Technical Program Manager, DriveWealth
$160-175k
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-175k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of program management experience, ideally in technical environments with multiple cross-functional development teams
- Deep familiarity with Scaled Agile, SAFE, and/or Large Scale Scrum practices; CSM or similar Agile certification a plus
- Demonstrated success leading initiatives in fintech, trading, or brokerage verticals
- Proven ability to manage dependencies and deliver high-impact Releases in environments with multiple competing priorities
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience influencing across technical and business teams
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- As a Technical Program Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in driving releases and deliverables across high-impact initiatives. Operating within a Scaled Agile and Large Scale Scrum environment, you'll manage complex dependencies, ensuring seamless execution from planning to end-user adoption
- This role requires technical depth and breadth, as well as close collaboration with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver holistic and scalable solutions
- Lead and manage cross-functional programs from strategy through execution and delivery, guiding multi-phase releases across engineering, product, compliance, and operations
- Define and track milestones, identify and manage technical and business dependencies, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables
- Develop clear goals and measurable outcomes while maintaining adaptability in a fast-paced, Scaled Agile environment
- Facilitate cross-functional communication and decision-making, ensuring alignment on priorities and trade-offs across teams
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility and alignment with customer and business needs
- Drive operational excellence across SAFE programs and mentor squads on Agile best practices, including CSM and Agile certification principles
- Use data to evaluate progress, highlight risk, and communicate program health to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Leverage tools like Jira, Confluence, and G-Suite to manage workflows, reporting, and communication
- Support AWS-based product and service integration as part of DriveWealth’s scalable infrastructure strategy
Our take
Robo-advisory products and fractional share trading have expanded the investment industry's reach, attracting a broader audience than ever before. This shift has necessitated a redesign of the fintech industry's infrastructure to support the growing demand for accessible and efficient investment options.
DriveWealth plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing APIs that serve over 100 global fintechs, challenger banks, and digital wallets. Its infrastructure enables seamless robo-advisory services and fractional share trading, giving retail investors access to the US markets and offering innovative stock reward programs. Among its partners are notable companies like Revolut, MoneyLion, and Hemista.
As the company continues to grow, it remains focused on scaling its business by enhancing its technology stack, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and expanding its team. And is well on its way to its ultimate goal of providing tools that empower companies to create investment products that are both accessible and convenient for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$450m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$56.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $552.8m
Company benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
- Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations
Company HQ
Colgate Center, Jersey City, NJ
Leadership
Robert S. Cortright
(Founder)Co-founded FX Solutions (acquired by Francisco Partners) in 2001 and served as CEo for 9 years. They also co-founded En-to-End Technology Projects in 2008.
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