Senior Program Manager, Business Integration

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Reports to:

Director - PMO, Change & Delivery

About the Role

Bullish is redefining the capital markets infrastructure by bridging traditional equity systems with blockchain-based tokenization. To drive this vision forward, we are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the post-merger integration (PMI) of an established, blue-chip financial services leader into our nimble, hyper-scalable organization. You will own the day-to-day execution of this integration, transforming our post-merger strategy into a cohesive, high-performing model while operating at the strategic altitude required to align C-suite executives and global leaders across both businesses and our broader ecosystem.

This is a highly unique and impactful opportunity. The work you do here will directly impact the future state of our combined business, and position Bullish as an enduring leader in the next chapter of capital markets infrastructure. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

This position will be required to work onsite at our NYC office a minimum of 4 days per week. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business Integration & Operational Modernization:

• Cross-Functional Execution: Lead and execute the end-to-end integration of core functional lines: People & Organization, Technology, Finance & Accounting, Legal & Compliance, Cost Synergies, and Communications & Branding.

• Operations Modernization: Identify manual operations and redundant backend processes across both businesses and our broader  ecosystem; partner with Executive Leadership to drive automation, efficiency, and cross-platform synergies.

• Functional Architecture Alignment: Maintain high-level oversight of enterprise system integrations (HRIS, ERP, Cloud, SaaS). Ensure operational workflows are correctly structured around legal entities, cost centers, lines of business, and governance frameworks to safeguard future-state scalability.

Workforce Planning & Resource Optimization:

• Plan Execution: Translate pre-established capacity analysis into actionable, long-term resource allocation strategies across Technology, Operations, and Compliance.

• Data-Driven Modeling: Partner with Finance, HR, and Operations to build and refine dynamic human capital, budget, and infrastructure utilization models.

• Pipeline Readiness: Align staffing models with Executive Leaders to ensure Product, Engineering, Operations, and Regulatory teams are equipped to handle incoming tokenization and digital asset pipelines.

• Financial Alignment: Continuously monitor integration milestones against cost-synergy targets and revenue milestones.

Stakeholder Alignment & Change Leadership

• Executive Presence: Manage geographically distributed, highly matrixed technical and non-technical stakeholders—from operational managers to C-Suite executives.

• Tailored Communication: Navigate varying levels of organizational buy-in by clearly articulating the "why" behind strategic shifts, fostering trust, and driving consensus across distinct corporate cultures.

• Autonomous Problem Solving: Lead with absolute ownership. Unblock operational bottlenecks independently while exercising sound judgment on when to escalate key risks to executive sponsors.

Risk, Governance & Issue Management

• Risk Register Ownership: Maintain a living risk register tracking issues, decisions, and escalations, reporting status regularly to the executive sponsor.

• Interdependency Management: Map cross-workstream dependencies to prevent sequencing failures and resolve blockers early.

• Escalation Protocols: Enforce clear escalation frameworks, solving problems autonomously and escalating key risks appropriately.

• Governance Cadence: Run steering committee meetings, workstream syncs, and executive reporting to ensure full visibility into progress, risks, and decisions.

Qualifications & Expertise:

• Experience: 10+ years in Program Management or Management Consulting, leading complex Post-Merger Integrations (PMI), carve-outs, or enterprise-wide operational transformations.

• Domain Knowledge: Core understanding of capital markets infrastructure, corporate enterprise workflows, and a strong interest in digital assets, tokenized securities, and stablecoins.

• Analytical Capability: Proven track record of converting capacity metrics, headcount data, and operational analytics into sustainable resource allocation plans.

• Soft Skills & Maturity: High emotional intelligence, professional maturity, and the ability to balance empathy with decisive accountability during periods of enterprise change.

• Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field. PMP, Agile/Scrum, or M&A-specific certifications are preferred.

Preferred Experience:

• Leading large-scale operational modernizations or business integrations requiring enterprise-wide process adoption.

• Directing change management programs aligned with core financial systems or regulatory frameworks.

Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $240,000 - $275,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits. Offered salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

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ACCOMMODATION

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