Senior Technical Program Manager, Earnest
$149-169k
+ Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
More information about location
Office located in Oakland, SF
Student loan provider
Open for applications
Student loan provider
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$149-169k
+ Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
More information about location
Office located in Oakland, SF
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience and 5 years managing mid to large-size projects
- Strong analytical and change management skills, as well as mastery of project management methodologies
- Excellent communication, time management, and organization skills
- Demonstrated ability to build constructive relationships with team members and stakeholders, negotiate and gain commitment, and practice empathy
Desirable
- Fintech industry experience
What the job involves
- The Senior Technical Program Manager position will report to the Director of PMO
- Create Program Plans that are aligned to company OKRs and based on data from product roadmaps, Jira, and any other sources that include dates/milestones
- Track program status, resolve impediments, manage risks and issues, and assist with backlog creation
- Collaborate with Program Sponsor to ensure sound decision-making and goal-setting
- Conduct post-program reviews to identify areas for improvement and facilitate productive meetings
- Typically work on programs with team sizes of 10 to 30, multiple business stakeholders, and significant new technologies or delivery approaches
- Your Impact:
- Work closely with Leadership to build a comprehensive, top-down, high-level plan aligned to the goals and objectives of the Lending Pillar
- Partner with the Engineering Managers, Product Managers, and Design Leads to help drive Programs as well as to help resolve impediments, provide coaching where needed, and manage risks and issues
- Create a culture of “inspect and adapt” within the TPMO team by identifying areas of improvement
Our take
Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan products. It looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory to issue a unique credit score, which can prove a lifeline for students who may otherwise struggle to qualify for loan refinancing.
For the portion of student debtors with low credit scores, Earnest is one of a few scant options. Borrowers can choose their own loan terms to fund up to the full cost of their education, and there are no origination, application, or late fees.
Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to an impressive total $18.5 billion in student loans refinanced, and has served upwards of 200,000 people. With student loans representing such a huge sector of lending, there should be plenty of room for Earnest to continue expanding in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
SERIES C
Nov 2015
$75m
SERIES B
Total funding: $127m
Company benefits
- Remote-first flexibility
- Monthly & annual remote work stipends
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- $1000 annual travel perk
- Robust 401K package
- No meeting Thursdays
- Annual company-wide offsites
Company values
- Earn Happy Customers - Our customers’ journey is ours to share. Our success comes from anticipating their needs and providing the solutions they’re looking for. This combination of empathy and action helps them become our best endorsers and biggest fans.
- Better is Better - The path to great means getting better every day. We push ourselves, and each other, to remain curious and think differently. We know the value of compounding and how continuous 1% improvement leads to massive changes. We are always willing to challenge the status quo in order to achieve our goals.
- PhD in Moving Fast - Our customers are tired of long wait times and large student loan bills so we constantly seek out ways to deliver faster. We refuse to waste time on things that don’t move the needle and we surprise teammates and customers with our speed.
- Passion for Challenges - Perseverance and optimism are just the start to take on the inertia of a national trillion-dollar problem. We enjoy tough challenges knowing that if we persist through them we will make a difference.
- Impact is a Team Sport - We maximize our impact when we act as one team. We each play our part and put team success above personal achievement. Earnies are willing to do what it takes to make the team better even though it may be uncomfortable for ourselves.
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Louis Beryl
(CEO)Co-founded SolidEnergy Systems. Was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator. Is a Board Member of Car Dash and Roofr, and is a Mentor at First Round Fast Track.
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