Lead Technical Program Manager
Dave is a financial technology company.
Funding history
About Dave Operating LLC
Dave Operating LLC operates Dave, a consumer-focused financial technology app designed to make banking and cash management more accessible. Its products include ExtraCash, which provides eligible members up to $500 through an overdraft service; Dave Checking, with direct deposit, debit-card spending, early paycheck access, ATM access, and budgeting tools; and Goals accounts for organizing and tracking savings. Dave serves individual consumers, particularly people seeking help managing expenses between paychecks, and provides its services through a mobile application in partnership with FDIC-member banks.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead complex cross-functional programs across product launches, platform modernization, operational tooling, and infrastructure. Define roadmaps and priorities, coordinate engineering squads and partners, manage transformations and vendors, improve delivery practices and reporting, communicate program health to leadership, and mentor technical program managers.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 8–12+ years of experience leading large-scale cross-functional technical programs in agile, high-growth environments
- Experience bringing products or platforms from concept through launch
- Technical acumen across mobile ecosystems, data pipelines, APIs, and platform infrastructure
- Experience leading system migrations, process redesign, automation, or platform consolidation
- Experience managing external vendors and strategic partners
- Experience using dashboards, analytics, and experimentation frameworks
- Communication skills for translating technical, operational, and regulatory complexity into business recommendations
- Experience influencing across organizations without direct authority
- Fintech experience across banking, payments, lending, or credit products is a bonus
- Familiarity with LaunchDarkly, FullStory, Looker, Snowflake, and GCP is a bonus
- Agile, SAFe, or Project Management certifications are a bonus
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional programs across product launches, platform modernization, operational tooling, and infrastructure initiatives
- Partner with product and engineering leaders to define roadmaps, priorities, and trade-offs
- Coordinate execution across engineering squads and partner teams
- Drive transformation initiatives involving process redesign, automation, system migrations, and third-party integrations
- Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Risk, Analytics, and Operations
- Manage external vendors and financial partners and identify delivery risks
- Strengthen Agile delivery practices, CI/CD processes, governance frameworks, and program reporting
- Communicate program health, risks, trade-offs, and progress to senior leadership
- Mentor technical program managers and cross-functional partners
Benefits
- Equity
- Flexible hours
- Virtual-first work culture
- Home office stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
- Financial advisor and financial wellness support
- Flexible PTO
- Company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
- All-company in-person and virtual events
