DriveWealth
Program Manager
$175K–$200K
Office - Chicago · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of program management experience; ideally in technical environments with multiple cross-functional development teams.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship; DriveWealth does not sponsor or support employment authorization, including transfers.
About the job
Leads cross-functional scrum teams and manages multi-phase releases for investing infrastructure, from planning through delivery and end-user adoption.
What you'll do
- Lead scrum teams and coordinate releases across engineering, product, compliance, and operations.
- Run Agile ceremonies and prepare teams for quarterly PI Planning and development.
- Manage dependencies, risks, program health, and stakeholder communication; coach teams on Agile practices.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of program management experience, ideally in technical environments with multiple cross-functional development teams.
- Deep familiarity with Scaled Agile.
- Demonstrated success leading initiatives in fintech, trading, or brokerage.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- CSM or similar Agile certification.
- Experience in brokerage, wealth management, or regulated financial services; APIs and embedded finance; or money movement, transaction handling, or compliance workflows.
Pay
$175,000 USD – $200,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Jira, Confluence, G-Suite
AI focus
The company encourages using emerging AI tools and internal technology to increase signal quality, reduce friction, improve outcomes, deliver products faster, improve partner service, and streamline processes; no specific AI tasks are listed for the role.
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