Technical Program Manager - Finance Technology (R6186)

The role

This role runs the delivery of Finance Technology work as Scrum Master and owner of the team's Jira operating rhythm. The person turns priorities into achievable commitments and makes capacity, dependencies and decisions visible to leadership.

What you will do

• Own Jira management and keep a clear, trusted view of priorities, ownership, progress and dependencies.
• Serve as Scrum Master, facilitating planning, delivery reviews, retrospectives and impediment removal.
• Set up disciplined intake, prioritization and capacity planning across projects and operational work.
• Coordinate cross-functional programs spanning planning, data products and Finance applications.
• Turn delivery trends and team feedback into recommendations on resource allocation, sequencing and sustainable workload.
• Surface risks and tradeoffs early and present leadership with actionable options.
• Improve delivery practices, release readiness and handoffs without unnecessary bureaucracy.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, and at least 5 years of related experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical programs involving data, enterprise systems or business applications.
• Hands-on Jira management and experience serving as a Scrum Master.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with clear executive and team communication.
• Ability to manage dependencies and influence decisions across teams without direct authority.
• Experience using operational insights to improve capacity planning, delivery effectiveness and team health.
• Cleared background check and possible reference check.

Nice to have

• Experience with Finance technology, planning platforms or data engineering teams.
• Experience coordinating implementation partners and shared enterprise dependencies.
• Experience building scalable operating practices in a lean, high-growth organization.

Benefits

• Bonus for full-time regular employees.
• Benefits for full-time regular employees.
• Equity for full-time regular employees.
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment.
• Salary influenced by skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and a possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.