chime is looking for an IT Program Manager to manage multiple projects across IT Support, IT Engineering, IT Business Systems and cross functional partners such as Security, Workplace Services, People Team, Engineering.
A key aspect will be to align with multiple departments (e.g. People Ops, Security, Workplace) to determine project requirements. You will create project charters and timelines, manage resources, and drive projects to completion. You have strong organizational planning skills, exceptional communications skills, relationship management skills and an understanding of cloud technology and business systems. You are curious, self-driven and a rock star program manager.
The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $112,140 and up to $155,800. 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 cross-functional teams from project initiation through closure, regularly reporting on project strategy and progress to stakeholders
• Manage dependencies and help the teams prioritize between unplanned tasks/ operational work and long-term planned project work, keeping the teams focused on what is important
• Identify risks/ blockers, working with stakeholders to mitigate obstacles
• Measure project performance and identify areas for improvement
• Collaborate with colleagues to optimize IT team processes and document workflows
• Coordinate across IT, Workplace Services, Security, external vendors on Office Buildout projects
• Travel to office locations to oversee and support build-out efforts on an as-needed basis
• Manage the onboarding of IT vendors, overseeing vendor contracts and renewals, and ensuring seamless collaboration with legal teams and business owner
• Work on new projects that may be ambiguous at times but you are ready to take on the challenge and be flexible as needed while driving the teams forward

TO THRIVE IN THIS ROLE YOU HAVE:

• 3+ years of experience in IT Program Management with a proven record delivering small to large scale projects across cross-functional teams
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, communicating clearly and effectively across all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills, bringing different backgrounds across cross functional groups to work in harmony, building consensus among competing perspectives and rallying teams positively towards objectives.
• A growth mindset; you are a self-motivated learner and a reliable team player who keeps the big picture in mind to achieve the program goals.
• Experience with Agile development and scrum project management
• Experience using project management tools, JIRA, collaboration tools
• Experience at companies at different stages from late stage startup to established corporations