Program Manager, Issuing Bank Programs

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Senior
Project and Program Management
Block

Block

Block is a company that consists of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD, and foundational teams. They are focused on economic empowerment by creating tools to expand access to the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow businesses, Cash App redefin...

Capital Markets
10K-50K
Founded 2009

Description

  • Serve as the single-threaded leader for the sponsor bank relationship and program, owning partnership health and program outcomes end to end.
  • Design and implement program governance, including RACI models, intake processes, decision rights, change control, forums, and scorecards.
  • Own program execution, including bank notifications and approvals for incidents, program changes, new products, and services.
  • Build and maintain a centralized requirements and obligations tracking system, including templates, playbooks, and approval evidence.
  • Develop, track, and report program KPIs and KRIs to monitor SLA adherence, cycle times, incident timeliness, partner satisfaction, and milestone completion.
  • Identify systemic issues and improve workflows, tools, and processes through pilots, standardization, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop and maintain a multi-quarter program roadmap aligned with business priorities and manage dependencies and resourcing.
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with networks, processors, servicing/Reg E, fraud/risk, compliance, and product teams to resolve blockers and keep work moving.
  • Apply AI-enabled tools and human-in-the-loop guardrails to improve program efficiency, routing, documentation, and tracking.
  • Provide crisp executive-level updates, status reports, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in issuing payment cards.
  • Experience with credit card, prepaid, and debit cards within the Banking as a Service (BaaS) ecosystem.
  • Background or experience with consumer compliance, BSA, or risk management within the BaaS ecosystem strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience in account management within the fintech ecosystem.
  • Experience using Slack and GSuite; Airtable experience is an advantage.
  • AI-first and automation-first solutioning mindset required.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills with executive presence.
  • Ability to build rapport and trust with Product, Compliance, Legal, First Line Risk, and external partners.
  • Strategic and analytical thinking abilities with strong data analysis skills.
  • Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects from initiation to completion and delivering on time and within scope.

Benefits

  • Starting salary range of $198,000 to $297,000 USD in Zone A, $184,200 to $276,200 USD in Zone B, $174,200 to $261,400 USD in Zone C, or $164,300 to $246,500 USD in Zone D.
  • Remote work options.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Modern family planning benefits.
  • Access to additional Block employee benefits.

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