Lead Technical Program Manager in London

About 9fin: 9fin is the AI platform powering global debt markets — the world’s largest asset class at over $145 trillion. Debt markets are vast, global, and mission-critical, yet still run on fragmented data, PDFs, and manual workflows. 9fin replaces this broken infrastructure with a single platform that centralises proprietary credit data, deep analysis, and high-value workflows across global markets. Today, 9fin powers teams at 300+ blue-chip institutions worldwide, including global banks, asset managers, private equity firms, law firms, and advisors. The business is scaling at exceptional speed, with rapid expansion in the US and best-in-class retention driven by deep workflow adoption.

We’re looking for a Technical Program Manager to drive execution across some of 9fin’s most critical platform and product initiatives. You’ll work at the intersection of Engineering, Product, and Data, ensuring complex, cross-functional programs are delivered efficiently and at high quality. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, brings structure to ambiguity, and can partner deeply with technical teams to drive outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs across platform, data, and product initiatives.
• Translate product and business goals into clear execution plans with defined milestones, owners, and success metrics.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Data, and Design teams to align priorities and drive execution.
• Drive planning and roadmap alignment, ensuring dependencies are identified and managed proactively.
• Identify risks early, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate effectively when needed.
• Bring clarity and structure to ambiguous problem spaces, enabling teams to move quickly and confidently.
• Manage day-to-day program execution, ensuring timelines, scope, and quality expectations are met.
• Track and communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership.
• Help define and improve processes that increase engineering and product delivery velocity.
• Support large-scale initiatives such as API development, migrations, and system modernisation.
• Drive alignment across multiple teams working on shared systems.
• Ensure programs are aligned with broader company priorities and strategic goals.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience as a Technical Program Manager in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record of delivering complex, cross-functional technical programs end-to-end.
• Ability to work closely with engineering teams and understand technical concepts (e.g., APIs, distributed systems, data pipelines).
• Experience working on platform, data, or infrastructure-heavy initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without authority.
• Excellent communication able to clearly articulate plans, risks, and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly organised with strong execution and prioritisation skills.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and bringing structure where needed.

Nice to have:

• Experience working on data-intensive products or financial/data platforms.
• Exposure to system migrations, platform modernisation, or scaling challenges.
• Familiarity with entity mapping, data modelling, or API-driven systems.

Why this role:

• High impact across core platform and product initiatives.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior engineering and product leadership.
• Play a key role in improving execution, velocity, and cross-team alignment.
• Operate in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive Salary (our salary bands are benchmarked at the top end of the market).
• Pension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%).
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness.
• Group Life Assurance.
• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes.
• 25 holiday days per year.
• Local public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days).
• Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work.
• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year.
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service.
• Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available.
• Professional learning and development budget.
• Quarterly team socials.
• Summer and Winter company social events.

9fin is an equal opportunities employer. At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognise that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.