Technical Programme Manager

Are you an experienced Technical Programme Manager looking for a new opportunity?

As a Technical Programme manager at Thredd, you will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of complex product and engineering initiatives by identifying and prioritising cross team dependencies. You will also be a central point for coordination between product, engineering and operational teams to maintain delivery momentum and minimise risk. Surface critical dependencies early, remove or escalate blockers and ensure teams have clarity and support required to deliver on commitments. Key to this is maintaining visibility across initiatives and aligning stakeholders.  

What you’ll be doing as a Technical Programme Manager 

• Understand the commercial implications of delivery delays, dependencies and technical trade offs 

• Support prioritisation decisions that balance delivery feasibility with business value 

• Identify programme risks that may impact product roadmap, contractual obligations or commercial commitments 

• Maintain accurate reporting on programme health, dependencies, risks and delivery progress 

• Clear tracking of dependencies to ensure programme delivery. While supporting consistent delivery standards across programmes and teams 

• Provide clear insight to leadership to support decision making and prioritisation  

• Use data and delivery metrics to highlight potential bottlenecks, blockers or delivery risks  

• Apply appropriate delivery frameworks and practices to improve coordination across engineering and product teams 

• Work with engineering and product teams to optimise delivery workflows and reduce friction 

• Encourage innovative approaches to solving delivery bottlenecks and improving cross team collaboration  

• Identify and manage complex cross team dependencies across product and engineering initiatives 

• Support programme planning by ensuring dependencies are visible, sequenced correctly and prioritised appropriately  

• proactively identify risks and blockers that could impact delivery and coordinate timely resolution 

• Develop strong understanding of product landscape and technical architecture to effectively manage interdependencies and identify risks 

• Work closely with product managers, engineering leads and technical product managers to understand delivery requirements and roadmap priorities 

• Ensure dependencies between product features, platforms and systems are identified and managed  

What you'll bring to the Technical Programme Manager role 

• Experience in technical program management, program delivery or large-scale technical project coordination 

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle 

• Proven ability to manage complex cross team dependencies  

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills 

• Ability to prioritise competing demands and drive alignment 

• Experience identifying risks and proactively resolving delivery blockers 

• Comfortable working with engineering, product and operational teams   

Where you’ll work 

Our working model varies depending on the specific role and team requirements. We strive to provide flexibility whilst ensuring that each position is best supported for optimal collaboration and performance. 

For this position we’d ideally require you to be in the London office (Holborn) one day per week.   

About us 

Thredd is the trusted next-gen payments partner for innovators looking to modernise their payments offering. Certified by Mastercard, Visa and Diners & Discover, we process billions of debit, prepaid, and credit transactions annually, supporting consumer and corporate fintechs, digital banks, and embedded finance providers across the globe. Our unique offering is our client-centric approach, combining hands-on support with modern, reliable, and scalable technology. 

Our assured solution accelerates the development and delivery of consumer and corporate payments components embedded within digital banks, as well as for expense management, B2B payments, crypto, lending, credit, Buy Now Pay Later, FX, remittance, and open banking innovators. 

Since 2007, Thredd has enabled market leaders through our highly reliable, secure, and scalable platform and supported many of our client's growth journeys - from early-stage startup through to globally recognised unicorns, including Monzo, Revolut, and Starling. 

Diversity and Inclusion at Thredd 

Here at Thredd, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we would be happy to support you. 

Our Values 

Our values-driven culture is what unites our teams globally and our teams is what drives our success; 

Here are what the values will mean for you in this Technical Programme Manager role 

• Own it and deliver – Ensuring understanding of business strategy and enabling alignment with team priorities 

• Collaborate purposefully – Leading collaboration between teams, ensuring open communication, trust and mutual respect 

• Think differently – Valuing different perspectives, celebrating success, and enabling learning if it goes wrong 

• Act courageously – Taking a different approach, showing vulnerability to build trust and enabling others to do the same