Staff Technical Program Manager, Robinhood
Product
$191-225k
+ Equity-focused compensation structure
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
Commission-free stock trading platform
Open for applications
Commission-free stock trading platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$191-225k
+ Equity-focused compensation structure
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience as a technical program manager, engineering lead, or equivalent
- An excellent understanding of the architecture of the systems you work with (e.g. mobile development, APIs, runtime characteristics, design limitations, and maintenance requirements)
- Experience working with mobile and web SDLC
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as product, design, legal, compliance, quality engineering, operations, to launch consumer-facing products
- Excellent problem solving skills and experience solving complex ambiguous problems collaboratively with the team
What the job involves
- As a Staff Technical Program Manager in the Brokerage space, we are looking for someone to drive the development and delivery of Robinhood’s high priority and most cross-functional Brokerage initiatives
- This role is crucial for Robinhood to ship high-quality products and systems, and achieve this in a fast, safe, and predictable way
- Leadership and influence without authority: Drive consensus and influence decisions towards projects goals
- Project management: Lead and manage the end-to-end project, from planning to execution to delivery
- Communications and stakeholder management: Facilitate clear and effective communication with senior leadership and peers, ensuring everyone is aware and aligned on the project goals, timeline, resource, status, and risks
- Technical oversight: Provide technical transparency through concise summaries to audiences at all organizational levels. Drive technical or non-technical solutions to derisk the program
- Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including product managers, designers, content, research, marketing, data scientists, quality engineers, engineers, operations, legal, compliance, security, other TPMs, etc. across all areas (Brokerage, Crypto, Cash, Activation, Platform, Security, Infra, Data). Work with them to define scope, timeline, dependencies, identify and mitigate risks
- Risk identification and mitigation: Identify project risks (eng or non-eng), develop mitigation strategies and mitigate them
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Its innovative model thrives on premium features like increased buying power and extended trading hours, attracting a younger audience drawn to meme stocks like AMC and GameStop.
But Robinhood's not just about quick thrills. The company claims its mission lies in catering to "the unmet needs of the next generation," evidenced by its "Robinhood Retirement" launch, targeting gig-economy workers often excluded from financial planning. This commitment to accessibility aligns with its core values.
However, 2023 brought unexpected turbulence, as Robinhood became entangled in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange bankruptcy scandal when it emerged that the US Department of Justice seized hundreds of millions of dollars of the company's shares tied to FTX founder Bankman-Fried. Despite these challenges, Robinhood successfully bought back the missing stock, and its impact on democratizing finance remains undeniable.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company benefits
- Well-being - Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Family & home life - Parental leave, personal prosperity benefits
- Comfort & care - Annual lifestyle stipend
- Office life - Catered meals and fully stocked kitchen, commuter benefits
- Growth - Education and training, community events, career mentorships
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their fellow co-founder.
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