Staff Technical Program Manager
Ripple
At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.
If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.
Manage multiple projects/programs across Ripple’s liquidity and trading platform. Gather business and systems requirements from both internal and external stakeholders to ensure platform scalability supports all Ripple’s business. Work with product and engineering teams to define clear specifications, manage product schedules, remove roadblocks, and ensure high development velocity. Engage with external liquidity venues and market service providers to gather requirements and manage technical execution. Responsible for end-to-end planning and implementation of projects and support of Agile teams. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to develop program milestones, track progress, and provide transparency to various stakeholders. Work with Product Managers and Technical Leads on design decisions, and drive solutions to technical problems. Ensure and guide alignment and accountability across all functions involved in the project. Build relationships across teams and anticipate, identify and manage dependencies, risks, and issues across teams. Lead team and foster collaboration. Track metrics to effectively measure progress against goals. Operate as a subject matter expert for the team on topics related to planning, process, execution, reporting, stakeholder management, and goals attainment. Implement improvements to the product development and delivery process.
Telecommuting permitted 50% or more but less than 100% per week within same geographic location as assigned office location.
Up to 5% domestic travel is required.
40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Must have a Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other related field, plus 5 years of relevant program management and/or software engineering experience. OR must have Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or other related field, plus seven (7) years of relevant program management and/or software engineering experience (of which 5 years of which must be progressive, post-baccalaureate).
Of the required experience, must have 4 years of experience in all of the following(which may be gained concurrently):
- Experience launching products into production and maintaining live applications;
- Experience with financial markets.
Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in two of the following; JIRA, Smartsheet, and Confluence.
Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in all of the following technologies (which may be gained concurrently):
- REST, gRPC or other network API specs;
- Cloud software development (AWS, Google Cloud, and/or Azure);
- Data, including databases, data warehouses, and data reports;
- Event driven microservice architectures.
Must have 1 year of experience with automated trading systems.
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WHO WE ARE:
Do Your Best Work
- The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
- Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
- In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
- Weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
- We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
Take Control of Your Finances
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
- Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
Take Care of Yourself
- R&R days so you can rest and recharge
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
- Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.