Technical Project Manager
Company Description
Wish is a mobile e-commerce platform that flips traditional shopping on its head. We connect hundreds of millions of people with the widest selection of delightful, surprising, and—most importantly—affordable products delivered directly to their doors. Each day on Wish, millions of customers in more than 160 countries around the world discover new products. For our over 1 million merchant partners, anyone with a good idea and a mobile phone can instantly tap into a global market.
We're fueled by creating unique products and experiences that give people access to a new type of commerce, where all are welcome. If you’ve been searching for a supportive environment to chase your curiosity and use data to investigate the questions that matter most to you, this is the place.
Job Description
Our WishX team embodies the company’s approach to innovation. It functions as an internal incubator for new business ideas and is empowered to take calculated risks, think creatively, and embrace different perspectives. By constantly iterating and deploying, we have the freedom and flexibility to try out new ideas and work toward the best solutions.
As a Technical Project Manager you will engage with a mix of cross-disciplinary roles within the organization designing and delivering projects from prototype to platform scale. There will be many opportunities to interact with various teams across the company. A successful technical project manager will have the passion for rapid prototyping and organization.
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What You'll Do
- Plan, initiate, manage, and report major WishX engineering projects
- Develop a solid understanding of our business
- Gather user requirements, and alignment among product managers and engineering teams
- Engage external partners and stakeholders for dependency tracking and requirements gathering
- Manage project communication with stakeholders, including periodic reporting, and creating company wide visibility at all leadership levels
Qualifications
In order to be successful you will need the following skills & experience:
Strong verbal and written communication plus presentation skills
BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience
3+ years of experience in technical project/program management
5+ years of experience working directly with various engineering teams
Prior experience in building microservice architecture for consumer facing products
Experience writing SQL queries to pull out data when necessary
Ability to demonstrate and make data driven decisions
Prefered Skills & Experience
System design experience
Startup experience
Ability to cross engage with technical and business teams effectively managing expectations
Ability to optimize on product market fit
Ability to translate business strategies into actionable technical solutions
Additional Information
Wish values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate based on any legally-protected class or characteristic. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know. For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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