Octane is a Fintech company whose mission is to connect people with their passions. The transaction process for large purchases such as powersports, RVs, boats, and home improvements is slow and frustrating, but Octane is changing that through automated underwriting, innovative credit products, and financing through our in-house lender Roadrunner Financial. Octane reaches millions of enthusiasts through editorial brands like Cycle World and Cycle Volta and helps consumers buy their favorite products with instant, frictionless financing on Octane.co. Octane is revolutionizing lending in under-served verticals that account for tens of billions of dollars in annual transactions.

Octane is gaining traction quickly with customers, as evidenced by growth in originations through our platform of more than $1B since inception. Octane works with more than 3,500 merchants in the USA and offers promotional financing with low rates for more than 40 OEM brands. Because we’re the platform and the lender, we have both high growth and positive unit economics - rare for a fintech. We have raised more than $192M in capital from leading investors, including Valar Ventures, IA Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Third Prime, Progressive Insurance and Citi Ventures and our lending securities are rated AA by Standard & Poor’s.

The Role (What we’re looking for)

As a Senior Technical Program Manager at Octane you will coordinate cross departmental (and over time, cross team) initiatives and see them through from ideation to completion.  We’re looking for a highly collaborative individual who excels at planning and forecasting work that spans multiple teams and departments.  You’re able to easily communicate complex programs to a wide range of audiences (technical and non-technical), and you excel at identifying issues that could affect the success of your program(s).  This role will report to the Director of Program Management.  

Specifically, you will:

• Capture and track all the work that needs to be done for your program(s).
• Identify and coordinate downstream work across the organization around feature releases.
• Establish and maintain a forecast of the program plan.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks and dependencies.
• Regularly report on the state of the programs to peers across functions and from the team member level to the C-Suite.  
• Resolve conflicts between individuals and teams that could affect success
• Work closely with remote team members that span the United States, South America, India, and Europe.
• Be able to converse and challenge Product and Technical colleagues on scope and architecture, respectively.  

Requirements

• 5+ Years previous experience working as a Program/Project Manager
• 2+ Years working Cross-Organization Programs
• 3+ Years working as an Engineer or Product Manager
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent program / experience)
• Exceptional Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies (Primarily Scrum) and software design processes to allow you to communicate effectively with our Product and Engineering teams
• Experience with Project/Program Management Tools (i.e. JIRA), Virtual Whiteboarding Tools (Miro, Mural, LucidSpark), as well as G-Suite and/or Office 365.  

Nice to Haves

• Experience as a Technical Lead
• Experience as an Agile Coach, Scrum Master and/or Team Coach
• Certifications (PMP, CSM, etc)

Benefits

• Robust Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Up to 5 weeks PTO (self-managed)
• Generous Parental Leave
• Retirement Plan (401k) with Company contribution 
• Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement up to $3K/year 
• Powersports Safety Benefit: reimbursement of up to $500/year for the purchase of any powersports safety equipment
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life insurance
• Team Activities (remotely)
• Monthly company gift

Octane Lending is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment.

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