Senior Program Manager, Business Integration at Bullish in New York, NY

Job description

About Bullish Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. These include: Bullish Exchange – a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. CoinDesk Indices – a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries. CoinDesk Data - a broad suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics. CoinDesk Insights – a digital asset media and events provider and operator of Coindesk.com , a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology. 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, foster