Director, People Strategy & Program Management

About this role

<h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the role </strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Director, People Strategy & Programs will be a senior leader within the People organization, responsible for translating Chime’s People Strategy into a clear, executable roadmap and ensuring its successful delivery across the company. This role will lead the People PMO and serve as a strategic integrator across People functions, driving alignment, prioritization, and measurable impact.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This leader will act as a catalyst for transforming the People function into a sustained competitive advantage by shaping strategy, managing a portfolio of enterprise-wide People initiatives, and ensuring disciplined execution through strong program management, change leadership, and performance measurement. The role requires deep HR expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to operate as both a strategic architect and hands-on execution leader in highly ambiguous, high-visibility environments.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $199,000.00 and up to $275,000.00. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.  </span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>In this role, you can expect to</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own the end-to-end People Strategy roadmap, translating Chime’s People strategy into integrated, executable priorities across People teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Lead the People PMO, including intake, prioritization, portfolio management, and delivery of enterprise-wide People initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ensure disciplined execution of People programs through strong program management, governance, and cross-functional alignment.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Establish and manage People performance metrics, including KPIs and OKRs, to measure impact, organizational health, and progress against strategy.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Drive change management and adoption for major People initiatives in partnership with People Product and functional leaders.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Lead large-scale HR transformation efforts, including operating model evolution, process optimization, and service delivery improvements.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own HR M&A efforts, including People due diligence, integration planning, and execution.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Build and lead a high-performing People Strategy & PMO team, fostering accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing decisions and solving complex, ambiguous business challenges.<strong><br></strong></span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>To thrive in this role, you have </strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">12–15+ years of experience in People Strategy, People Operations, People Analytics, Strategic Workforce Planning, management consulting, or large-scale business and organizational transformation.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience designing and leading enterprise-level HR or business transformation initiatives with measurable impact.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Deep expertise in program and portfolio management, including operating rhythms, governance, and executive-level reporting.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience leading HR M&A activities, including due diligence and post-merger…