Branch

Strategic Program Manager

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial ServicesIndustries

Strategic Program Manager

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About Us

Branch is on a mission to empower workers with financial freedom. We do this by helping companies accelerate payments and providing working Americans with accessible, free financial services. We’re committed to building and delivering more inclusive, transparent, and frictionless financial products.

Our goal of empowerment extends to our own employees, too. Have a great idea? Share it today and it might just get implemented tomorrow. As a member of our team, your voice and creativity matter—and they can directly impact our products, company, and culture.

We not only focus on attracting great talent from across the country, but also on building teams that help that talent thrive. That means valuing a diversity of opinions and working styles, while creating a shared belief in innovation, initiative, and winning together.

Come join our team as we develop new ways to improve the lives of working Americans.

About the Role

As a Strategic Program Manager at Branch, you will lead and deliver on strategic internal initiatives, manage onboarding and ongoing operational initiatives for some of our most strategic customers and partners. You will act as the subject matter expert of the relationship, be the go-to technical advisor for customers, and collaborate with various stakeholders to deliver world-class solutions and experiences. The right candidate will have experience leading enterprise-level engagements, managing the work of cross-functional project teams, and solving a variety of complex technical and operational problems.

Responsibilities

  • Client Relationship Management for Design Partners: Lead the client-facing aspects of product launches for design partners. Act as the customer’s primary point of contact, serve as project manager, fostering collaboration between clients and internal teams to bring new features or products to market.
  • Project Management for Partner Integrations: Oversee the technical and operational aspects of partner integrations, ensuring smooth and timely project execution, and support the enablement of internal teams in collaboration with the Partner Management team.
  • SOW Approval: Responsible for the sign-off of custom SOWs created for integration customers. Consult with Solution Engineering on all new Statements of Work.
  • Liaison Between Product and Customer Success Teams: Serve as the bridge between Customer Success and Product teams. Ensure that Customer Success is equipped with the necessary training, resources, and tools to support new product launches and updates.
  • Process Optimization and Enablement: Develop and refine processes for onboarding, customer feedback loops, and internal playbooks, enhancing scalability and efficiency across the team.
  • Manage the overall project charter, collaborating with various stakeholders from Sales, Account Management, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Success, Risk, and Support to deliver world class solutions and experiences.
  • Maintain highly organized and comprehensive internal and external documentation.
  • Provide regular project updates to key stakeholders and executive management.
  • Participate in relevant client-facing meetings with key stakeholders, steering and influencing where necessary.
  • Negotiate customer requests while balancing needs with system capabilities, business impact, resources, and timelines.
  • Engage with technical stakeholders to solution, document, test, and deploy various integration workflows and configurations.
  • Accountable to revenue attainment on new logo bookings through user and product adoption.

Qualifications (Must Have)

  • 5-10 years of experience in enterprise project management, leading complex, cross-functional projects.
  • Proficient in implementation best practices with demonstrated ability to create and deliver repeatable processes that drive improvements for KPIs such as time to launch, on-time delivery, revenue attainment.

Skills

Project Management
Client Relationship Management
Enterprise-level Engagements
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Technical Advisory
Operational Problem Solving

Branch

Provides flexible, instant payment solutions

About Branch

Branch offers flexible and instant payment solutions for businesses and their workers, allowing immediate access to earnings instead of traditional fixed payroll schedules. Its platform provides various payout options, including instant, daily, or on-demand payments, which are particularly beneficial for independent contractors. Additionally, Branch includes services like cashless tips payouts and a paycard alternative, making it easier for employees to access their pay. The company aims to empower workers with financial control while helping businesses attract and retain talent.

Minneapolis, MinnesotaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$148.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Remote Work Options
Company Equity
401(k) Retirement Plan
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave

Risks

CFPB lawsuit could damage Branch's reputation and lead to financial penalties.
Failure to deliver 'instant access' to pay could undermine customer trust.
Reliance on partnerships like symplr and Fountain poses risks if partners face difficulties.

Differentiation

Branch offers instant, flexible payment solutions unlike traditional fixed-schedule payroll systems.
Branch provides cashless tips payouts, beneficial for the hospitality industry.
Branch's paycard alternative allows employees access to pay without a traditional bank account.

Upsides

Integration with symplr taps into the healthcare staffing market with same-day payments.
Partnership with Fountain streamlines payment onboarding, enhancing operational efficiency for businesses.
Branch Direct enhances cash flow and talent retention with direct payments to existing bank accounts.

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