Technical Program Manager - AI Underwriting

Technical Program Manager – AI Transformation (Underwriting/Lending)San Diego / San Francisco (hybrid)$250–350k + bonus + equityA high-growth fintech lender is building an AI-first underwriting platform — aiming to automate large parts of credit decisioning and materially reduce cost-to-serve.They've recently hired a Chief Credit Officer to build a full AI + risk function from scratch. This is a core hire within that team.The role:Own end-to-end execution and orchestration of AI initiatives across underwriting + lending workflowsTranslate AI concepts into structured delivery plansCoordinate engineering, data science, and external vendorsDrive model deployment, integration, and governancePartner directly with senior leadershipWhat they want:5–10 yrs TPM / Engineering Program experienceRecent AI / ML system delivery exposureFintech / lending / credit experienceHands-on operator — not purely oversightWhy it's interesting:True 0→1 AI transformationSmall, high-impact team (~5→ 10)Exec visibility + influenceClear commercial impact (cost + pricingedge)