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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Global Transformation - **Company:** Ripple - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $196,000.0 - $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Asana, JIRA, Tableau (Software), Smartsheet, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Ripple (payment Protocol), Api Design, Looker Analytics, GPT - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2d7b539751b4e37f ## About the Role * Proven experience in program management, management consulting, strategy, or a related field, with at least 3-5 years in a Director-level or equivalent senior role. * Experience owning and delivering large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs at a high-growth tech company or financial services firm. * Exceptional collaborator leadership skills - you build credibility quickly with executives and peers alike, and can navigate organizational complexity with ease. * Strong process design and systems-thinking skills; you can map current-state, develop future-state, and build the bridge between them. * Comfort working across product, engineering, and operations contexts - you don't need to be a technical expert, but you know how to partner with teams who are. * Proficient in written and verbal expression, capable of making complex topics accessible for executive audiences. * Proficiency with modern program management tooling (Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, or equivalent); familiarity with data tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau) is a plus. * Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to program management or operational workflows - including using large language models (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate research, synthesize information, draft communications, or automate routine tasks. * Comfort adopting and evaluating emerging AI capabilities; able to identify where AI tooling can meaningfully improve team productivity and program outcomes, and champion adoption across cross-functional collaborators. * Experience in FinTech, payments, or financial infrastructure is a strong plus. Nice to Have * Hands-on experience with Claude (Anthropic) for business workflows - including prompt design, Cowork or API-based automation, or deploying Claude within team tooling. * Background in management consulting (top-tier firm) or corporate strategy. * Exposure to global or multi-regional program delivery across time zones and regulatory environments. * Familiarity with B2B payments, treasury management, or cross-border settlement. * PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification. ## Description * Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across Ripple Treasury, driving cross-functional alignment from ideation through delivery and post-launch optimization. * Partner with senior leaders from Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and GTM to define program scope, success metrics, and governance structures. * Own sophisticated program roadmaps: build and maintain project plans, identify dependencies, proactively surface risks, and drive resolution. * Champion organizational change management - develop communication strategies, training plans, and adoption frameworks that embed lasting change. * Translate ambiguous strategic priorities into structured, executable work with clear ownership and accountability. * Establish and maintain program health reporting and executive-level status updates; facilitate steering committees and cross-functional working sessions. * Identify systemic inefficiencies in how Ripple Treasury operates and develop the argument, roadmap, and delivery plan to address them. * Collaborate closely with peer Program Managers and serve as a senior thought partner, elevating the practice of coordinating programs across the team. * Represent the PMO perspective in planning cycles, crafting how transformation initiatives are prioritized and resourced., * The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders * A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning. * Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team. * In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in. * Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team * We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more! ## Related Videos - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How Visionary Leaders Drive Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1701-how-visionary-leaders-drive-transformation) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [The End of Software as we know it](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1393-the-end-of-software-as-we-know-it) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [The Prompt Engineer ✍️](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/216-the-prompt-engineer) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)