Program Manager, Stablecoin, PAYO Digital Bank

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the integrated plan that encompasses product, go-to-market (GTM), regulatory, and bank setup workstreams.

• Develop and implement the program's governance framework, including steering committees, working groups, decision logs, risk registers, and reporting schedules.

• Convert strategic goals into actionable milestones and translate those milestones into weekly activities for a cross-functional team.

• Facilitate disciplined prioritization amidst competing demands within a small, senior team.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leaders to sustain an integrated roadmap for stablecoin and banking capabilities, which includes wallet functionality, issuance, custody, reserve management, and cross-border payment use cases.

• Monitor milestones, interdependencies, and launch readiness throughout the discovery, build, pilot, and general availability phases.

• Conduct program rituals that ensure product delivery aligns with commercial commitments and regulatory requirements.

• Lead the program strategy for stablecoin GTM, covering segmentation, pricing, packaging, partnership development, sales enablement, and launch sequencing.

• Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, and Product Marketing to guarantee that messaging, collateral, training, and commercial readiness are established ahead of each launch.

• Maintain oversight of pipeline, pilots, and initial commercial KPIs — identifying successes, challenges, and areas requiring leadership focus.

• Manage the integrated plan for PDB throughout the charter approval process and operational launch.

• Coordinate workstreams that involve executive hiring, governance and policy development, technology and operations readiness, risk and compliance program design, and management of external advisors.

• Ensure that commercial and product plans are sequenced accurately in relation to charter and regulatory dependencies.

• Oversee the operating rhythm and content flow for PDB board and committee interactions.

• Handle agendas, pre-read materials, and follow-up actions; collaborate with executive leadership to refine narratives and decisions needed.

• Monitor board commitments and guarantee timely, high-quality completions.

• Create executive-level communications for the CCO, CEO, board, and partner stakeholders, simplifying technical, regulatory, and commercial complexities into clear narratives regarding progress, risks, and required decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7 to 10 years of experience encompassing consulting, project/program management, and operational roles within an organization creating new initiatives, including at least 3 years managing intricate cross-functional programs across product, commercial, and operational workstreams.

• Proven success in delivering programs that include product launches, GTM execution, and operational readiness in a dynamic environment.

• Strong understanding of program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and the discretion to apply the appropriate approach for various tasks.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills — equally adept at crafting board pre-reads and concise executive updates, including experience in preparing materials for executive and board presentations.

• Proficiency in program management and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar platforms).

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, or a related discipline.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Disability insurance

• Life insurance

• 401k plan

• Paid time off

• Sick (and where applicable, safe) leave

• Discretionary year-end bonus