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Mercury® Financial · 9 hours ago

Technical Program Manager (TPM)

MERCURY FINANCIAL LLC is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to bridge business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. This role involves translating business requirements into actionable user stories, managing Agile ceremonies, and ensuring successful end-to-end delivery of projects.

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Responsibilities

Analyze Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and convert them into clear, detailed, and testable user stories
Create and maintain Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and acceptance criteria that align with business goals
Own and manage the backlog, ensuring prioritization, grooming, and alignment with strategic objectives
Collaborate closely with Product Managers to refine scope, define features, and ensure the development team has a well-defined pipeline of work
Work directly with engineering teams to plan development iterations, define sprint goals, and estimate effort
Facilitate key Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, standups, reviews, and retrospectives
Communicate feature timelines and release plans to stakeholders; ensure transparency of progress and risks
Proactively identify and remove blockers to keep teams moving efficiently
Serve as a liaison between business, product, engineering, and architecture teams
Engage with Enterprise Architecture to ensure technical solutions align with organizational standards and long-term technology roadmaps
Coordinate with QA, design, compliance, and other teams to support end-to-end delivery
Develop high-level project plans, resource estimates, and delivery schedules
Track progress against milestones and escalate risks or decisions when needed
Support creation of business cases and project justification materials
Demonstrate proof-of-concepts (POCs) when needed to validate technical solutions

Qualification

Agile IT deliveryUser story writingBacklog managementDigital financial productsSystem architecturesAPIsProject Management (PMP)Agile certificationsCross-functional collaborationCommunication skills

Required

6+ years of experience in banking, credit card issuer, lending, or adjacent financial services
Strong background supporting digital financial products and consumer-facing technology solutions
Extensive experience writing user stories, managing backlogs, and working directly with software engineers
5+ years working within Agile IT delivery teams, with deep understanding of Agile frameworks and ceremonies
Solid understanding of system architectures, APIs, data flows, and common engineering processes
Proven ability to manage multi-team initiatives and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical groups

Preferred

Experience in FinTech environments
Certifications in Agile (Scrum, SAFe), Product Management, Project Management (PMP), or Business Analysis (CBAP)
Exposure to credit card processing, digital onboarding, payments, or customer experience technologies
Bachelor's degree preferred
Relevant certifications strongly valued

Company

Mercury® Financial

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H1B Sponsorship

Mercury® Financial has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (12)
2024 (9)
2023 (6)
2022 (15)
2021 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$339.45M
Key Investors
Neuberger BermanGreen Visor Capital
2025-09-11Acquired
2023-07-26Debt Financing· $200M
2021-03-18Private Equity· $100M

Leadership Team

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Jason Whiting
Chief Financial Officer
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