Lead Project Manager

Cari Network is building a blockchain-based payment system for real-time movement of digital money across traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems. The Lead Project Manager will drive the planning and execution of complex cross-functional programs across engineering, product, operations, and risk and compliance, while aligning stakeholders, managing risks, and establishing project management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Cross-Functional Delivery: Own the end-to-end planning and execution of complex, interdependent programs spanning engineering, product, operations and risk and compliance—managing scope, schedule, dependencies, and risk from initiation through delivery
• Coordinate Across Internal Teams: Coordinate engineers, product managers, operations staff and compliance and risk partners toward shared milestones, removing blockers and maintaining momentum across concurrent workstreams
• Manage Internal Clients: Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders across teams—understanding their needs, managing expectations, and ensuring delivery teams stay aligned to shared goals
• Establish Program Rigor: Build and operate the project management practices, tooling, and reporting cadences that the organization needs as it scales—status reporting, risk and issue tracking, RAID logs, and clear decision-making frameworks
• Communicate Status and Risk: Provide clear, accurate, and timely updates on program health, milestones, dependencies, and risks to the Cari leadership team, escalating issues early and proposing paths to resolution

Requirements:

• U.S.-based with the ability to travel as needed to support partners and internal teams
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 8–12 years of project or program management experience delivering cross-functional technology initiatives, ideally within financial services, fintech, or a similar regulated environment
• Proven success managing and delivering cross-functional programs in a collaborative, fast-moving environment
• Exceptional internal client management and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust, manage expectations, and keep diverse stakeholders aligned
• Strong command of project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches) and the judgment to apply them pragmatically
• Working knowledge of bank payments, technology integrations, and the risk and compliance considerations inherent to regulated financial products
• Ability to translate between technical and non-technical audiences and to communicate complex information clearly and persuasively
• Proven ability to work independently and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification is a plus