The digital nexus where ESG and price signals merge.

Xpansiv is the global market for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-inclusive commodities. These Intelligent Commodities™ bring transparency to markets, empowering participants to value energy, carbon, and water to meet the challenges of an information-rich, resource-constrained world.

We’re the marketplace for an ever-expanding ecosystem of proven environmental commodities, like RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates), offsets, and differentiated fuels. We connect buyers and sellers of Intelligent Commodities in a global liquidity hub that accelerates the transition to a net-zero future.

Job Description

We’re looking for a technically strong and product-focused Technical Program Manager to lead the cross-business line creation of our next-generation environmental commodity management platform. 

This role reports directly to the VP of Technology and will work closely with the product teams to translate requirements into technical approaches and designs, and then iterate those with the software engineering teams to arrive at executable technical specifications. You will collaborate with business line leaders to deliver superior outcomes with the most efficient use of resources and technologies. 

You will work with all the stakeholders to assemble project teams of both internal and external resources, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of initiatives with an agile yet consistent approach. 

You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints, and encourage progressive thinking to maximize business benefit. 

Successful candidates will have a technical background, be detail-driven, and have excellent problem-solving abilities. 

You will work on a diverse technology stack from DAML, Scala, Blockchain, React, and Postgres. 

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that is responsible for shaping how environmental commodities are traded for a better world.

Responsibilities

• Be a leadership voice in designing technical solutions to meet business needs with a cross-organizational approach. 
• Align engineering efforts with organizational priorities. Work with all elements of the business to ensure understanding of the organizational goals.
• Facilitate the implementation and delivery of cross-functional initiatives as defined by Product Management. 
• Maintain a working knowledge of the core system technologies and a broad understanding of company systems/platform technologies. 
• Identify, prioritize, and tackle problems, acquiring expertise as needed. 
• Assess risk, drive clarity, and foster shared understanding of proposed solutions. 
• Assess and create the correct sense of urgency for delivery.
• Drive business and system-level reviews, aligning teams toward coherent technology strategies and effective engineering processes. 
• Create, optimize, and drive adoption of the mechanisms and processes necessary to ensure success. 
• Partner with leadership and build consensus on solutions.
• Manage initiative communication to ensure all stakeholders are informed and needs aligned. 
• Provide transparency on backlogs, sprints, milestones, etc. to all stakeholders.
• Provide insight into technical abilities and schedules of external teams and coordinate internal and external resources for the successful delivery of initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• 4+ years of Software Development experience or 4+ years of experience in building, leading, or influencing strong engineering teams
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in SaaS systems design
• Solid software development background including design patterns, data structures, and test-driven development
• Software development experience in a modern language or framework
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong business and technical vision
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of shipping software on time
• Exceptional customer relationship skills, including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approach

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience

Here at Xpansiv, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in building trust and transparency in global efforts toward net-zero future. Xpansiv is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Note to Recruiters: Xpansiv does not accept unsolicited resumes or referrals from placement agencies, staffing vendors or other external parties seeking recruiting fees without a signed formal agreement.