Senior Technical Program Manager, Financial Products

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:

Do you love complex problems and having the opportunity to have high impact? Are you passionate about product planning and project management? Do you want choice in how you work (#LI-Hybrid)? Remitly Financial Products (stewards of Remitly's financial data) oversee the end-to-end data pipeline, from collection through reporting. They oversee the ledger, accounting automation, and treasury systems for all of Remitly. These are important parts of Remitly's operations as these underlying systems fund all transactions and allow us to understand and control profitability, and scalably comply with money-sending regulations.

As the Sr Technical Program Manager for Financial Products, you will coordinate the integration of finance systems across Finance and Money Movement Teams. You will work with the business teams to coordinate the launch of a scaled, multi-product ledger system over multiple years, while many of the products it is being built to support, are in-flight. You will work with the most senior engineers and PMs at Remitly to facilitate design changes to our underlying data stores that eliminate manual effort and simplify our automation. You will report to the Director of Engineering for Finance.

You will be responsible for project management for the entire Finance Products organization (schedule management, status reporting, intake, scope tracking, change management, dependencies, and risk management. You will also contribute to the evolution of centrally managed product planning and delivery frameworks.

If you are a project manager who is technical and excels in a startup like environment (but also looking to help mature and scale how we work), and where teamwork, delivery and customer-focused solutions are paramount, we are excited to work with you!

You Will:

• Coordinate the launch of a financial ledger system to support all of Remitly.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering and other partners to define the direction for our vNext Finance Data Platform (across Seattle and Tel Aviv locations).
• Contribute to the evolution of project management processes for all engineering teams at Remitly while also optimizing for the success of the Finance Product.
• Promote project management best practices and show leadership in this area.
• Grow junior Technical Program Managers.

You Have:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of technical project management experience including leading development of reliable, available and scalable distributed systems (preferably related to big-data or financial systems).
• Experience building great relationships with partners such as Product Managers, Analysts, Accountants or Data Scientists.
• Experience building complex technical roadmaps with many dependencies across multiple Director level organizations and then accomplishing those plans.
• Experience making difficult tradeoffs, balancing short and long-term priorities.
• Experience mentoring junior Technical Program Managers.

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 + 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 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.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

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