Staff Technical Program Manager (contract)

Airbnb is a global company that connects hosts and guests for unique experiences. They are seeking a Technical Program Manager to support the Payments Engineering team, focusing on enhancing decision-making and managing complex projects across multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a portfolio view of Payments programs’ scope and objectives
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical feasibility and drive projects end-to-end
• Provide leaders with sufficient visibility into execution status, issues, and decisions
• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of large cross-functional initiatives aimed at increasing the productivity of our technical teams
• Enable the teams to deliver against the roadmap at all stages of the project lifecycle by identifying technical dependencies, and aligning with stakeholders on how to manage dependencies which could impact the success of the programs for quarterly/ half-yearly/bi-annual release planning, resourcing and managing ongoing risk escalation/ mitigation which could impact the success of the programs
• Manage effective communications to leadership and across teams on key decisions, status, and risks to ensure accountability and timeline management
• Define and align on success criteria with relevant stakeholders
• Regularly assess risks and identify ways to mitigate them
• Partner with developer teams to develop and enforce high quality internal documentation
• Collaborate with leadership to implement best practices and aligning on priorities across Payments
• Provide visibility into key performance indicators so leaders are aware of risks and opportunities
• In this role, you will be expected to work independently with stakeholders and cross-functional leadership, maintain focus on key priorities, and not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project
• Build atmosphere of trust within the team and inspire team to do their best work and addresses impediments to this quickly and effectively
• Regularly assess opportunities, drive for process improvements, and find new ways of operating, with a focus on simplification and productivity

Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to work calmly through ambiguity to detailed solutions
• Self-motivated, proactive and ability to adapt well and work with teams having different operating cadences
• Proven track record of influencing others in combination with strong analytical skills and allowing others to give feedback while understanding their viewpoints
• Experience developing processes where little exists and demonstrated flexibility to get things done
• Detail-oriented with the ability to understand the bigger picture by using your technical expertise and problem solving abilities to prioritize and manage blocking issues
• Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment where communication with multiple groups is imperative
• Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders
• Exhibit knowledge of Asana, Jira, or other equivalent task management tooling
• 10+ years of experience in the software development industry with at least 7 years as a technical project manager
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• Experience developing or working directly on various aspects of large-scale ML/AI platforms
• Experience with feature development of AI-powered product experiences
• Experience and passion for building and maintaining products leveraging AI models