ProgramManager

Kunai builds full-stack technology solutions for banks, credit and payment networks, infrastructure providers, and their customers. Together, we are changing the world’s relationship with financial services. At Kunai, we help our clients modernize, capitalize on emerging trends, and evolve their business for the coming decades by remaining tech-agnostic and human-centered. Two large financial services companies are merging proprietary technologies to bring a next-generation Personal Loans product to market. This role will own governance, operational readiness, risk visibility, and the day-to-day bridge-building that keeps two organizations aligned, especially where accountability, communication, or handoffs are unclear. This role sits at the intersection of two organizations. You'll be the connective tissue translating across teams, surfacing risks before they become blockers, and keeping a complex multi-workstream program moving toward a durable operating model. WHAT YOU'LL OWN Integration Governance able to create structure where none exists Strongly Preferred: - Prior experience in a merger/acquisition integration context - Personal loans product knowledge including originations, pre-app, marketing channel integrations - Finance business partnering exposure (budgets, resource tracking, reporting) - Track record building governance frameworks from scratch, not just inheriting them WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE DIFFERENT The technical program is being built. What's needed now is someone who can govern it, who asks "have we defined who owns this when it breaks?" and "does ops know what they're signing up for?" You'll work alongside a strong technical PM, not replace one. The value you add is connective: surfacing what's falling through the cracks, building the governance layer, and making sure the program is set up to run long after launch. Our success over the past 20 years is rooted in our exceptional team, which thrives in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and conti