WEX · 4 days ago
Senior Technical Program Manager
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $170K/yr
10+ years expWEX is a key player in driving end-to-end outcomes through technology and digital leadership. The Senior Technical Program Manager will be responsible for driving delivery on key initiatives, managing multiple projects, and ensuring alignment with business objectives while fostering collaboration across various technology teams.
Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Demonstrate strong technical competency in relevant technologies and systems to effectively communicate with engineering teams, understand technical challenges, and make informed recommendations and escalations
Facilitate ongoing planning sessions to adjust priorities and ensure continuous alignment with business goals within and across your portfolio
Oversee and manage multiple projects within the portfolio of the Technology leader, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Monitor progress and recommend necessary adjustments to surface risks of program execution to key stakeholders in a targeted and timely way, with the goal of course correction
Engage with stakeholders - Technology, Product, Solution Architecture, among others - at all levels to ensure program engagement, provide updates, and address concerns
Identify potential risks and develop and track to completion mitigation strategies in partnership with accountable Tech and Product leaders
Identify, document, and manage dependencies across multiple projects, technologies, and teams
Ensure the use of standard project management tools - Jira, Planview - and maintain high standards of data hygiene
Track program performance against the committed plan and goals
Identify and address areas of process improvements within the Technical Program Management office to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery of critical corporate initiatives
Qualification
Required
BS/BA Degree in technical/information science or a related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years of relevant experience in technical program management overseeing key projects within a product line
Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including hands-on experience with various phases, and ability to work closely with engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices
Experience in development / basic proficiency in one or more programming languages or scripting languages preferred
Business acumen and industry awareness in the product line expected
Demonstrated expertise in at least one Agile methodology (e.g., Scrum), including strong working knowledge of values, roles, rituals, and artifacts, as well as SAFe planning execution
Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., Jira, Trello, MS Project)
Proactive leadership, and confidence to drive results
Proven ability to motivate cross-functional teams
Model close partnership, with an emphasis on execution, collaboration, and empowerment
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to anticipate risks and effectively mitigate them
Analytical mindset with strong decision-making capabilities
Preferred
Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Agile Certified Practitioner)
Experience in a technology-driven environment and with Agile Lifecycle Management software (e.g., Jira, ADO)
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurances
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Company
WEX
Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (22)
2024 (10)
2023 (12)
2022 (20)
2021 (14)
2020 (18)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $90M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $310M
Leadership Team
Melissa Smith
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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