Senior Technical Program Manager

Highbeam Technical Program Manager OpportunityHighbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management. Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money.Customers have generated billions in sales and include well-known brands such as Cuts, Tushy, Rocco, Sabah, Still Here, Alice Mushrooms, Original Grain, birddogs, and more.Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey.We've raised $42M in equity from Acrew, FirstMark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures.About This RoleWe're hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive execution across the most critical partner programs at Highbeam. You'll own timelines, dependencies, and delivery across banking partners, card and payment vendors, and compliance workstreams (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI), translating between compliance, product, engineering, and external partners. The goal is to have external programs ship faster and more predictably, with leadership no longer pulled into day-to-day coordination.This role is based in our NoHo, NYC office or Toronto office.What You'll DoDrive execution across partners like bank partners, card and payment vendorsOwn the critical path for partner and compliance work, freeing leadership to focus on broader prioritiesOwn timelines, dependencies, and delivery for cross-functional programsTranslate between compliance, product, engineering, and partnersDrive pay-by-card, treasury, onboarding, and any future partner integration coordinationOwn compliance and audit readiness (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI)Establish scalable processes for operating in regulated systemsUnblock engineering from external dependencies and ambiguityLead incident response and resolution across money movement systemsEnsure partner requirements are clearly defined, tracked, and deliveredCreate clear, trusted visibility into program status for leadershipHold vendors and partners accountable to timelines and outcomesNet ImpactExternal programs ship faster and more predictablyEngineering velocity increases due to fewer external blockersReduced operational and compliance riskLeadership is no longer pulled into day-to-day coordinationHighbeam can scale into more complex financial workflows with confidenceQualifications5-8 years TPM or technical program leadership experience, ideally in fintech, payments, or other regulated industriesTrack record managing partner integrations with banks, card networks, or payment vendorsDeep familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, BSA/AML, PCI) and how they map to engineering workStrong systems thinking; can translate between compliance, product, engineering, and external partnersComfortable shipping in ambiguity, with a bias for driving clarity and removing blockersExperience leading incident response in money movement systems or other production-critical environmentsSkilled at holding vendors and partners accountable to timelines and outcomesStrong written communication; can produce clear, trusted program status for leadershipComfortable with AI tools to accelerate program coordination and documentationBonus: engineering background or hands-on technical depthYou'll Thrive At Highbeam If...You love working in-person with a high-performing teamYou enjoy working in an idea-meritocratic, low-ego environmentYou are proactive and self-directed, and you excel in ambiguous, fast moving environmentsYou care about delivering a polished customer experienceBonus: You have experience working in fintech, AI or early-stage startupsWhat We OfferCompetitive salary and meaningful equityComprehensive health & benefits packageGenerous PTO$1K/year stipend to purchase our customers' products$100/mo wellness stipendYearly offsite—last year we went to Mexico City!In-office perks: Commute covered and $20/day lunch stipendGreat location: Our NYC office is in NoHo, a short walk from the A,C,E · B,D,F,M · N,Q,R,W · 1 · 6 trains. Our Toronto office is downtown near St. Andrew Station.