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Founding Project Manager

Cascading AI

Cascading AI

Operations
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 11, 2025

Founding Project Manager

Lead transformational bank implementations that reshape the $7T lending industry at Casca.

The Mission

Casca was founded by a team of Banking IT experts and AI researchers from Stanford University, Georgia Tech, and Goldman Sachs who believe that the future of banking is AI-native. Backed by Canapi, Y Combinator and top 100 US Banks, we're revolutionizing the $7T lending industry through GenAI systems - killing traditional lending software as we know it.

This is your chance to lead the digital transformation of America's largest financial institutions. You'll bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI innovation and traditional banking operations, orchestrating implementations that turn months-long loan processes into minutes-long decisions.

Join us in building something unprecedented – where project management drives industry revolution rather than incremental change.

Your Impact As our first Project Manager, you'll:

  • Lead end-to-end implementations of our AI-powered loan origination platform at Tier 1 banks, working directly with C-suite executives, business unit and technology leaders

  • Design and execute complex project strategies that navigate regulatory requirements, legacy system integrations, and organizational change management

  • Build scalable implementation methodologies that accelerate our expansion across the banking industry

  • Drive cross-functional collaboration between our engineering teams, bank stakeholders, and regulatory bodies

  • Establish project management excellence that sets the standard for fintech-bank partnerships

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of management consulting experience at a leading firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, etc.) or project leadership experience at a top tech company

  • Proven track record managing large-scale software development and / or implementation projects ($5M+)

  • Industry experience in financial services

  • Strong cross-functional team leadership skills (business & engineering)

  • Outstanding communication and presentation abilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Background in fintech or lending industry

  • Experience with AI-related projects

  • Previous experience at a high-growth startup

  • MBA from a top-tier program