Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead

Toronto, ON
Hybrid
Posted Sep 8, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Apply by: Mar 7, 2027
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex financial technology and enterprise integration initiatives, focusing on core banking and payment platforms. Coordinate across product, engineering, and security teams to ensure solutions align with regulatory and business requirements.

Job details

Job Title: Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid) / Berkeley Heights, NJ (Onsite) Experience: 8 15 years Education: Bachelor s or Master s degree Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager / Technical Program Lead to drive complex financial technology and enterprise integration initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong banking/fintech experience and the ability to bridge business strategy, architecture, engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders. This role will focus on deposit products, core banking platforms, APIs, data integrations, cloud technologies, payment platforms, and regulated financial services. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and integration initiatives across multiple workstreams. Establish program governance, delivery plans, RAID logs, dependency management, and executive reporting. Coordinate Product, Engineering, Architecture, Operations, Security, Compliance, and vendor teams. Drive technical delivery involving core banking platforms, APIs, trust systems, deposit networks, payment platforms, and external partners. Manage API, data, cloud, and operational integration workstreams. Facilitate technical design and architecture discussions and remove delivery blockers. Manage project plans, release schedules, milestones, resources, and executive dashboards. Ensure solutions align with security, regulatory, operational, and business requirements. Drive production readiness, deployment, post-launch support, and issue resolution. Communicate program status, risks, decisions, and milestones to senior leadership. Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience in technology program management or technical delivery. 5+ years of experience in banking, fintech, payments, cash management, or financial services. Strong experience with enterprise integration and platform modernization initiatives. Hands-on experience with end-to-end API integration is required. Experience with deposits, treasury/cash management, core banking, or payment platforms. Experience with digital assets and stablecoin initiatives is preferred. Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, preferably AWS. Knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, data integration, and reconciliation processes. Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience with banking products, deposit networks, treasury management, and financial institution integrations. Experience with digital assets or stablecoin. Experience with M&A or acquisition integration programs. Experience with modern banking core platforms. PMP, PgMP, Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certification.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of technology program management experience with at least 5 years in banking or fintech. A bachelor's or master's degree is required, along with hands-on experience in API integration and cloud-native architectures.