Senior Technical Program Manager

Earnifi is building a modern, data-driven fintech platform spanning mobile apps, web, and a core backend platform. As we scale, were looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager who is a very strong executor and can own end-to-end engineering delivery in a fast-moving startup environment. This role is critical to ensuring high-quality execution across app, web, and backend systems, with real ownership over planning, prioritization, and release decisions.

This is a hands-on execution leadership role operating at the intersection of Product and Engineering. You will not just track deliveryyou will drive it , challenge assumptions, surface risks early, and make hard trade-offs when needed.

You will report to the Founding Head of Engineering , with a dotted-line relationship to the Head of Product , and act as the day-to-day owner of engineering execution.

• Own technical planning and estimation by breaking down product requirements into engineering-ready work. Partner closely with tech leads to produce realistic estimates, uncover hidden complexity, identify risks early, and build delivery plans leadership can trust.
• Drive prioritization and trade-off decisions alongside Product. Define MVP scope vs. follow-ups, balance speed vs. long-term platform stability, and push back with data, options, and clear recommendations.
• Own sprint execution end to end. Run sprint planning, ensure stories are well-defined and correctly scoped, resolve dependencies ahead of time, track progress daily, unblock engineers, and drive retrospectives with real follow-through.
• Stay close to the technical details. Participate in system design discussions, review APIs and data flows, and ensure consistency across mobile, web, and backend systems. While you may not code daily, you are expected to deeply understand the architecture and challenge technical decisions when needed.
• Manage releases across app, web, and backend. Coordinate cross-team dependencies, ensure release readiness, and own go/no-go decisions in partnership with Engineering and Product.

• 710 years of experience in roles such as Technical Program Manager (with strong technical depth), Engineering Manager with heavy execution ownership, or Tech Lead responsible for delivery.
• Proven experience operating in fast-growing startups or scale-ups, with comfort navigating ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong understanding of backend systems and APIs, mobile and web delivery cycles, and practical agile execution beyond just ceremonies.
• Prior background as a software engineer is highly preferred.
• Experience with fintech, data-heavy products, or regulated systems is a strong plus.
• Above all, you are a strong executor who takes ownership, drives clarity, and gets teams to ship.

At Earnifi, youll have real ownership and direct impact. Youll work closely with founders and senior leaders in a high-trust, low-bureaucracy environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how engineering execution works as the company scales.

Interested candidates can apply directly or reach out with their profile. If you enjoy owning execution, making clear trade-offs, and building in a startup environment, wed love to connect.