Program Manager – Realfi

Role Overview

• Develop and manage the RealFi Launch Plan, including coordinating workstreams across technology, Go-To-Market (GTM), operations, investments, and legal.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and serve as an escalation point for blockers and other risks.
• Develop and manage the RAID Log (Risks, Actions, Issues and Dependencies), keep it updated with all project actions, and coordinate with individuals and teams on status of all items.
• Review high-level milestones across work streams and help manage the scope to mitigate risk across projects.
• Define, influence, and implement agile project governance frameworks to support the success of your management team.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance workstreams to ensure the program launch plan accounts for global regulatory milestones and jurisdictional requirements specific to Real World Assets (RWAs).
• Managing Vendor selection, engagement and SoWs preparation. Ensuring that contracts are according to standards and managing that the delivery is as expected/agreed.
• Bridge the gap between decentralized agility and enterprise-grade reporting, ensuring the RealFi leadership has a clear, data-backed view of program health, budget burn, and velocity.
• Continuously communicate with the RealFi management team and analyze risk to keep projects on track and aligned with the overall budget
• Providing regular updates to RealFi Leadership, cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders on the team’s capabilities, including early warning detection of under resourcing or over work
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Collate and present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Contribute to budgeting for the program as part of the yearly process
• Assist RealFi Line Managers and the HR and recruitment teams to fill openings, including job requisitions, screening and interviewing when/as required.

Requirements

• Blockchain Development experience is a plus.
• 5 yrs+ Project Management experience.
• 2+ Program Manager experience.
• Experience coaching teams and maturing Agile delivery practices within challenging environments.
• Proven experience in people management.
• Proven experience in risk management.
• Proven experience in change management.
• Proficient in project management software.
• Proven experience leading, coordinating, and organizing remote teams in a collaborative environment.
• Experience in managing one's own and other’s work effort including time management, estimation, completion, issue identification & resolution, and status reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical groups.
• Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (but you are not required to have hands-on involvement).

Tech Stack

• SDLC
• Go