Senior Technical Program Manager, Remitly
Remitly Business Engineering
CA$136-160k
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office (Burnaby, BC)
International payments company
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International payments company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$136-160k
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office (Burnaby, BC)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation
- An Experienced TPM: You have 7+ years of professional experience managing complex software programs and technology roadmaps in a high-growth environment
- Product & Design Minded: You understand the product development lifecycle and know how to bridge the gap between UX design requirements and engineering constraints
- Quality Focused: You have experience establishing quality gates and testing frameworks to ensure that "0-1" products are stable and performant before reaching customers
- Technically Proficient: You understand microservices and AWS infrastructure
- You can participate in architectural discussions and understand the trade-offs of technical debt versus speed of delivery
- Expert in Ambiguity: You have a track record of taking broad product goals and turning them into actionable engineering plans without relying on rigid, pre-existing templates
- A Cross-Functional Influencer: You can build alignment across different teams and offices to ensure the Business organization has the platform support required to meet its goals
- A Clear Communicator: You can synthesize complex technical status into concise updates for leadership and can facilitate "path to green" discussions when projects face delays
What the job involves
- As a Senior Program Manager – Engineering, you will play a critical role in shaping and driving the strategy and execution of large, cross-functional programs for Remitly Business, which is a new ecosystem within Remitly for business-to-business payments
- In this role, you will report directly to the Senior Engineering Manager and serve as the lead TPM for a 30-person organization across Seattle, Vancouver, and Bangalore
- You will be responsible for the successful delivery of "0-1" product launches, including new recipient experiences and deep technical integrations with global accounting and financial platforms
- Manage Global Delivery: Direct the execution of the 2026 Business Engineering roadmap across three sites, ensuring sending products (Vancouver) and receiving products (Bangalore) are synchronized
- Integrate UX into the Lifecycle: Partner with UX Designers to ensure design specifications are technically feasible and integrated into the engineering delivery cycle early enough to avoid downstream rework
- Drive Quality & Testing Strategy: Define the end-to-end testing requirements for product launches, ensuring that automated testing, manual QA, and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) are baked into the project timeline
- Operationalize Strategy: Partner with the Senior Engineering Manager to translate executive OKRs into specific technical milestones, including clear definitions of "Done" for high-quality delivery
- Coordinate Technical Dependencies: Work with Architects and platform teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks where our products rely on Remitly’s core ledger and payment systems
- Drive Ecosystem Integrations: Manage the delivery of complex technical integrations with external partners (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, and global banking APIs)
- Standardize Engineering Processes: Define and implement the operational frameworks for the organization, including continuous delivery cadences, cross-site communication, and architectural review cycles
- Report on Program Health: Provide data-driven visibility into progress, resource allocation, and risks to both engineering leadership and non-technical stakeholders
Our take
Since its inception in 2011, Remitly has focussed on helping immigrants to send money across the world faster, cheaper and easier. The company has grown exponentially since then and now operates across multiple continents. Remitly put down most of its success on putting its customers first.
The emergence of digital banks with low transaction fees cross-country has increased competition in a space where Remitly was dominant for many years. The company must continue to innovate its product to ensure it is the go-to place for these types of payments.
That said, Remitly continues to partner with exciting companies and improve their service for loyal customers. The company is setting its sights beyond its core remittance service, such as through the introduction of Passbook, an app that allows customers to access digital banking through a partner bank.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jul 2020
$85m
LATE VC
Jul 2019
$135m
SERIES E
Total funding: $435.8m
Company benefits
- Spend up to $1,000 per year on costs related to continuing education or on travel to countries Remitly serves, allowing you to gain insights to our customer’s journeys
- All of our office spaces offer our employees a place to collaborate and celebrate. With locally sourced artwork and vibrant designs, they create an environment that all can enjoy
- Fill your cup up outside of work and take advantage of our generous paid time off policies, leave policies, and flex working hours to ensure you are able to meet the demands of life outside of work
- Tap into the learning routines, resources and affinity groups Remitly provides to help you further your own DEI journey
- Contribute to the communities we serve through volunteering, employee giving, or civic advocacy
- Remitly provides rich benefit plans intended to cover the needs of our diverse teammates
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Matt Oppenheimer
(CEO & Co-Founder)After completing an M.B.A from Harvard Business School he worked as a Director for Barclays before founding Remitly in 2011.
Josh Hug
(Vice Chair & Co-Founder)He was a Director at Real Networks for 7 years before co-founding Shelfari, which was acquired by Amazon as he stayed onboard to run it as CEO.
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