Technical Project Manager

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Cottonwood Heights, UT
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Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
SoFi’s mission is to help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
The Role
The Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading and refining the Risk Infrastructure program by managing project intake processes, capacity, demand, and applying Scrum methodology for team efficiency. This role includes developing OKRs, overseeing team utilization tracking, and leading change management initiatives while ensuring compliance with strategic objectives in a regulated financial environment.
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Who we are:

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The role:

The Technical Project Manager will play a pivotal role in building, managing, and refining our Risk Infrastructure program in a regulated financial environment. This individual will lead program initiatives, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and compliance standards. The role demands strategic planning, execution excellence, and continuous improvement, focusing on the development of OKR (Objectives and Key Results), program metrics tracking, stakeholder satisfaction, and change management.

By joining SoFi, you'll become part of a forward-thinking company that is transforming financial services for the better. We offer the excitement of a rapidly growing startup with the stability of an industry-leading leadership team.


What you’ll do: 

The Technical Project Manager will help Risk Infrastructure and SoFi better manage our capacity and demand across development teams, ensure process standardization, and ensure intake of demand has proper requirements and prioritization.

  • Technical Requirements and Intake: Own the intake process across development teams for Decision Engine strategies and Risk Data Hub requirements, ensuring effective and complete requirements with clear expectations and priority. Work closely with the Strategy Implementation Manager to ensure effective and standardized processes are in place and sound engagement models with stakeholders.

  • Manage capacity and demand: In conjunction with managing the intake process, this role will manage capacity and demand across development pods to ensure projected capacity is in line with incoming demand. A consistent and scalable framework will be needed to guarantee team leadership and stakeholders have clear expectations and that capacity can be tracked accurately as demand fluctuates.

  • Scrum and Agile Methodology Enhancement: Leverage Scrum methodology to optimize task delivery, team collaboration, and stakeholder satisfaction. Continuously seek opportunities to refine and adapt Agile practices to enhance team efficiency and program outcomes. This role will lead our Scrum of Scrums across all development teams.

  • Team Utilization Tracking: Develop and oversee a comprehensive method for tracking team member utilization to ensure equitable workload distribution and prevent overutilization, contributing to a healthy work-life balance for the team and execution of company priorities.

  • OKR Development and Tracking: Support the creation of and monitor Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to align the program with the bank's strategic goals. Ensure clear communication of these OKRs to team members and stakeholders, and regularly track progress to adapt and refine objectives as necessary. This role will support material creation and presentation of team reporting in addition to supporting the Risk Infrastructure Analytics Lead to ensure data inputs are clean and support effective reporting metrics.

  • Change Management: Lead change management initiatives within the Risk Infrastructure Team, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing disruptions. Develop and implement strategies to manage resistance, communicate changes effectively, and foster a culture of agility and continuous improvement.


What you’ll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related experience in project and program management.

  • Experience managing or leading projects/workstreams.

  • Knowledge of and background in Agile and Scrum methodologies

  • Proficient with Airtable, JIRA, Confluence, LucidCharts, Gantt Charts, etc.

  • Proficient in computer skills, including spreadsheets, word processing, databases, and business solutions software.

  • Familiarity with navigating and interpreting complex procedures, policies, and agreements.

  • Strong team building, relationship management, and project management skills.

  • Robust business analysis and problem-solving abilities, including data manipulation and analysis.

  • Ability to multitask, work effectively in a team environment, and adapt to changing priorities.

  • Proficient with SQL, with experience creating Tableau or PowerBI dashboards and reporting being a plus.


Nice to have:

  • Demonstrable experience in program management within a regulated environment, especially in financial services or digital banking.

  • Certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or similar is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. 

 

To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.New York applicants: Notice of Employee RightsSoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.

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Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

For over a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/

Our core values are at the center of how we help our millions of members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.

SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.

For more information, visit SoFi.com

Why Work With Us

Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.

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