Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead
**Locations:** Toronto, ON (Hybrid) OR Berkeley Heights, NJ (On-site)
**Type:** FTE or Multi-Year Contract
**Contract:** Through December 2026, with potential 6-month extensions
**Candidates:** Canada & US candidates welcome
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced **Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead** to drive complex enterprise integration and technology modernization initiatives within the financial services industry.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience across **banking, fintech, payments, APIs, cloud technologies, data integrations, and regulated financial services environments** and will be comfortable working across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Security, Compliance, vendors, and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology integration programs
- Establish program governance, delivery plans, RAID logs, dependency management, and executive reporting
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Security, and Compliance
- Drive programs from initiation through production deployment and post-launch support
- Manage API, data, cloud, platform, and operational integration workstreams
- Facilitate technical design reviews and architecture discussions
- Identify and resolve delivery blockers and cross-program dependencies
- Communicate program status, risks, milestones, and decisions to executive leadership
- Manage integrated project plans, release schedules, milestones, resource forecasting, and executive dashboards
- Drive issue resolution and escalation management
Required Qualifications
- **8+ years** of experience delivering large-scale technology programs
- **5+ years** of experience in banking, fintech, payments, cash management, or financial services
- Experience leading enterprise integration, platform modernization, or acquisition integration programs
- Experience with **digital assets and stablecoin initiatives**
- Strong experience managing cross-functional delivery teams
- AWS / cloud-native architectures
- Microservices and distributed systems
- Core banking or financial platforms
- Payment processing and money movement
- Data integration and reconciliation
- Security and regulatory requirements in financial services
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certification
- Experience with banking products, deposits, treasury management, and payment networks
- Digital assets and financial institution integrations
- M&A / acquisition integration programs
- Experience with modern banking core platforms
Ideal Candidate
A hands-on **Technical Program Manager / Program Lead** with strong banking and fintech experience who can effectively bridge **strategy, architecture, engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders** while driving complex integration programs to successful delivery.
