Technical Program Manager

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo SoFi several of the Fortune 500 and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaids network covers 12000 financial institutions across the US Canada UK and Europe. Founded in 2013 the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York Washington D.C. London and Amsterdam.

We lead complex technical programs that help Plaid scale its engineering platform. We partner across Engineering Infrastructure Data Security ML Legal and Product to deliver company-wide technical initiatives that improve reliability scalability and developer productivity. Youll lead strategic technical programs from planning through execution. Youll partner with engineering leaders to align stakeholders manage dependencies drive decisions and ensure successful delivery of complex initiatives. Youll work across a variety of technical domains adapting quickly to new challenges and helping teams execute effectively.

As a Technical Program Manager you will lead high-impact cross-functional initiatives. As a generalist you may work on a variety of programs. An example is one that strengthens Plaids data and machine learning platforms. You will partner with engineering product data legal privacy and business stakeholders to drive complex technical programs from planning through execution. Your work will help improve data governance modernize machine learning infrastructure and accelerate the adoption of trusted high-quality datasets that power analytics artificial intelligence and product innovation. Success in this role requires strong program management stakeholder alignment and the ability to drive execution across multiple teams while ensuring strategic initiatives are delivered on time and at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex cross-functional technical programs that improve data infrastructure governance and machine learning platforms.

• Drive end-to-end program execution by managing plans milestones dependencies risks and stakeholder communication across engineering and product organizations.

• Partner with engineering product data legal privacy and business teams to align on priorities scope and success metrics.

• Enable the adoption of standardized processes and best practices for data governance platform modernization and trusted data management.

• Remove execution blockers monitor progress against program goals and provide regular updates to leadership.

• Foster collaboration across multiple organizations to deliver scalable solutions that improve data quality reliability and operational efficiency.

• Communicate progress to technical and executive stakeholders.

• Improve execution frameworks and program health.

Qualifications:

• 6 years leading complex technical programs.

• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering systems.

• Experience driving cross-functional programs involving multiple engineering teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguous fast-moving environments.

• Experience with data platforms infrastructure ML platforms or developer productivity is a strong plus.

• Prior experience in fintech or another highly regulated environment is a strong plus.

Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesnt fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!

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Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan including medical dental vision and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position candidates work experience and skillset and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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