Senior Blockchain Partner Programs Lead

Stellar Development Foundation; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision coverage

Flexible time off

15 holidays

Parental leave

401K with 4% match

Commuter benefits

HSA with employer contribution

Company retreats

Job summary

The Stellar Development Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs to coordinate across Engineering, BD, Marketing, Product, and Account Management to build and support partner integrations with the Stellar Network. You will drive roadmaps and ensure on-time delivery across multiple partnerships.

You will host partner meetings, manage dependencies, document milestones, track OKRs, and advocate for partners while aligning with SDF's mission.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing software development programs in the financial services industry, some of which took place in a blockchain startup or small-company environment.
• Comfort engaging in technical discussions - APIs, integration flows, system dependencies - enough to coordinate credibly with engineering, track technical risks and blockers, and translate fluidly between technical and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with blockchain/crypto concepts, or a demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on a complex, unfamiliar technical domain.
• A habit of using AI tools to work smarter - you look for ways to apply AI to your day-to-day, whether that's drafting and summarizing documentation, accelerating research, streamlining reporting, or automating repetitive workflows, and you're eager to help the team do the same.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with partners from various backgrounds and positions.
• Great organizational skills, including attention to detail, multitasking, and creating and instituting processes to streamline workflows.
• Experience with program and project management tools like Jira, Airtable, Asana, Confluence, and Google Suite.
• An independent nature and results-driven attitude - you're good at identifying priorities and working in an environment with dynamic objectives.
• A knack for problem-solving - you have an eye for untold problems in the program life cycle and create solutions to minimize or mitigate them.
• An aptitude for advocating for partners while supporting the company's mission.
• Willingness to travel as needed (mostly to the Americas/Europe).
• Enthusiasm for working in a startup environment with some level of ambiguity and wearing multiple hats.

Responsibilities

• Manage, plan, and direct software and product development activities from launch to completion, with overall responsibility for delivering on time and at high quality.
• Own long-term partner integration roadmaps and the success of multiple partners in the Stellar ecosystem.
• Host and drive partner meetings with technical and business stakeholders.
• Identify and manage technical dependencies and blockers across partner and internal engineering teams.
• Maintain partner-related documentation, including milestone plans, dependencies, schedules, risks, and meeting notes.
• Measure program performance, analyzing the successful completion of short- and long-term goals against company and team OKRs.
• Define process frameworks, program plan templates, tools, and best practices that can be adopted throughout the organization.

Skills

Blockchain knowledge

APIs and integrations

Leadership

Communication

Organization

AI tools usage

Travel willingness

Tools

Jira

Airtable

Asana

Confluence

Google Suite

Job description

The Stellar Development Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs to coordinate across Engineering, BD, Marketing, Product, and Account Management to build and support partner integrations with the Stellar Network. You will drive roadmaps and ensure on-time delivery across multiple partnerships.

You will host partner meetings, manage dependencies, document milestones, track OKRs, and advocate for partners while aligning with SDF's mission.