VP, Portfolio and Program Delivery at Happen in San Francisco, CA

Job description

Current Employees of Happen Bank: Please apply via your internal Workday Account Happen Bank (formerly LendingClub) is built around a simple purpose: to clear the way to help people turn intention into action, and action into financial progress. That means offering focused products, a frictionless mobile-first experience, and clear terms with no gotchas. Respect and fairness is part of our DNA, and that ideal shapes how we work, how we treat each other, and how we invest in our employees and our community. Join us in using data, bold thinking, and a commitment to innovation to help clear the way for millions of Americans to achieve more. About the Role We are looking for a VP, Portfolio and Program Delivery to lead the team that turns Product and Engineering strategy into shipped outcomes. You will lead a team of Portfolio and Technical Program Managers who enable product and feature delivery across the company, and you will be accountable for driving reliability, predictability, and transparency in our delivery practices. This is a role for a seasoned delivery leader who is equally comfortable in the weeds of a dependency map and in the room with executives explaining a trade-off. You will sit at the center of how we plan, size, sequence, and deliver key strategic initiatives, supporting Product and Engineering-led initiatives across the company. What You'll Do Portfolio Management & Delivery Own the end-to-end view of the Product and Engineering portfolio, ensuring investment, capacity, and priorities are aligned and visible to leadership Set the standard for planning and tracking delivery timelines, driving accountability for realistic commitments and clear communication when dates change Partner with Business, Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Risk Management teams to align project scope, manage changes, and keep teams anchored to agreed outcomes Establish consistent approaches to project sizing and cost estimation so leadership can make informed investment and trade-off decisions Provide clear, timely reporting on portfolio health, risks, and dependencies, and maintain a disciplined escalation process that surfaces issues early Support Product and Engineering in preparing for and running Program Increment (PI) planning, bringing capacity, dependency, and risk insights to each planning cycle Personally drive delivery of select high-priority, cross-functional projects where leadership and coordination across multiple teams are critical Own the Internally Developed Software (IDSW) control framework, ensuring software capitalization processes are managed effectively in partnership with Finance Team & Organizational Leadership Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Portfolio Delivery Leads and Technical Program Managers, raising the bar on delivery expertise, consistency, and business acumen Create common operating rhythms, tools, and templates so delivery practices are consistent across product areas Act as a trusted partner to senior leaders in Product, Engineering, and the broader business, translating complexity into clear decisions Foster a culture of transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement in how we plan and deliver About You 13+ years of experience in program, portfolio, or delivery management, including leading large-scale, multi-team software delivery 8+ years proven experience managing and developing managers and large teams of program or project managers Bachelor's degree or higher, or equivalent combination of education and experience Hands-on fluency with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Program Increment (PI) planning, including experience running planning at scale Experience in a regulated industry, ideally financial services, with a working understanding of software development lifecycle processes, controls, audit, and compliance expectations Track record of delivering Product and Engineering-led initiatives and products Strong command of project sizing and cost estimation, scope m