Technical Program Manager, Money-as-a-Service

Stripe; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-team programs spanning engineering, product, finance, legal, and compliance. You will define strategy, plan, and execute large-scale initiatives that deliver value to Stripe and its users.

You should have 6+ years in software, systems, or technical program management, superb analytics, and exceptional communication with stakeholders across time zones. This role offers impactful work at a global fintech company.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering, systems engineering and/or technical program management experience.
• Excellent analytical skills; you digest complex information and make recommendations.
• Track record of providing program management during all phases of software development from kick-off to launch.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills with stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Drive internal and external process improvements across multiple teams and functions.
• Experience operating autonomously and leading large-scale efforts across multiple teams and time zones.
• Users-first and customer-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive functional and technical delivery of key team and org-wide programs/initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and cross-functional partners to define scope and drive large programs to conclusion.
• Develop, implement, and iterate on program management techniques, frameworks, and KPIs to achieve goals with well defined success criteria.
• Improve how teams communicate and operate to increase productivity and efficiency.
• Define and produce high quality written proposals, communications and documentation.
• Leverage data and knowledge to drive strategic decisions at an engineering leadership level.
• Create widely circulated plans, driving alignment across teams.
• Influence peers and leaders and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity.

Skills

Software engineering

Systems engineering

Technical program management

Job description

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Money as a Service (MaaS) oversees a diverse portfolio of Stripe's core products and platforms, and our vision is to become the financial operating system for platforms and marketplaces globally. These offerings facilitate the global movement and management of funds for users. The teams that fall under the MaaS umbrella are Connect, Money Management, and Crypto. Together, these teams work to ensure Stripe users have the robust financial infrastructure and tools they need to power their businesses on a global scale.

What you’ll do

As a TPM, you will play a key role leading complex programs across multiple engineering, product and cross-functional (finance, legal, compliance, risk, and other) teams spanning Stripe. You will be responsible for the successful definition, cross-functional strategy, planning and execution of large-scale technical programs that help to solve complex problems and empower Stripe and our users.

Responsibilities

• Drive functional and technical delivery of key team and org-wide programs/initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and other cross functional partners to define, scope, and drive large programs to conclusion.
• Develop, implement, and iterate on program management techniques, frameworks, and KPIs to achieve goals with well defined success criteria.
• Make substantial improvements to how the teams you work with communicate and operate to significantly increase the productivity and efficiency of the teams.
• Define and produce high quality written proposals, communications and documentation.
• Leverage data and acquired knowledge to drive strategic decisions at an engineering leadership level.
• Create widely circulated plans, driving consistency, clarity and building alignment across teams.
• Help influence peers / leaders and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering, systems engineering and/or technical program management experience.
• Excellent analytical skills; you digest complex information and make recommendations.
• You have a track record of providing program management during all phases of software development from kick-off to launch, demonstrating critical thinking, challenging the norms and thought leadership.
• You have very strong written and verbal communication skills, building strong relationships with stakeholders, teams and senior leaders around the organization.
• You can drive internal and external process improvements across multiple teams and functions and bring a wealth of experience, opinions, proposals and best practices.
• Experience operating autonomously and leading large-scale efforts across multiple teams and functions, with stakeholders in different disciplines across time zones.
• Ability to understand how functionality comes together (across products and platforms) to deliver value for users, and identify/mitigate delivery risks proactively; can propose and drive a technical solution
• Users-first and customer-focused mindset

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a global FinTech or banking organization