Operations Project Manager (Fintech)

Location: Austin, TX, United States of America. Hybrid work opportunities are available. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available.

Company

hirify.global provides digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance companies, and fintechs in the U.S. and internationally.

What you will do

• Lead complex, date-driven client delivery projects and concurrent multi-workstream initiatives, including core conversions, acquisitions, platform migrations, data migrations, and multi-vendor implementations.
• Build delivery plans, coordinate dependencies, secure commitments, and align clients, vendors, delivery teams, executives, and product leaders to fixed go-live dates.
• Manage scope, cost, resources, risks, testing, rehearsals, acceptance standards, cutover readiness, and go/no-go decisions.
• Collect and analyze operational data; develop KPI reports, dashboards, project health reporting, and what-if models for P&L and resource allocation.
• Evaluate and improve operational processes, coordinate major financial, technological, operational, and governance transitions, and monitor outcomes.
• Advise client executives, resolve priority and resource conflicts, mentor emerging project managers, and use AI-enabled tools to improve planning, risk identification, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of related experience; or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience; or equivalent related work experience.
• Direct experience leading at least one complex cutover through testing and release, such as a core or platform conversion, merger or acquisition integration, large data migration, or major production go-live.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk assessment, mitigation, prioritization, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Experience building project documentation and plans with MS Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; hands-on experience with MS Visio or Lucidchart.
• Exposure to Jira, Salesforce, Qualtrics, Power BI, SharePoint, or other CRM tools.
• Experience managing expectations and providing creative solutions to priority conflicts for high-profile clients.
• Ability to develop initiatives and processes that improve customer satisfaction, reduce expenses, and shorten project durations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, people, teamwork, follow-through, and client-first skills.
• Fluent written and oral English communication is required. Financial services and enterprise software experience are preferred.

Nice to have

• Exposure to project management methodologies, PMP, or PMI.
• Prior Salesforce or other CRM and SharePoint experience.
• Financial services and enterprise software experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work opportunities and flexible time off.
• Health and wellness benefits, including health insurance and paid parental leave for eligible new parents.
• Career development and mentoring programs.
• Supportive, inclusive environment focused on collaboration, career growth, and physical, mental, and professional well-being.
• Community volunteering, company philanthropy, and employee peer recognition programs.