Senior Technical Program Manager (Infrastructure)
Affirm
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Posted:
August 8, 2023
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Remote
About the position
We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to oversee high visibility programs for our Service Infrastructure and Data teams. The role involves streamlining processes for building customer and merchant products, as well as ensuring that our infrastructure scales effectively as our business and product lines expand. The successful candidate will drive complex technical projects, coordinate with multiple teams and stakeholders, and have a strong understanding of technical implementation and domain knowledge. Additionally, they will collaborate closely with various departments to develop strategies and roadmaps, track progress, and communicate effectively with upper management and project stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Drive complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical projects in service of expanding the consumer product suite and platform capabilities
- Coordinate across engineering teams and non-engineering stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners
- Understand technical implementation at the architecture level and propose technical alternatives
- Work closely with leads and partners in Product, Engineering, Design, Infrastructure, Operations, and Analytics to map out strategies and roadmaps
- Track progress, resolve dependencies, evaluate risks, and communicate status to upper management and project stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of experience managing infrastructure and/or data engineering programs
- Passion and drive to change consumer finance for the better
- Organized and strategic approach to collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams
- Track record of successfully launching software projects
- Clear and compelling written and verbal communication
- Obsesses over getting the details right but knows how to ship on time
- Working and driving strategic programs and building a remote-friendly culture
- Track record of successfully driving complex large technology applications and geographically distributed backend systems
- Track record of strong stakeholder management with Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams
- Prior experience in FinTech, Payments, or Commerce is a plus
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of experience managing infrastructure and/or data engineering programs
- Passion and drive to change consumer finance for the better
- Organized and strategic approach to collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams
- Track record of successfully launching software projects
- Clear and compelling written and verbal communication
- Obsesses over getting the details right but knows how to ship on time
- Working and driving strategic programs and building a remote-friendly culture
- Track record of successfully driving complex large technology applications and geographically distributed backend systems
- Track record of strong stakeholder management with Engineering, Product, Design, Analytics, and other cross-functional teams
- Prior experience in FinTech, Payments or Commerce is a plus.
Benefits
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount