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Digital Asset Technology Program / Project Manager
Location: Cleveland, OH - Hybrid
About The Company
We are a leading financial services organization committed to innovation, integrity, and delivering exceptional value to our clients. Our teams operate at the forefront of digital transformation, combining deep industry expertise with a forward-thinking culture to drive meaningful change across the enterprise.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Digital Asset Technology Program / Project Manager to join our Digital Assets & Emerging Payments team. This role sits at the intersection of technology, payments, legal/regulatory, risk, and external partners, ensuring structured execution from strategy through proof-of-concept and production readiness. The ideal candidate is a seasoned program manager with deep financial services experience who can translate complex, multi-stakeholder digital asset initiatives into disciplined execution. This role will support the Stablecoin Enterprise Task Force and coordinate multi-LOB workstreams, external fintech partners, and internal technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Delivery Leadership
Location: Cleveland, OH - Hybrid
About The Company
We are a leading financial services organization committed to innovation, integrity, and delivering exceptional value to our clients. Our teams operate at the forefront of digital transformation, combining deep industry expertise with a forward-thinking culture to drive meaningful change across the enterprise.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Digital Asset Technology Program / Project Manager to join our Digital Assets & Emerging Payments team. This role sits at the intersection of technology, payments, legal/regulatory, risk, and external partners, ensuring structured execution from strategy through proof-of-concept and production readiness. The ideal candidate is a seasoned program manager with deep financial services experience who can translate complex, multi-stakeholder digital asset initiatives into disciplined execution. This role will support the Stablecoin Enterprise Task Force and coordinate multi-LOB workstreams, external fintech partners, and internal technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Delivery Leadership
- Own end-to-end program execution for digital asset initiatives, including stablecoin and deposit token use cases, across discovery, design, proof-of-concept, and implementation phases.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans, timelines, dependencies, and milestones consistent with enterprise documentation practices (e.g., project plans, ELT update decks).
- Drive execution discipline across multiple concurrent workstreams spanning Technology, Legal/Regulatory, Risk, Lines of Business, and External Partners.
- Act as the central point of coordination for the Stablecoin Task Force, facilitating alignment across Consumer, Commercial, Institutional, Technology, Legal, Risk, and Operations teams.
- Partner closely with technology leads to document high-level solution flows, architecture options, and integration pathways for stablecoin and tokenized deposit solutions.
- Coordinate inputs and outputs across weekly and monthly working groups, ensuring progress is tracked and surfaced appropriately.
- Manage engagement timelines and deliverables with external partners and vendors (e.g., payment networks, core providers, cloud and wallet platforms).
- Track vendor documentation, follow-ups, technical artifacts, and next steps, ensuring materials are centrally stored and accessible to the task force.
- Support evaluation of build/buy/partner options by coordinating inputs from vendors and internal subject matter experts.
- Synthesize workstream outputs into concise, executive-level updates for CLT and ELT consumption.
- Prepare and maintain executive presentation materials outlining objectives, progress, risks, dependencies, and upcoming decisions.
- Clearly articulate tradeoffs, open questions, and resource needs to senior stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Legal, Regulatory, and Risk workstreams to ensure program plans reflect evolving regulatory guidance and risk considerations.
- Track regulatory, legal, and compliance dependencies that impact timelines or solution design.
- Ensure governance milestones and decision points are surfaced and documented.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Finance, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- Experience: 10 years of experience in technology program or project management, preferably within financial services, payments, or large-scale platform initiatives.
- Domain Knowledge: Experience with commercial payments, digital assets, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, or modern payment rails (RTP, FedNow, wires, ACH).
- Industry Familiarity: Experience in bank operating environments, including technology risk, regulatory constraints, and vendor management.
- Emerging Technology: Experience coordinating proof-of-concepts or pilots involving emerging technologies and external fintech partners.
- Cross-Enterprise Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing cross-enterprise, multi-stakeholder programs with both internal teams and external partners.
- Execution & Strategy: Strong ability to translate strategy into structured execution (plans, milestones, risks, dependencies).
- Governance: Experience supporting executive-level reporting and steering committee governance.
- Communication: Strong executive communication and synthesis skills.
- Competitive Salary: Compensation commensurate with experience.
- Health and Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, plus wellness programs.
- Work-Life Balance: Generous PTO policy, flexible work arrangements, and remote work options.
- Professional Development: Access to training programs, industry certifications, and tuition reimbursement.
- Additional Perks: Company-sponsored events, volunteer opportunities, and employee resource groups.