Senior Program Manager-Technical, Lending

Job Description:

Remitly's vision is to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to people who send money around the world. Today, we are reimagining global financial services and building products that extend beyond traditional barriers to give customers access to more of the services they need, no matter where they call home. Join over 2,700 employees worldwide who are growing their careers with purpose and connection with our customers while having a positive impact on millions of people around the globe.

About the Role:

We are looking for an outstanding candidate for a Senior Program Manager role within the Lending team at Remitly. The Lending Team is focused on delivering new products to Remitly's existing customers or new prospects, to expand their relationship with Remitly while meeting the financial needs of an often underserved segment of the population. You will be a member of the business management team, exerting direct influence over the product and strategic roadmap for lending products, while working with 3rd party vendors and partners, as needed, to deliver on our goals and OKRs. This role will be hybrid (2-3 days a week) in our Arlington office.

As a Senior Program Manager on the Lending team, you will interact with internal and external partners directly, and drive efforts to build new lending products, enhance products in the market, improve operations procedures, reduce risk, facilitate decision making, and establish clear plans for successful execution. You will partner with product, engineers, operations, data analytics and other program managers to create from-scratch programs and procedures that deliver exponential value to our customers globally.

You Will:

• Help define the lending product strategy and technology roadmap, balancing the need for continuous improvement on existing products, while driving new products and features
• Capture implications of decisions and tradeoffs needed for the team while creating organizational alignment
• Design, document, implement and manage programs and operational processes that help us scale within Remitly
• Identify inefficiencies in Remitly's lending operating model and drive new solutions (including defining technical and operational requirements) to address them
• Manage end-to-end project plans for new implementations, working with other stakeholders and external partners to ensure delivery

You Have:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in program management and/or banking business operations
• Experience driving medium-to-large sized technical projects with external partners and cross-functional internal stakeholders in a financial services or lending capacity
• Strong program management skills with experience taking initiatives from conception to launch and managing end-to-end execution of projects
• Built connections and relationships across geographies and departments to get the information you need to facilitate planning and execution
• Experience working with product and engineers to make tough tradeoffs and the ability to sweat the details to understand the impacts of these tradeoffs and find a careful balance between short-term outcomes and long-term effects

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $144,000-$180,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave.
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education and corridor travel benefits

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

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Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.