Self Financial is a venture-backed, high-growth FinTech company with a mission to increase economic inclusion and financial resilience by empowering people to build credit and build savings.
We're looking for people who share our passion and are driven to tackle challenges, find solutions and make the financial space better for the communities we serve.Our team is passionate about challenging the status quo of the credit industry by providing people accessible tools to take control of their credit. Executing on our mission requires deep collaboration across our teams to ensure our products reach the people who can benefit from them the most, particularly the 100 million+ Americans who have no or low credit.We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
About The Job
Self Financial is looking for a Sr. Program Manager to support the Technology Operations team to define, organize, and execute strategic initiatives across multiple departments and teams. A successful candidate demonstrates the fundamentals of capturing and facilitating the prioritization of business goals with the desire to establish and mature Self’s program management capabilities.
What you will be doing:
- Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and communicating/securing resources for strategic initiatives
- Owning project delivery to best drive impact Self and our customers
- Managing programs of work across our Technical Operations teams for R&D. Examples include updates to the portfolio management , onboarding of new 3rd party partners or tools, and leading complex, multi-dependent process or system updates that include across our technology platform.
- Partnering with key stakeholders and resource managers to delegate project tasks to teammates best positioned to complete them
- Identifying and managing potential risks, liabilities, and dependencies of multiple projects
- Assisting in the definition of project scope, goals and outcomes for the R&D org
- Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project
- Driving project coordination across multiple stakeholders, including Product, Engineering,, Operations, Risk and Compliance
- Communicating status updates to executive team
- Identifying and solutioning problems with ability to solve independently or assembling a group of SMEs
What you bring:
- 6+ years in a software business
- 7+ years project / initiative management experience preferred
- 7+ years working with external partners / vendors preferred
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Strong business problem solving mindset
- High emotional quotient (EQ) and ability to build rapport with team members and stakeholders
- Strong ability to adapt and excel in a fast-moving, startup environment
Tools & Systems:
- Atlassian Enterprise Suite (Jira, Jira Service Desk, Confluence, etc.)
- LucidChart (or similar process mapping tools)
- G-Suite & Slack (or similar communication platforms)
Bonus Certifications:
- PMI or similar certifications in project or program management
- Agile or scrum certifications
Base salary range: $ 135,000-150,000 annually. Individual pay is based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, and other job-related reasons.
Benefits and Perks:
We have the compensation and benefits you expect. But there's one thing that Self Financial can offer that many companies cannot: we can positively change the world, while making a profit. We are a team of Builders, empowering our customers to build their dreams. We have a Do the Right Thing ethos in all that we do, and we hope you value that approach, too.
Our perks include:
- Company Equity in the form of Stock Options
- Quarterly performance-based bonuses
- Generous employer-paid health, vision and dental insurance coverage
- Flexible vacation policy
- Educational assistance
- Free gym membership
- Casual dress code
- Team building events and activities
- Remote work arrangements/ flexible work schedule
- Paid parental leave
Self Financial requires all employees hired to successfully pass a background check.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
