Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Bank

Posted 7 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
7+ Years Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
SoFi’s mission is to help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
The Role
Seeking a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to lead Bank and Money product development teams, managing and delivering complex technical projects. Ideal for a seasoned technical leader with a passion for fintech innovation and the ability to work across multiple cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include program leadership, cross-functional collaboration, technical expertise, stakeholder management, and operational excellence.
Summary Generated by Built In

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice
Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we're changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We're a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we're at the forefront. We're proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people's lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The role:
SoFi seeks a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to lead our Bank and Money product development teams. You will manage and deliver complex technical projects that drive our product offerings. This role is ideal for a seasoned technical leader with experience managing large-scale programs, a passion for fintech innovation, and the ability to work across multiple cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, compliance, and security.
What you'll do:

  • Program Leadership:
    • Drive the planning, execution, and delivery of complex fintech projects across multiple teams and stakeholders.
    • Define program scope, objectives, milestones, and success metrics, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
    • Oversee large-scale initiatives.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
    • Work closely with product, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure timely, high-quality products and services delivery.
    • Partner with senior leadership to communicate progress, risks, and opportunities related to program initiatives.
    • Manage dependencies across teams and proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies.
  • Technical Expertise:
    • Bring deep knowledge of financial technologies, risk management, and digital banking to ensure technical feasibility and scalability of solutions.
    • Guide teams through technical challenges, helping them make informed decisions about architecture, tools, and methodologies.
    • Ensure that all programs adhere to best practices in software development, security, compliance, and data privacy.
  • Stakeholder Management:
    • Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related activities, interfacing with external partners, regulators, and internal executives.
    • Manage communication to ensure all stakeholders are aligned and have visibility into program objectives, progress, and outcomes.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Continuously improve program management processes to increase efficiency, predictability, and speed of execution.
    • Implement metrics and KPIs to monitor program health, team performance, and overall impact.
    • Conduct post-mortems and retrospectives to identify learnings and integrate improvements into future programs.


    What you'll need:

    • BS Degree in computer science
    • 8+ years of technical program management experience
    • Proven track record of leading complex, multi-year fintech projects from inception to delivery.
    • Strong technical background, with experience in financial technologies, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and regulatory environments.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
    • Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced startup or corporate fintech environment


    Compensation and Benefits
    The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.
    To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
    SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
    The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.
    Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
    New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights
    SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].
    Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
    Internal Employees
    If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.

    Top Skills

    Computer Science

    What the Team is Saying

    Kari
    Niyati
    Mike
    Suban
    Caroline
    Wells
    Gracie
    Mona
    Donald
    Ashley
    Chloe
    Ishani
    Kari
    The Company
    San Francisco, CA
    4,800 Employees
    Hybrid Workplace
    Year Founded: 2011

    What We Do

    For nearly a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/

    Our core values are at the center of how we help our 2+ million members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.

    SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.

    For more information, visit SoFi.com

    Why Work With Us

    Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our 2+ million members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.

    Gallery

    Gallery
    Gallery
    Gallery
    Gallery
    Gallery

    SoFi Offices

    Hybrid Workspace

    Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

    You can work from anywhere! We take a flexible approach to the workplace, allowing employees to choose to be remote, hybrid, or in-office full time.

    Typical time on-site: Flexible
    San Francisco, CA

    Sign up now Access later

    Create Free Account

    Please log in or sign up to report this job.

    Create Free Account