Technical Program Manager
Plaid is a financial technology company providing APIs and network connectivity for businesses to build financial products. Its platform supports bank-account linking, financial data access, identity verification, fraud and risk tools, credit underwriting, and bank payments.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Plaid
Plaid operates a financial data network and API platform that lets businesses connect to financial institutions and build financial experiences. Its products support account and identity verification, real-time balance and transaction data, investment and liability data, income and underwriting workflows, fraud and AML risk checks, and multi-rail bank payments. It serves developers, businesses, financial institutions, platforms, lenders, banks, and consumer-facing financial-product providers.
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About the Role
You will lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through execution. You will align stakeholders, manage dependencies and risks, drive decisions, remove blockers, communicate with technical and executive audiences, and improve program frameworks for data governance, platform modernization, and trusted data management.
Requirements
- 6+ years leading complex technical programs
- Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering systems
- Experience driving cross-functional programs involving multiple engineering teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Experience with data platforms, infrastructure, ML platforms, or developer productivity
- Prior experience in fintech or another highly regulated environment
Responsibilities
- Lead complex, cross-functional technical programs
- Manage plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communication
- Align engineering, product, data, legal, privacy, and business teams on priorities and success metrics
- Enable standardized processes for data governance, platform modernization, and trusted data management
- Remove execution blockers and monitor progress against goals
- Provide regular updates to leadership
- Foster collaboration across organizations
- Communicate progress to technical and executive stakeholders
- Improve execution frameworks and program health
Benefits
- Equity