About Uphold
The Web3 economy will redefine how financial value is managed and exchanged - with much of this activity shifting towards blockchain networks and digital assets.
Founded in 2013, Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that supports almost 300 digital assets, serving as a Regulated Gateway to the Web3 economy.
With integrations with 27 blockchain networks and a robust trading engine connected to 30 underlying venues, the Uphold platform enables users to trade ‘Anything-to-Anything’ with competitive pricing and deep liquidity.
To date, Uphold has facilitated over 120 million transactions worth $40 billion, serving 10 million customers across 150+ countries.
Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.
To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.
The opportunity:
Uphold is looking for a Delivery Manager to join our Engineering team. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity where you’ll get to planning and overseeing projects within Uphold. You'll coordinate people and processes to deliver projects on time, within budget and with desired outcomes aligned to OKRs.
What you’ll be doing primarily:
- Work with the Chief Delivery Officer to evangelize and put into operation delivery and project management processes internally.
- Work with the Project Managers, Product Managers, Owners and others to help define the roadmap for any given product or initiative.
- Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources effectively and efficiently.
- Identifying areas of the organisation in need of improvement and helping drive that transformation.
- Championing Uphold vision through leadership, advocacy, and action, as we fight to improve the company in many areas.
- Moving the organisation to clear ´sunset´ delivery dates so that multiple functions can be properly coordinated to ensure effective product launches.
- Provide project updates consistently to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution.
- Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver the projects.
Required qualifications:
- BS/MS in computer science, design, business or equivalent experience.
- Comfort working in an agile, fast-moving, iterative software development process.
- Be smart, analytical and creative problem solver.
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively.
- Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
- Ability to be highly effective in a remote-first environment.
- Significant experience in leading software teams.
- Excitement to act as a team lead with significant ownership of the group’s efforts.
- Effective communication skills; a positive, team player.
- Fluent written and oral English skills.
- Not be afraid of experimenting with alternative solutions to problems.
Bonus if you have:
- Fluency in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets as they are core to our business.
- Community talks, certifications, and/or blog posts on your interests and research.
- Open source project contributions of any kind, such as tools developed to solve specific problems you’ve had or fixing issues on existing projects.
Importantly, if you’re looking for a senior role with us, you will have achieved many of the things above while also providing mentorship to others, and have engaged in public speaking opportunities.
What we offer:
- Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment.
- Competitive Compensation: Stock options, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary.
- Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.
- Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group.
- Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs.
- Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours.
- Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives.
Benefits:
- Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
- Home office stipend for a productive setup.
- Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
- Engaging events and celebrations.
- Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.
Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team!
Visit our careers page for more exciting opportunities, if this role isn’t the perfect fit.
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We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.
