Sr Manager, Engineering Operations (PMO)

LendingTree; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

LendingTree is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering Operations & PMO in Charlotte, NC to lead a team of agile project managers and own the operating rhythm for the engineering org. You’ll drive delivery planning, governance, and cross-functional alignment with Technology, Product, Finance, and Analytics.

The role emphasizes people leadership, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering operations, or a related role.
• Proven experience building and leading delivery governance and prioritization for multi-team engineering.
• Strong people leadership with a track record of coaching high-performers.
• Excellent facilitation and cross-functional communication with senior stakeholders.
• Experience using delivery data to drive actionable leadership decisions.
• Experience with agile/scrum delivery frameworks; Jira or Asana preferred.
• Familiarity with technology budgeting and financial planning processes is a plus.
• Experience in fintech, lending, or regulated financial services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of agile project managers supporting engineering teams.
• Own delivery planning, governance rhythm, and monthly goal-setting.
• Surface capacity constraints, dependencies, and trade-offs with senior leaders.
• Translate delivery signals into actions to improve team performance.
• Identify gaps in delivery processes and drive cross-functional improvements.
• Foster relationships across Technology, Product, Program Management, Analytics, and Finance.
• Manage staffing and contracting partner relationships and capacity visibility.
• Drive technology-wide engagement and knowledge-sharing programs.
• Support long-term initiative planning and technology budgeting activities.
• Ensure day-to-day operating processes optimize organizational efficiency.

Skills

Technical program management

Delivery governance

People leadership

Cross-functional communication

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

*This role requires a hybrid schedule in our Charlotte, NC office; Tuesday-Thursday in-office, Monday and Friday remote. Additionally, this position does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.*

THE POSITION

LendingTree is hiring a Senior Manager, Engineering Operations & PMO to lead the team of agile project managers/delivery leads who support our engineering organization and own the operating rhythm that keeps the organization aligned and delivering predictably.

This highly cross-functional role blends people leadership, program management, and organizational operations. You'll oversee delivery planning and prioritization, turn delivery and team-health signals into action, strengthen engineering processes, and partner closely with Technology, Product, Program Management, Analytics, and Finance. You'll also help drive organizational engagement, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across Technology.

Success in this role requires strong relationship-building, sound judgment, and the ability to turn complex or scattered inputs into clear priorities, decisions, and actions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of agile project managers/delivery leads supporting engineering teams across the organization.
• Own the engineering organization's delivery planning and governance rhythm, including monthly goal-setting, delivery reviews, predictability tracking, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead recurring prioritization processes with senior technology and business leaders, maintaining clear organizational priorities and surfacing capacity constraints, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Synthesize delivery performance, team-health insights, and feedback into clear actions and escalations, partnering with technical leaders to address risks and improve team effectiveness.
• Identify gaps and recurring pain points in engineering delivery and operating processes, and lead cross-functional improvements that make the organization more effective and easier to work within.
• Build strong relationships across Technology, Product, Program Management, Analytics, Finance, and other business functions to improve alignment, prioritization, and execution.
• Manage relationships with staffing and contracting partners, maintaining visibility into contractor capacity, allocation, and contributions across the organization.
• Drive technology-wide engagement and knowledge-sharing programs, including technical deep dives, AI‑enablement sessions, and quarterly technology showcases.
• Support long‑term initiative planning and prioritization, including advocating for technology investments that improve efficiency, automation, and engineering capacity.
• Partner with Finance on technology budget management and provide support for software capitalization processes.
• Maintain a strong understanding of how engineering operating processes work day to day and how they impact partner teams, using those insights to continuously improve how the organization operates.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering operations, or a related role, including experience leading project managers, delivery leads, or similar teams.
• Proven experience building and leading delivery governance, planning, and prioritization processes for a multi-team engineering organization.
• Strong people leadership skills with a track record of coaching, developing, and enabling high–performing teams.
• Exceptional facilitation and cross–functional communication skills, with the ability to drive alignment and decisions among senior engineering, product, business, and finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to use delivery data, team feedback, and organizational signals to identify risks, surface trade-offs, and make actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Track record of identifying and driving organization–wide process improvements in a fast–moving technology environment.
• Experience managing external vendors, contractors, or staffing partners.
• Experience with agile/scrum delivery frameworks and program management tools such as Jira or Asana preferred.
• Familiarity with technology budgeting, software capitalization, or similar financial planning processes preferred.
• Experience in fintech, lending, insurance, or another regulated financial services environment preferred.

ABOUT LENDINGTREE

LendingTree is the nation's leading online lending marketplace. We connect consumers with multiple lenders so they can easily compare options and find the right fit — from mortgages and personal loans to credit, savings, and insurance products.

Our founder, Doug Lebda, started LendingTree in 1996 after his own frustrating house-hunting experience. What began as a simple idea to make loan shopping easier has grown into a platform that empowers millions of people to make smarter financial decisions every day.

What else you should know:

• We're a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: TREE).
• We've welcomed several other companies into the LendingTree family to expand our reach and capabilities.
• We've built the LendingTree app and My LendingTree dashboard to give consumers tools to manage and monitor their financial health.
• We're also committed to giving back — through philanthropic programs, volunteer opportunities, and partnerships that strengthen the communities where we live and work.

Base salary: The base pay range for this position is $150,000 to 180,000 however, base pay offered may vary depending on internal factors, job-related knowledge, location and candidate experience.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision insurance and 401(k) matching