Category Labs · 6 hours ago
Technical Program Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$225K/yr - $225K/yr
3+ years expCategory Labs is a team focused on designing and building advanced decentralized technology solutions. The Technical Program Manager will drive operational efficiency across the engineering team and ensure timely product deliverables while championing best practices for communication and collaboration.
BlockchainEthereumSmart Contracts
Responsibilities
Work with engineering teams, leadership and outside stakeholders to drive product deliverables and quality best practices
Collaborate with engineering leadership to understand, prioritize, and resource product deliverables. Creation, organization and follow-up of tickets will be a large part of the role
Champion best practices for communication and collaboration in an engineering and research environment
Identify and improve existing engineering processes that could optimization or better rigor
Anticipate and proactively mitigate blockers (for both engineering progress and communication)
Own end-to-end release management including versioning, patch notes, configuration documentation, and stakeholder communications to ensure safe and timely releases with zero surprises
Qualification
Required
3+ years of establishing and managing programs or managing projects in a successful technology company
2+ years of experience in process improvement (i.e. identifying and fixing issues in processes, implementing effective communication practices that maximize line of sight)
High intelligence - ability to pick up technical concepts quickly is incredibly valuable
High EQ and strong communication skills - you should be able to tactfully navigate inefficiencies and maximize productivity amongst engineers
Stellar attention to detail and highly organized
Familiarity with agile practices and frameworks, particularly scrum and kanban (we use GitHub issues)
Desire to fill critical knowledge gaps around the firm and organize / improve existing knowledge resources
High degree of comfort working with highly technical teams (DevOps, research, engineering). You should be able to understand the technical documentation found at https://docs.monad.xyz/
Own end-to-end release management including versioning, patch notes, configuration documentation, and stakeholder communications to ensure safe and timely releases with zero surprises
Identify and improve existing engineering processes that could optimization or better rigor
Anticipate and proactively mitigate blockers (for both engineering progress and communication)
Champion best practices for communication and collaboration in an engineering and research environment
Collaborate with engineering leadership to understand, prioritize, and resource product deliverables. Creation, organization and follow-up of tickets will be a large part of the role
Work with engineering teams, leadership and outside stakeholders to drive product deliverables and quality best practices
Preferred
Degree in a math, science or engineering field is helpful
Vendor management experience
Interest in blockchain / web3 / crypto, with a desire for continued learning
Benefits
World class benefits package (medical/dental/vision)
Unlimited paid time off
401(k) retirement plan + company match
Lunch and dinner stipend (in-office NYC)
Monthly wellness benefit
Paid parental leave
Company
Category Labs
Category Labs (formerly known as Monad Labs) is a team of systems engineers and researchers on a mission to design and build at the frontier of decentralized technology.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$244MKey Investors
OKX VenturesParadigmDragonfly
2024-05-15Series Unknown
2024-04-09Series A· $225M
2023-02-14Seed· $19M
Leadership Team
James Hunsaker
Co-Founder
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