Blend helps lenders maximize their digital agility. Our digital lending platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and other leading financial institutions to increase customer acquisition, improve productivity, and accelerate the delivery of any banking product across every channel. We process more than $3.5 billion in mortgages and consumer loans daily, helping millions of consumers get into homes and gain access to the capital they need to lead better lives.

As a Deployment Lead Manager, you will oversee members of the delivery team implementing Blend solutions for our clients. This high visibility role acts as a point of escalation for client projects and will work with teams from across the company to rapidly implement and improve our product offerings and provide project leadership.

How you’ll contribute:

• Manage a growing group of Deployment Leads where you’ll be directly responsible for project staffing, planning, and career development of the team
• Oversee a portfolio of client projects where you will ensure customer satisfaction, delivery quality, and project health
• Closely collaborate with Blend’s Product and Engineering teams to share customer requirements, influence product development, and cultivate Blend’s product capabilities
• Act as a point of escalation for client engagements and participate in strategic meetings with executive-level stakeholders
• Learn Blend product configurations in order to develop team members’ configuration efforts and tackle both technical and strategic customer challenges with prescriptive solutions
• Contribute to scoping efforts for new projects in partnership with Blend’s commercial and solutions teams
• Partner with Blends’s Customer Success Operations team to develop, own, and champion process improvements to internal team operations and planning as we grow and scale

Who you are:

• 6+ years relevant experience with full lifecycle package software implementations (SaaS preferred)
• Experience working in or managing a professional services team for a product-driven software company (SaaS preferred)
• Experience in directly managing clients and advocating for their needs within a growing organization
• Project management experience (scope control, budgeting, and resource management/forecasting)
• Ability to consult and advise customer stakeholders at varying levels of seniority, from C-suite to project teams
• Ability to coach and mentor a team of individual contributors owning technical client delivery
• Ability to propose creative technical solutions to challenging problems and communicate technical concepts clearly and efficiently
• Strong agency to execute with minimal oversight
• Passionate leader who can inspire and motivate team members
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time to partner with clients onsite (once the national situation around COVID-19 safely allows)

Bonus Points!

• Prior experience with configurable software such as Salesforce, Workday, NetSuite, Guidewire
• Experience with office productivity tools including Asana, Lucidchart, Confluence, Jira, and Salesforce
• Knowledge of mortgage industry
• Experience with Scrum or other Agile methodologies
• Background working with financial institutions in a customer facing role

Benefits and Perks:

• Meaningful equity and a 401(k) plan
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Sponsored gym memberships, ClassPass credits, or wellness stipend.
• Lunch, dinner, snacks, and Pizza Fridays
• On-site meditation, yoga, and massages
• Flexible work schedule, with open vacation policy
• 4 months of paid parental or personal leave
• Convenient location, with parking programs, and flexible commuter options

Blend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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