Senior Partner Programs Manager - Blockchain Ecosystem

stellar; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision coverage

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Gym reimbursement

401K with match

HSA

Commuter benefits

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs to help key partners integrate with the Stellar Network. You will coordinate across our partners and internal stakeholders (Engineering, BD, Marketing, Product, Account Management) to build innovative blockchain solutions.

In this role, you will own long-term partner integration roadmaps, host partner meetings, manage technical dependencies, and drive program performance to meet OKRs.

Qualifications

• Seven-plus years of experience managing software development programs, preferably in financial services or a blockchain startup.
• Ability to discuss APIs, integration flows, system dependencies, and translate between technical and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with blockchain/crypto concepts or the ability to ramp quickly on a complex domain.
• Affinity for using AI tools to improve documentation, research, reporting, or workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and leadership ability.
• Strong organizational skills, detail orientation, and workflow process discipline.
• Experience with Jira, Airtable, Asana, Confluence, and Google Suite.
• Independent, results-driven mindset with ability to set priorities in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across engineering and business teams to manage software and product development from start to finish.
• Own long-term partner integration roadmaps and oversee multiple partners in the Stellar ecosystem.
• Lead partner meetings with technical and business stakeholders.
• Identify dependencies and blockers across partner and internal teams.
• Maintain partner documentation, milestones, schedules, risks, and meeting notes.
• Measure program performance and align with company OKRs; define best practices for the org.

Skills

Program management

Blockchain knowledge

AI tools

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Jira

Airtable

Asana

Confluence

Google Suite

Travel willingness

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial services domain

Tools

Jira

Airtable

Asana

Confluence

Google Suite

Job description

Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs to help key partners integrate with the Stellar Network. You will coordinate across our partners and internal stakeholders (Engineering, BD, Marketing, Product, Account Management) to build innovative blockchain solutions.

In this role, you will own long-term partner integration roadmaps, host partner meetings, manage technical dependencies, and drive program performance to meet OKRs.