Director, Global Transformation

• 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.

Ripple is the leading provider of crypto solutions for businesses, helping financial institutions move money globally with speed, transparency, and cost-effectiveness.

Our Treasury team sits at the center of that mission — managing the capital and operational infrastructure that makes real-time global payments possible.

You’ll join a high-performing, passionate team where your work has direct impact on how the global financial system evolves.

This role works alongside a peer Director-level Program Manager and reports to the Head of Program Management within Treasury.

You’ll have the scope, sponsorship, and autonomy to drive meaningful transformation.

For positions that will be based in IL, the annual salary range for this position is below.

Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position.

This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.

• 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!

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.