Affirm
FinTech
StaffTechnicalProgramManager
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“Staff Technical Program Manager at Affirm. Skills: Technical program management, Cross-functional collaboration, Risk management, Schedule management, Stakeholder communication. Oversee high visibility programs. Streamline processes for building great customer and merchant products”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve goals
Industry & Context.
Propose technical alternatives; Ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective; Identify risks; Resolve dependencies; Evaluate risks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8 years of proven experience managing technical programs, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, Track record of successfully driving complex large technology applications and geographically distributed backend systems, Track record of stakeholder management with Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams
Nice to Have
Prior experience in FinTech, Payments or Commerce is a plus
What You'll Do.
Oversee high visibility programs
Streamline processes for building great customer and merchant products
Develop processes and frameworks for building quality software
Evaluate new technology developments to drive potential features and products
and highly visible technical programs in service of expanding consumer product suite and platform capabilities
Coordinate across engineering teams and non-engineering stakeholders through the full program lifecycle
Understand technical implementation at the architecture level
Propose technical alternatives
Ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective
Develop domain and technical knowledge
Partner with Product and Engineering to plan requirements
manage program schedules
and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners
and communicate status to upper management and program stakeholders
Engage the program teams to achieve goals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinate across engineering teams and non-engineering stakeholders; Communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company; Collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams; Stakeholder management with Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company; Communicate status to upper management and program stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Manage technical programs, Plan requirements, Identify risks, Manage program schedules, Track progress, Resolve dependencies, Evaluate risks, Communicate status, Drive complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical programs, Full program lifecycle management
Full Job Description
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. We're looking for an experienced, motivated Staff Technical Program Manager to oversee high visibility programs for our team and streamline our processes for building great customer and merchant products. As our products scale in complexity to meet our accelerating business and expanding product lines, our program management practices need to scale with it. You will help our Product and Engineering teams develop processes and frameworks for building quality software, while evaluating new technology developments to drive potential features and products. What you'll do Drive complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical programs in service of our team’s mission of expanding our consumer product suite and platform capabilities. Coordinate across engineering teams and non-engineering stakeholders through the full program lifecycle to plan requirements, identify risks, manage program schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Understand technical implementation at the architecture level and propose technical alternatives, ask questions that clarify priorities and push the team to be effective, and develop domain and technical knowledge. Partner with Product and Engineering to plan requirements, identify risks, manage program schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to upper management and program stakeholders, and engage the program teams to achieve goals. What we look for Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of proven experience managing technical programs. Passion and drive to change consumer finance for the better. Organized and strategic approach to colla
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