Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

About the role

Ripple is looking for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager in London to lead large, cross-functional programs linked to its products. The role reports to the Head of TPM within Ripple Core and sits at the intersection of traditional finance and digital asset infrastructure. It suits someone with a strong understanding of traditional finance and trading markets who wants to bridge the needs of financial institutions with the capabilities of digital asset infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Own the strategy, planning and execution of one or more complex, cross-functional programs across product initiatives.
• Proactively identify and eliminate bottlenecks, raise issues strategically and make data-driven decisions.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership, and bring cross-functional teams together.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Operations to meet the regulatory, operational and control expectations of institutional clients.
• Mentor other TPMs and contribute to raising the bar for program management practices.
• Contribute to technical and operational frameworks used by engineering teams.
• Drive alignment with program managers, product managers and engineering managers on development priorities.
• Lead large, strategic cross-company initiatives end-to-end, from scope and success metrics with leadership through launch, adoption and measurable outcomes.
• Own the full program lifecycle across Product, Engineering and go-to-market teams, managing dependencies, risks and accountability.

Required profile

• 10+ years of technical program management experience leading complex, cross-functional programs in sophisticated enterprise technology environments.
• Experience managing programs in traditional finance (banking, asset management, broker-dealers, custodians, financial market infrastructure).
• Understanding of trading markets (crypto or traditional), including order management, execution, clearing and settlement, market structure and liquidity.
• Ability to use data and analytics to assess trends and the health of projects and systems.
• Working knowledge of software development and modern project management processes such as Agile, Scrum and Six Sigma.
• Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability and scaling.
• Strong plus: experience in Payments, Custody, Stablecoin, Prime Brokerage, Tokenization and/or Blockchain ecosystems.

Required skills

• Project planning tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Proficiency in Google Sheets
• Agile, Scrum and Six Sigma

What we offer

• Competitive salary, bonuses and equity
• Healthcare, retirement, family support and parental leave benefits
• Professional development budget
• Flexible in-office presence (about 10+ days a month)
• Wellness reimbursement, generous vacation and R&R days