Technical Program Manager, Manager

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Trust is central to Stripe’s mission to grow the GDP of the internet and the Risk team advances that mission by building products and infrastructure that Stripe businesses, Stripe product teams, and Stripe’s network of regulators and financial partners rely on. From helping businesses onboard to Stripe to managing regulatory compliance at scale, Risk is at the center of what makes Stripe run. The Technical Program Manager team is responsible for delivering the cross-Stripe programs that help businesses grow on Stripe, enable products to launch safely at scale, and Stripe to maintain its position as the most trusted network in the financial ecosystem.

What it asks for · 6

• 5+ years of management experience of varying seniority, including managing managers
• 8+ years of software engineering, systems engineering or technical product/program management experience
• Extensive experience in finding and growing talent through coaching, mentoring, and career development conversations
• Experience driving technical programs from ideation to delivery at scale and leading teams of Technical Program Managers who have done the same
• Experience operating autonomously and leading across multiple teams, with stakeholders in different disciplines across time zones
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and thought leadership

Also a plus

• You are comfortable working with geographically distributed teams
• You’ve managed teams that designed and operated critical infrastructure
• You are empathetic to customer needs but visionary enough to not just deliver a faster horse
• You are excited about collaborating with teammates across Stripe’s organization
• Past experience as an engineer or similar technical role

What the job covers

• Build, lead and manage high-performing teams, managers, and individuals, across multiple locations, including providing performance reviews, continual feedback, and career growth.
• Define and deliver on long-term vision and multi-year strategy for company-wide programs collaborating with product management and engineering leadership/executives.
• Define success criteria, delivery plans, track risks, and ensure successful execution of Risk’s most complex programs.
• Make substantial improvements to how the teams you work with communicate and operate to significantly increase the productivity and efficiency of the teams.

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• programs8×
• experience6×
• managers5×
• risk5×
• technical5×
• product4×
• requirements4×
• businesses3×
• career3×
• complex3×
• critical3×
• deliver3×
• engineering3×
• grow3×
• leading3×
• mission3×

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