Director, People Strategy & Program Management

<h2><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the role&nbsp;</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Director, People Strategy &amp; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</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, incl