Technical Project Manager
Meet Upside
We created Upside to help communities thrive! Our retail technology uses the sophistication of online retail—profit measurement, attribution, and incrementality—to provide users with more value on their everyday purchases and brick and mortar businesses with new, profitable customers. We’ve helped millions of users earn 2 to 3 times more cash back than any other product, and tens of thousands of brick and mortar businesses earn measurable profit. Billions of dollars in commerce run through the Upside platform every year, and that value goes directly back to our local retailers, the consumers they serve, and towards important sustainability initiatives. Our mission, values, and commitment to inclusivity guide our team of more than 300 people worldwide, and the quality of our culture is reflected in the impact we’ve had on communities nationwide. You’ll join a team whose experience hails from places such as Google, Uber, Amazon, Instacart, Capital One, and MasterCard with proven startup executives and venture capitalists.
Upside was named on Deloitte's 2021 & 2022 list of Fastest Growing 500 Tech Companies and #308 in Inc.’s America’s fastest growing private companies of 2022. Upside’s Series D funding was raised in March 2022 and led by General Catalyst at a $1.5 billion valuation. Other investors include Bessemer Ventures and Formation8.
Meet the Operations team:
The Operations team at Upside is a diverse group of team-oriented individuals who are committed to our mission of helping communities thrive. Every day, we strive to improve the value we provide to consumers and merchants alike by analyzing system performance, rooting out inefficiencies, and delivering on our promises. We value a supportive work environment where we can learn from our mistakes while we tackle the ever-changing challenges that come with supporting a fast-growing business!
What you'll do:
As a Technical Project Manager on the Merchant Operations team, you'll drive merchant success by:
- Analyzing and developing data requirements, policies, and standards for upcoming projects
- Assigning and overseeing the weekly tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all teammates are actively working toward launch milestones
- Holding regular technical team meetings to share progress and drive projects forward
- Defining clear deliverables and responsibilities for teammates
- Leading pre-launch meetings with external partners, defining scope and phasing for the project, and working cross-functionally to launch data ingestion pipelines
- Setting expectations and service level agreements with external customers and internal account managers
- Managing and maintaining a ticketing process that ensures a simple view into the status of all upcoming customer launches
What you need:
- 4+ years of software project management experience, preferably in a startup environment
- Demonstrated understanding of modern project management processes and agile software development
- Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
- Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising the work of teams
- Experience working in a collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality
- Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
The fine print:
- This role is a hybrid role and required to work from our Austin or DC office 2 days/week. Full Covid-19 vaccination is required to work from our Upside offices.
- Notice to recruiters and placement agencies: This is an in-house search with a dedicated recruiter. Please do not submit resumes to any person or email address at Upside. Upside is not liable for, and will not pay, placement fees for candidates submitted by any party or agency other than its approved recruitment partners.
At Upside, we believe that diversity drives innovation. Our differences are what makes us stronger. We‘re passionate about building a workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Everyone is welcome here. Come join us!
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