Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs

Responsibilities

• Manage, plan, and direct software and product development activities from launch to completion, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
• Own long-term partner integration roadmaps and the success of multiple partners in the Stellar ecosystem.
• Host and drive meetings with technical and business stakeholders.
• Identify and manage technical dependencies and blockers across partner and internal engineering teams.
• Maintain partner documentation, including milestone plans, dependencies, schedules, risks, and meeting notes.
• Measure program performance against company and team OKRs.
• Define process frameworks, program plan templates, tools, and best practices for organization-wide adoption.

Requirements

• 7+ years managing software development programs in the financial services industry, including experience in a blockchain startup or small-company environment.
• Comfort engaging in technical discussions involving APIs, integration flows, and system dependencies.
• Familiarity with blockchain and cryptocurrency concepts, or the ability to ramp quickly in complex technical domains.
• Experience using AI tools to draft and summarize documentation, accelerate research, streamline reporting, or automate workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, organization, multitasking, process development, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Jira, Airtable, Asana, Confluence, and Google Suite.
• Independent, results-driven approach and ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed, primarily to the Americas and Europe.
• Enthusiasm for working in a startup environment with ambiguity and changing responsibilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Curiosity about blockchain technologies such as DeFi, Earn, and contract tokens, as well as cryptocurrencies.
• Direct experience working with external partners as a program manager, project manager, delivery manager, technical program manager, or consultant.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $145,000–$195,000, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
• Lumen-denominated grants.
• Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible time off and 15 company holidays, including a company-wide holiday break.
• Paid parental leave and pregnancy disability leave.
• Gym reimbursement, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Health and dependent care FSAs, commuter benefits, and HSA contributions.
• Family-building and wellbeing benefits.
• Learning and development budget of $1,500 per year.
• Daily lunch and snacks in the office.
• Company retreats.