Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Photon is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead technical programs for branded card products, including product launches, feature enhancements, and digital wallet integrations. The role manages cross-functional delivery, project roadmaps, risks, dependencies, reporting, and process improvements across engineering, compliance, design, and other teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage technical programs related to branded card products (e.g., new product launches, new features, enhancements, digital wallets like Apple Pay)
• Drive projects from initiation to completion, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to budget
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, QA, Prof team, Risk and compliance to ensure clear deliverables, coordination
• Coordinate with various stakeholders from the engineering, compliance, and design teams to ensure deliverables
• Develop and maintain project roadmaps, timelines, and dependency trackers
• Manage risks and issues, escalating as needed to ensure timely resolution
• Facilitate communication and alignment across multiple teams
• Track and report project progress to stakeholders
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency and productivity
• Create dashboards with JIRA and other tools to track dependencies and ensure project milestones are kept in view
• Effectively and quickly solve any issues that arise, using your technical expertise to work with various departments
• Promote transparency and visualization of project progress to ensure alignment across teams

Skills

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Proven experience (10+ years) in IT as a Technical Program Manager
• Strong technical background with an understanding of software development principles and technologies
• Experience with project management methodologies, particularly Agile
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Experience managing projects involving multiple teams and complex dependencies
• Proven ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions
• Familiarity with JIRA for dash board and process tracking
• Excellent skills working with databases and creating queries
• Proficiency in using project management tools (e.g., Confluence, Jira)
• Experience with Cloud-based solutions (AWS or others)
• Experience or strong understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience in the pay domain is a big plus
• Experience in financial domain or with banking product is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits available for full time employees
• 401k retirement plan available for full time employees
• Variable pay/incentives available for full time employees
• Paid time off available for full time employees
• Paid holidays available for full time employees

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