Senior Technical Program Manager, MeridianLink
A.I.
$94.7-175k
Digital lending platform for every financial institution
Open for applications
Digital lending platform for every financial institution
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$94.7-175k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate and simplify workflows while helping community financial institutions grow, scale and serve their consumers and communities.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of technical program management in a software engineering organization, with at least 2 years in an AI, ML, or platform transformation context
- Demonstrated experience managing AI/ML initiatives or SDLC modernization programs — not just awareness, but delivery ownership
- Fluency with AI-driven SDLC concepts: AI-assisted requirements, co-pilot/code generation tooling, test automation, agentic deployment, and observability
- Ability to translate engineering complexity into executive narratives and vice versa; strong stakeholder management across CTO, VPs, and ICs
- Experience running programs that span multiple scrum teams, including offshore-heavy organizations
- Hands-on with program/project tooling (Jira, Confluence, or equivalents) and familiarity with engineering metrics (DORA, SPACE, or similar frameworks)
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Sr Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive delivery for complex, cross-functional initiatives—including those involving AI/ML and intelligent automation
- You’ll balance scope, timeline, and dependencies while partnering across Engineering, Product, Data, Security, and Operations to deliver high-quality outcomes
- This role is ideal for someone who can run tight execution rhythms and understand the unique delivery needs of AI work (experimentation, data readiness, evaluation, governance, and iteration) in the rollout of the AI-Driven SDLC (AIDLC),
- Own end-to-end project execution: plan, schedule, and drive delivery across the full project lifecycle, balancing constraints and keeping work moving forward in partnership with product and engineering counterparts
- Build and maintain project plans, track milestones, and proactively manage risks, issues, and tradeoffs—providing clear stakeholder updates with recommended solutions
- Serve as the PMO lead for the ML's agentic platform and customer facing products — the structured methodology for developing, testing, deploying, and operating AI agents within MeridianLink’s agentic architecture
- Partner with engineering leads to embed AI into each SDLC phase: requirements (AI-assisted grooming agents), development (co-pilot and Claude Code standards), testing (test-driven development metrics), and release (zero-downtime deployment, feature flag governance)
- Establish and continuously improve team processes that increase quality and productivity through process definition, education, and refinement
- Facilitate light weight agile ceremonies (planning, standups, retrospectives) and drive continuous improvement through retrospective assessments
- Use tools such as Jira (and related reporting) to support teams and enable visibility into progress, capacity, and delivery health. Bridge product and engineering AI alignment
- What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)
- Delivery plans are clear, realistic, and transparent; stakeholders consistently know status, risks, and next steps
- Dependencies are surfaced early and managed actively; team execution rhythms are consistent and effective
- AI-related initiatives have strong delivery hygiene (milestones, measurable outcomes, and aligned execution across data/Product/Engineering)
Our take
MeridianLink provides modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. Specifically, it powers digital lending and account opening for the former and data verifications for the latter.
The company has been trusted for over 20 years and has remained adaptable and open to change with the industry, such as its recent addition of engagement features that offer new ways to help financial services drive growth, reach target audiences and adjust campaigns to meet business and customer needs. It has therefore maintained a number of impressive customers, from BankPlus and American United to FirstBank and TwinStar.
Building on this track record, MeridianLink was recently acquired by Centerbridge Partners, marking an important step forward. Going private in this $2B deal gives the company flexibility to accelerate innovation, expand its platform, and leverage AI and data more effectively. With Centerbridge's support, MeridianLink is in a good position to strengthen its competitive edge and continue helping financial institutions grow in a rapidly evolving market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Ongoing development: Continuous learning is essential to growth, and we’re committed to helping our employees thrive. You’ll have the opportunity to take part in job-specific training, monthly soft-skill sessions, and leadership classes designed to support your development at every stage.
- Access to executives: Have a good idea? Share it with peers, managers, or executives. Our leadership is approachable and actively involved in supporting your work.
- Health lifestyle: Healthy staff makes us happy. We support our team members with resources and programs that promote financial, physical, and mental health—encouraging balance, self-care, and a lifestyle that helps you feel your best every day.
- Celebrations: All work and no play makes for a dull day. We celebrate holidays, birthdays, work anniversaries, and other milestones with fun activities that bring us together. We also provide channels for employees to recognize and celebrate each other’s achievements, making appreciation a regular part of our culture.
- Community partnering: Take a day off with pay to volunteer where it matters most to you or join the company in various community service projects throughout the year.
Company HQ
Irvine Technology Center, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Larry Katz
(CEO)Larry joined MeridianLink in 2023 as CFO and became CEO in 2025. Prior to this, they were the CFO at StubHub and Genesys as well as a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. for 15 years.
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