Senior Technical Program Manager, Payments

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define the program's scope and objectives, collaborate with key stakeholders, ensure technical feasibility, and oversee projects from inception to completion.

• Coordinate staffing, priorities, and technical dependencies among Hosting and cross-functional teams, including Trust, Payments, Infra, and Product.

• Oversee quarterly planning and manage ongoing risk escalation and mitigation.

• Supervise the Technical Design diligence process for significant programs.

• Monitor technical dependencies, conduct schedule reviews and pre-reviews, engage stakeholders, and ensure meeting quality and efficiency.

• Relay key decisions, updates, and risks to leadership and across teams.

• Foster accountability and manage timelines effectively.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and new operational methods, emphasizing simplification and productivity.

• Lead organization-wide and company-wide technical initiatives as the technical stack evolves.

• Provide insights into key performance indicators, risks, and opportunities.

• Collaborate with the Payments organization to enhance technology offerings for facilitating transactions across Airbnb’s global marketplace.

• Support the development and growth of a world-class team of Technical Program Managers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in developing processes where few exist, demonstrating flexibility to accomplish tasks.

• Capability to navigate ambiguity toward detailed solutions and drive initiatives to completion.

• Strong understanding of software engineering principles.

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a distributed architecture environment.

• Adaptability to work with teams operating on different cadences.

• Detail-oriented with strong technical problem-solving and prioritization skills.

• Experience working in highly cross-functional environments.

• Quick learner with the ability to familiarize with new technologies rapidly.

• Exceptional written and oral business communication skills and interpersonal abilities.

• Capacity to influence stakeholders effectively.

• Familiarity with Jira or similar task management tools.

• BA/BS degree required.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the software development sector.

• Must reside in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus eligibility.

• Equity eligibility.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Employee Travel Credits.

• Eligibility for remote work.

• Opportunity for occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed upon with the manager.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.