Senior Technical Program Manager - Payments: 26-00658

Akraya, Inc. is an award-winning IT staffing firm recognized for its commitment to excellence and a thriving work environment. They are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to join their Payments Engineering team, responsible for supporting and enhancing decision-making processes across multiple areas while partnering closely with engineering, operations, and product teams to improve productivity and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of Payments programs, ensuring technical feasibility and driving projects from end to end
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large cross-functional initiatives to enhance productivity within technical teams
• Facilitate communication across leadership and teams to manage timeline, status, and risk accountability effectively
• Define success criteria with stakeholders and regularly assess and mitigate risks
• Collaborate with leadership to implement best practices and prioritize actions across Payments, ensuring alignment on project success

Requirements:

• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive initiatives to completion
• Strong analytical skills combined with the capability to influence others and adapt to varying team cadences
• Familiarity with task management tools like Asana or Jira, and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Previous experience in the Payments domain is highly beneficial
• A minimum of 10+ years in the software development industry, with at least 7 of those years in a technical project management role
• B.S. in Computer Science, or the equivalent in related technical experience