Senior Program Manager, Lending

Remitly•Arlington, VA

1d•$177,070 - $204,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Remitly, the Senior Program Manager, Lending analyzes data to define lending product strategy and the technology roadmap, balancing improvements to existing products with development of new products and features. The role reports to the Director, Software Development Engineering. Telecommuting is available up to three days per week within the Arlington Metropolitan area, subject to manager approval. The role identifies inefficiencies in the lending operating model and defines technical and operational solutions, aligns teams on decisions and tradeoffs, and partners across product, engineering, operations, data analytics, and program management. It designs and manages scalable programs and operational processes and oversees end-to-end project plans for new implementations, coordinating internal stakeholders and external partners to support timely delivery.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a directly related technical field.
Two years of experience with banking business operations.
One year of experience driving medium-to-large-scale technical projects in financial services or lending, coordinating with external partners and cross-functional internal teams.
One year of experience managing programs from concept through launch, including overseeing end-to-end project execution.
One year of experience building cross-functional and cross-regional relationships to gather data and support planning and execution.
One year of experience collaborating with product and engineering teams to evaluate tradeoffs, with attention to detail and a focus on balancing short-term deliverables with long-term impact.
One year of experience with AWS S3 Data Warehousing, Databricks, Google Suite, Python, Snowflake, SQL, and Tableau.

Responsibilities

Analyze data to define lending product strategy and the technology roadmap, balancing improvements to existing products with new products and features.
Identify inefficiencies in the lending operating model and define solutions, including technical and operational requirements.
Capture the implications of key decisions and tradeoffs to support organizational alignment across teams.
Partner with product, engineering, operations, data analytics, and other program managers to create programs and procedures that deliver value to global customers.
Design, document, implement, and manage scalable programs and operational processes to support growth.
Manage end-to-end project plans for new implementations, coordinating internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure timely and effective delivery.