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title: 'Sr. Technical Program Manager at Netspend'
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# Sr. Technical Program Manager at Netspend

- **Company:** Netspend
- **Location:** Noida, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/netspend-careers-page/145ea6c6-d794-406c-80b7-b6110c36c342

## Job description

About the Company: Netspend Corporation is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Netspend's financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.

Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.

Since our founding in 1999 by industry pioneers, Netspend products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with employees worldwide.

## About the role

We are hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager with 10+ years of experience to lead complex, cross-team engineering programs built on Java. You will be an enabler for the engineering teams who own delivery — bringing structure, visibility and alignment from scoping through launch — while engaging deeply with engineers on architecture, dependencies and technical trade-offs. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and execution. You will be the person who turns ambiguous goals into a clear plan, keeps multiple teams moving in step, and gives leadership an honest, early view of risk. Experience: 10+ years

## Key responsibilities

Program enablement

- Enable large, multi-quarter programs spanning several engineering teams, partnering with the engineering managers who own delivery from charter through launch and post-launch review.
- Build integrated program plans with milestones, critical path, dependencies and resourcing; keep them current as reality changes.
- Facilitate the program operating rhythm: planning, standups or syncs, status reporting, release readiness and retrospectives.
- Coach teams on Agile (Scrum/Kanban) practices and help adapt the delivery model to fit team size, risk and deadlines.

Technical partnership

- Engage with engineers on system design, Java/JVM service architecture, APIs and integration points well enough to challenge estimates and spot hidden dependencies.
- Partner with architects and tech leads on technical debt, scalability, performance and migration plans, and make the trade-offs visible to stakeholders.
- Review design documents and help translate technical constraints into scope, timeline and risk decisions.
- Work with DevOps and QA on CI/CD, release management, environments and quality gates.

Risk, governance and communication

- Identify risks and blockers early, maintain a RAID log, and help owners drive mitigation, escalating when needed.
- Communicate program status, decisions and trade-offs clearly to engineering leaders, product, and senior executives.
- Define and track delivery metrics such as predictability, velocity, defect trends and milestone health.
- Facilitate scope-change decisions, track budgets, and keep cross-functional partners (Product, Security, Compliance, Operations) aligned.

Process and people

- Improve engineering and program management practices across the organization.
- Mentor junior TPMs
- Coordinate with vendors where programs depend on them.

Required qualifications

## Experience

- 10+ years in software delivery, with at least 5 years as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager or equivalent.
- A track record of enabling large programs involving 3+ engineering teams and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Technical depth (Java)

- Strong working knowledge of Java-based systems — core Java concepts, Spring / Spring Boot and the JVM — enough to engage credibly with engineers; hands-on coding is not required.
- Solid understanding of microservices, REST APIs, relational and NoSQL databases, and messaging systems such as Kafka.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS), containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Able to review design documents, follow technical debates, and ask the questions that surface real risk.

Project and program management

- Deep command of the full project lifecycle: initiation, planning, estimation, scheduling, execution, monitoring and closure.
- Strong practice in Agile and hybrid delivery, including sprint planning, release planning and dependency management at scale.
- Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, diagramming tool such as Lucid Chart
- Proven skill in risk management, scope control, budget tracking and stakeholder management.

Leadership and communication

- Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including executive-level status reporting.
- Able to influence without authority and resolve conflicts across teams.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to bring structure to it quickly.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a results-oriented mindset and a commitment to delivering value to customers.

## Preferred qualifications

- PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe or Certified Scrum Master certification.
- Experience leading platform migrations, monolith-to-microservices transitions or cloud modernization programs.
- Domain experience in fintech, e-commerce, SaaS or another regulated, high-scale environment.
- Exposure to observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, Grafana)
- Experience managing distributed teams across time zones.
- A Master's degree or MBA.

What success looks like in year one

- You have enabled 1–2 critical programs to hit key milestones on or near plan.
- Leadership has a single, trusted view of program health, risks and dependencies.
- Engineering teams see you as a technical peer who removes blockers rather than adds process.

## About Netspend

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Netspend provides prepaid debit card and digital banking solutions, focusing on financial inclusion for underserved consumers and BaaS partnerships.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Ouro Global, Inc., a privately held fintech holding company)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, USA
- **Founded**: 1999
- **Founders**: Not individually listed in public sources; original founders returned to lead Ouro in 2023

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Financial Services (Prepaid Debit, Digital Banking, Banking-as-a-Service)
- Target customers: B2C (underbanked consumers) and B2B (enterprise partners for co-branded and white-label payment solutions)
- Mission or purpose: "Deliver financial empowerment solutions globally" through innovation and inclusion, expanding access to financial tools

## Products & Services
- **Netspend Prepaid Debit Cards**: Reloadable prepaid cards available online, via mobile apps, and at over 100,000 retail locations (including convenience stores, grocers, pharmacies). Supports direct deposit, savings, and mobile check deposit.
- **Netspend Paycard**: Employer-sponsored payroll card solutions for companies and tips distribution.
- **Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)**: White-label and co-branded debit/prepaid programs for lifestyle, sports, entertainment, and consumer brands via an open technology platform.
- **Netspend Savings Account**: High-yield savings option linked to the prepaid account (FDIC-insured).
- **Cross-Border Payments**: Money movement services (mentioned under Ouro).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). Was acquired by TSYS in 2013 for $1.4B; later part of Global Payments; now independent under Ouro.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $580M (LinkedIn estimate, likely pre-2023) – not publicly confirmed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent Ouro is privately backed; historical investors include IA Capital Group. Key partners: Pathward (issuer bank), Visa, and 130,000+ reload points nationwide.
- **Growth Signals**: Rebranding to Ouro in 2023, expansion into new verticals (cross-border, BaaS), active hiring (17 open roles at Netspend as of mid-2026), headcount growth of +6.8% monthly per LinkedIn (though Ouro parent shows decline). Fortune coverage of founders’ comeback plan to "make it the leader in the industry."

## Competitive Advantages
- **National retail network**: Over 100,000 distribution and 130,000 reload points – a hard-to-replicate physical footprint.
- **Two decades of trust**: Serving millions of consumers since 1999, with billions in transaction volume processed.
- **BaaS platform**: Open technology stack enables rapid integration for large brands (co-branded/white label).
- **Consumer focus**: Deep understanding of underbanked user base, driving product innovation for financial inclusion.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Growing international footprint (offices in India, Spain, Philippines, Australia, etc.).
- **New products**: Cross-border payments, digital account services, and enhanced loyalty solutions.
- **Partnerships**: Deepening co-branded relationships and BaaS deals with major consumer brands.
- **Technology modernization**: Investing in cloud, mobile, and data analytics (open roles in DevOps, Snowflake, mobile engineering).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "innovation, entrepreneurship, empowerment" with a focus on customer-centricity and operational excellence.
- **Work Policy**: On-site in Austin, TX (BuiltIn reports "OnSite Workspace") and also a significant office in Noida, India. Remote or hybrid options are not highlighted.
- **Perks**: Not detailed in search results; company provides standard benefits. Indeed work wellbeing score is "Below average" (67/100) based on 61 responses, with mixed reviews on culture and compensation (3.1/5 on Glassdoor equivalent).
- **Engineering culture**: Heavy technical hiring (Head of Architecture, Software Engineers, DevOps). Strong alumni pipelines from TSYS, Global Payments, Dell, Apple. Opportunity to work on large-scale payment processing and BaaS platforms.
- **Growth Opportunity**: The company is in a "rebirth" phase with founders back, strategic growth targets, and new product verticals – potentially high impact for early employees.

## Sources
1. [Ouro Careers page](https://www.ouro.com/careers)
2. [LinkedIn – Netspend](https://www.linkedin.com/company/netspend)
3. [Built In – Netspend](https://builtin.com/company/netspend)
4. [Indeed – NetSpend Careers](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Netspend)
5. [LinkedIn – Ouro](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ouroglobal)

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