Director, Engineering Product Management

About the role

As the Director of Engineering Product Management for Chime’s Financial Platform, you’ll be responsible for building and leading the team of Engineering Product Managers to deliver on our strategy of a safe and easy to use financial platform that powers Chime’s rapid product iteration in service to our members. 

You will be responsible for developing the strategy and roadmaps, monitoring and communicating progress, and leading and developing a team of domain experts and platform thinkers that can lead teams through the development of new financial products and capabilities. 

Your remit is broad - developing Chime’s account programs, card and ACH payment rails, and system of record capabilities supporting the core Member experience of Chime. 

You’ll represent Chime’s members to our key business partners, and you'll partner with other leaders in Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, Security, Machine Learning to develop a cohesive ecosystem of capabilities that power Chime’s innovation and growth.

For Colorado based roles: In accordance with applicable law, this role has an annual starting salary of $259,500 plus bonus, a competitive equity package, and benefits (see below). The actual pay may be higher depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Serve as the product owner of our financial platform which powers all financial capabilities of Chime.
• Hire and mentor a team of engineering product managers to develop cohesive strategies, OKRs and backlogs while setting a high bar for quality.
• Collaborate with technical, product, and design leaders across Chime to learn and understand their requirements and plan for their future needs
• Be an executive voice with Chime’s partners to align strategy and requirements
• Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement. Establish a sense of urgency and direction, set expectations with team and individuals.
• Communicate strategy, impact and risks to leadership at Chime
• Establish metrics for measuring velocity and success of product initiatives

To thrive in this role, you have

• 10+ years of product management experience
• Technical skills, with experience and track record of success in building high-velocity, low-latency, high-availability services
• Empathetic people leadership - you are an action enabler, and talent builder and an advocate for your teams.
• A clear data-oriented focus
• Great storytelling with strong communication skills to bring stakeholders together collaboratively.
• Experience leading technical products in financial services.

A little about us

We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we’ve empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances. 

Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!

We’ve built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $25.5B. We’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others.

What we offer

• ? Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus the usual medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• ?  Quarterly stipend to spruce up your home office 
• ?  Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days 
• ?  Virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers- think cooking classes, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• ?  A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help create a completely new kind of banking service

We know that great work comes from great, and inclusive, teams. At Chime, we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members, and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.

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