# Senior Program Manager, Partner Programs

**Company:** [Stellar](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stellar)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $145k – $195k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, Program Management, Project Management, APIs, System Dependencies, Integration Flows, Jira, Airtable, Asana, Confluence, Google Workspace, Okrs
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> Leads software and product integration programs for strategic Stellar ecosystem partners, coordinating technical and business stakeholders, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, and delivery. Requires 7+ years managing financial-services software programs and comfort with APIs, integrations, blockchain concepts, and program management tools.

## Job Description

## 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.

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