Staff Technical Program Manager, Platform

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well aspersonal and business bank accounts we offer joint accounts accounts for 16-17 year olds a free kids account and credit cards in the UK with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save invest andcombine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

Were not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo

Hear from our UK team about what its like working at Monzo

London or Remote (UK) Competitive base salary and stock options Benefits

At Monzo our mission is to make money work for everyone everywhere. Were looking for aStaff Technical Program Manager to lead critical Platform initiatives that underpin everything we build. Youll support two major portfolios: our Data Platform evolution and our Platform resiliency programme. This is a high impact role that benefits from both deep technical understanding and strong cross-team leadership to coordinate horizontal projects across multiple collectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of major platform programs that cross multiple teams and markets
• Manage complex cross-collective programs:
  • Define program roadmaps and milestones set priorities manage trade-offs identify and manage critical path and risks ensure alignment with business goals and technical strategy
  • Navigate dependencies timelines and sequencing across Platform squads and Monzo Collectives
  • Balance technical depth with program breadth - understanding both data infrastructure and distributed systems challenges
• Drive effective decision making to remove blockers and maintain momentum across long-running infrastructure programmes
• Shape operational effectiveness and engineering culture particularly around reliability incident management readiness and data governance practices

You should apply if:

• You have 5 years of experience managing complex technology programs from inception to launch
• You can communicate clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences from engineers to executives translating between technical details and business impact
• You excel at coordinating work across multiple teams managing dependencies in complex technical programmes where culture and tooling matter as much as technical changes
• You build trust and influence without direct authority and are comfortable constructively challenging technical approaches
• Youre comfortable diving into data metrics and technical documentation to make informed decisions in ambiguous situations
• You have experience driving both technical delivery and organisational change particularly around infrastructure system resilience or data governance

The interview process:

1. Recruiter Call (30 mins) Youll meet our Engineering Leadership Recruiter to discuss your experience and learn more about Monzo. Theyll be your partner and guide throughout the interview process.
2. Initial Call (45 mins) Youll meet with one of our engineering leaders. Theyll ask you about your previous experience in particular program execution and technical leadership. Theyll also make time to tell you about Monzo and answer your questions.
3. Loop Stage (3 hours) The Loop stage consists of 3 x 60 min interviews that take place over 1-2 days (depending on your availability).

All things going well youll have completed the hiring process

Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. Youll have the chance to speak to our recruitment team throughout the process. If youd like to ask a question sooner email

Whats in it for you:

Base salary range for this role is dependent on experience equity stock options & benefits

We can help you relocate to the UK

We can sponsor visas

This role can be based in our London office but were open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London).

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well at times that suit you and your team.

Learning budget of 1000 a year for books training courses and conferences

And much more see our full list of benefits here

Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status.

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