Overview

About the Role 

This role offers the exciting opportunity to leverage your technical expertise and leadership skills to drive programs that enhance our products, applications, platforms, and ultimately, the experiences of millions of customers, shoppers, and partners. As a Senior Technical Program Manager at Instacart, you will be at the forefront of our mission to transform the grocery industry by delivering on Instacart’s most complex and impactful efforts. You will fully own programs, working closely with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Product Management, Data Science, Design, Business Development and others to define requirements, manage execution, mitigate risks, and deliver on time with high quality outcomes. We are looking for driven individuals who thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment, are passionate about quality and improving team performance, and feel comfortable making decisions on scope and technical trade-offs as well as building executive-level narratives. You are able to operate independently and work proactively with various teams across the organization. 

Every day we solve incredibly complex, cross-functional problems that have impact across our 4-sided marketplace including customers, shoppers, brands, and retailer partners. Ultimately we strive to deliver a first-class, high quality experience for our customers. Join us in leading the digital transformation of the grocery industry and delivering innovative, next-generation experiences to our customers

About the Team 

The Technical Program Management team is an integral part of the Instacart Engineering organization. We bring teams together to tackle big problems and lead Instacart’s products, platform, and operational excellence forward. Our work and its impact span the multi-sided marketplace, from connecting customers with coupons and deals for their favorite brands, unlocking new ways to shop for and deliver groceries, to evolving our ML/AI and data infrastructure at Instacart, and more. We are trusted to deliver on Instacart’s strategy at scale, unravel dependencies, and promote the strong collaboration and communication that enables teams across the company to achieve more together.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Lead the planning and high quality technical execution of large sized engineering programs with high degree of ambiguity, complexity, and visibility demonstrating a strong sense of urgency, efficiency, and ownership.
• Work closely with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and other cross-functional partners  to set project objectives and metric-based success criteria. Drive definition of project requirements and execution plans, and manage an overall program's progress and outcome.
• Own clear and effective communication with stakeholders, ensuring alignment on and awareness of priorities, risks, and changes. 
• Foster a culture of teamwork and shared goals, creating a collaborative team environment and driving the right level of process to ensure efficiency and high quality delivery within the program team.
• Contribute broadly to Instacart’s success by suggesting and driving organization-wide initiatives.

ABOUT YOU

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience post-graduation in a technology field, preferably as a technical program or project manager, product manager, software engineer (technical domain), or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to create functional specs, set program structure and influence program strategy. Previous experience in managing complex multi-org programs end-to-end, from definition to launch, throughout a software development lifecycle.
• A strong communicator with the ability to distill multiple streams of information, convey priorities and risks, and build a narrative for stakeholders.
• A strong sense of ownership and intellectual curiosity to understand executional and technical problems in depth, identify potential issues and offer actions to prevent them.
• Excellent collaborator and motivator, able to bring a team together to align and deliver on a common goal. Can build trust and partnerships with senior Engineering and Product leaders.
• Growth mindset - seeks and is receptive to actionable feedback and growth opportunities.
• Takes accountability seriously; can operate independently to deliver responsibilities and milestones on time and within budget.
• Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a technology / engineering discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technology/engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to showcase deep technical domain knowledge on the programs that you take on, enabling you to be seen as a strong technical voice in the program and adding significant value towards architecting a program. 
• Demonstrated ability to drive architectural and strategic decisions at the org leadership level.
• Extensive previous experience around creating innovative program management processes/tools/approaches to deliver company outcomes reliably and efficiently.

• Engaging with targeted, large enterprise prospects in Germany to identify broken business processes and problems. Ascertaining and explaining Anaplan’s unique ability to solve them.
• Developing domain-specific solutions, demos, and messaging. Building POC models that are tailored to solve prospects’ pain-points.
• Navigating complex prospect environments to facilitate the adoption of the Anaplan solution.
• Cross-training teammates on solutions expertise.
• Creating product awareness in the marketplace

• Aptitude for quickly ramping up on new technology.
• Excellent presentation, client relationship, and interpersonal skills - both internally and externally.
• Knowledge about one or more Supply Chain core processes like Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Production Planning
• Comfortable challenging old ways of doing things.
• Must thrive within a commission-based compensation plan.
• Ability to take a consultative selling approach by listening to customer needs and shaping a shared vision for a solution.
• Native German fluent English.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration of equivalent strongly preferable.

• A background in supply chain multi-dimensional modeling, business intelligence or analytics.
• Prior pre-sales experience in Enterprise Planning Management/Business Process Management.
• EPM / CPM / BI or ERP Solution sales a big plus

Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.            

About Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 teams. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of theFortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 14 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

The opportunity 

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for Software Engineering Interns to join our Engineering team for three months in summer 2025. Interns in our Engineering organization will work on various projects spanning front-end, back-end, full-stack, and mobile engineering. In this role, the intern will help Grammarly tackle some of our most interesting technical challenges and gain real-world experience shipping features to millions of users. 

Grammarly’s engineers and researchers have the freedom to innovate and uncover breakthroughs—and, in turn, influence our product roadmap. The complexity of our technical challenges is growing rapidly as we scale our interfaces, algorithms, and infrastructure. You can hear more from our team on our technical blog.

Your impact

As a Software Engineering Intern, you will help tackle some of Grammarly’s biggest Engineering challenges. In this role, you will:

• Work on end-to-end Engineering challenges directly related to your team’s high-level goals.
• Ship code in your first week after orientation!
• Iterate quickly in a fast-paced environment and leverage your unique point of view to share feedback on product direction.
• Partner with a mentor to scope, design, and execute a fully formed project throughout your internship. 
• Collaborate with a strong team of professionals from whom you can learn on a daily basis, especially with a mentor. 
• Get your hands on various APIs, frameworks, and programming languages. 
• Learn from all the challenges that come from shipping a product to tens of millions of daily active users.

We’re looking for someone who

• Is available for the entire duration of a twelve-week program.
• Is currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Is passionate about Grammarly’s mission—improving lives by improving communication.
• Has strong computer science fundamentals: CS fundamentals can come from being self-taught, previous internships, what you’ve learned at school, passion projects, and more. However you got there, it’s great for us! 
• Demonstrates strong communication skills, especially as it relates to technical collaboration.
• Has proficiency in at least one programming language (Grammarly’s Engineering tech stack includes Java, JavaScript, C#, Python or Go but feel free to apply if your specialty is different!).
• For Security interns: Familiarity with common security vulnerabilities and mitigation (OWAS Top 10) is required.
• Is excited to learn!
  Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.
• Can collaborate in person in our Berlin hub a few days each week during the internship.

Support for you, professionally and personally

• Professional growth:We hire people we trust, and we give team members autonomy to do their best work. We also support professional development with training, coaching, and regular feedback.
• A connected team: Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. We have a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER values. We also take time to celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific events and programs.

We encourage you to apply.

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply. Grammarly is an equal-opportunity company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual identity, or age.

For more details about the personal data Grammarly collects during the recruitment process, for what purposes, and how you can address your rights, please see the Grammarly Data Privacy Notice for Candidates here.

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Nextiva is seeking a Product Manager to join our growing team. As a Product Manager, you will be responsible and accountable for:

- Developing and harvesting product ideas by processing customer and user needs

- Prioritizing the feature backlog by keeping in mind the bigger business objectives

- Successful execution, delivery, and adoption of the product(s) and features

An ideal candidate:

- Will act as the point person for the Business, Development Teams, and the UX Teams

- Actively gets involved with product planning, UX Research, and Design

- Is self-directed, not afraid to ask questions, a team player, and is motivated to continually work towards the best possible product solutions for Nextiva’s customers

- Attention to detail, coordination on multiple projects, the ability to adjust quickly to changing product priorities, as well as the ability to anticipate or research customer needs and account for those in the product are all important skills to be successful in this role.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Work effectively with and build relationships between yourself and the developer teams that you manage, even if the individuals on your teams do not report directly to you. You are the point person between developers, QAs, project managers, and product designers.

- Manage & drive product initiatives and associated features and be able to effectively manage your dev teams’ backlogs to match those priorities. This includes taking part in product planning and roadmap creation.

- Account for the customer’s voice when making changes or improvements to the product. Consider customer needs by reviewing customer existing data in Power BI, Salesforce, and Pendo. Be proactive about requesting research from the UX research team and conducting competitive analyses as needed. 

- Focus on **self-serve onboarding** for customers and end-users across the platform, including onboarding for the full platform and various channels.

- Work closely with project managers and dev managers on your teams to create sprint plans and manage the team workloads.

- Be able to write clear and detailed product initiatives, feature/epics, story’s, design requests, and bug tickets within Jira for developers, product designers, QA/QE team members.

- The Product Manager works closely with design and developers with ideas of what is needed by customers, to provide clear direction.

- Attend or lead meetings and refinement/grooming sessions for product feature stakeholders to ensure everyone is aligned on upcoming or current product changes.

- Participate in ideation and discovery sessions for product initiatives and features.

- Product Design, Product Research, Product Marketing, and Product Managers drive these sessions.

- Review and include NPS, customer feedback via Pendo, customer escalations, and partner suggestions into your dev team’s backlogs.

- Integrate feedback on **packaging**, **billing**, **system admin reporting**, and **broader administrative and provisioning** experiences.

- Identify and communicate potential issues with priorities or sprints to product leadership.

- Collaborate and communicate with other product managers at Nextiva to ensure everyone is aware of your dev teams’ efforts and how it may affect the work of other teams. Facilitate guild meetings to accomplish this.

- Keep the Product Marketing team in the loop on product releases. You will work closely with them on market research, product positioning, and customer communication.

- Work closely with Customer Support; help write how-to articles and contribute to runbook creation.

- Support internal and external training efforts.

- Be a self-starter; this role will often be self-directed, requiring an individual with a can-do attitude who is willing to learn new skills and can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

**Qualifications**

- 8-10 years’ experience in a Product Manager or Project Manager role at a technology company.

- Bachelor's degree.

- Deep understanding of customer needs, market offerings, competitive position, feature requirements, and business model to ensure a viable & profitable product.

- Ability to effectively communicate and manage multiple competing priorities.

- Training and presentation experience with stakeholders or coworkers.

- Experience working closely with stakeholders to deliver high-profile product features.

- Familiarity with **packaging products in tiers, user management, tenant provisioning, dashboard reporting,** and **analytics**.

- Ability to deliver projects quickly, reacting to tactical high-impact changes that require strategic solutions.

- Meticulous attention to detail, which shows throughout your completed Jira tickets and other tasks.

- Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and organizational skills.

- Leadership, ownership, conflict resolution, and accountability must be strengths.

- Excellent time and project management skills.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

- High proficiency in instructional writing and technical writing; as it relates to writing product briefs as well as Epic and Story tickets for developers, product designers, and QAs.

**Software Proficiency:**

- Microsoft/Google products (required)

- Jira & Confluence (required)

**Bonus Points For:**

- Scrum, Kanban, Agile certifications

- Experience with agile environments

- First-hand QA/QE experience and/or software engineering/software development experience

- Master’s Degree in any related field

- **Full-stack platform and cloud experience** that includes a broader scope in **admin and provisioning**.

Nextiva Core Competencies / DNA:

• Drives Results:  The successful candidate will be action oriented, with a passion for solving problems.  They will bring clarity and simplicity to ambiguous situations.  This individual will challenge the status quo; asking what we can do differently and finding ways to create and build more success.  They are a change agent, prepared to lead and drive changes as we transform. 
• Critical Thinker:  The successful candidate is fact based and data driven, able to understand and articulate the “why,” identifying key drivers and learning from the past.  They are forward-thinking, anticipating problems before they arise.  They’ll recommend and action well thought out solutions, understanding the risks and dependencies. 
• Right Attitude:  The successful candidate will be team-oriented, collaborative and competitive with a winning mindset; they’re resilient and able to easily bounce back from setbacks.  They will be able to zoom in / out, willing to be hands-on to help solve important problems while being a motivating figure for the team along the way.  They will embrace a culture of service and learning with a focus on caring, supporting and respecting our customers and team members.

Total Rewards 

Our Total Rewards offerings are designed to allow Nexties to take care of themselves and their families so they can be their best, in and out of the office. 

Our compensation packages are tailored to each role and candidate's qualifications. We consider a wide range of factors, including skills, experience, training, and certifications, when determining compensation. We aim to offer competitive salaries or wages that reflect the value you bring to our team. Depending on the position, compensation may include base salary and/or hourly wages, incentives, or bonuses. 

The expected hiring range is $115,000 - $204,000. A different level in the job hierarchy may apply to a specific candidate, resulting in a different hiring range. 

• Health ???? - Multiple health plan options to suit your needs, including medical, dental, vision, and telemedicine coverage 
• Insurance ???? -Life, disability, and supplemental indemnity plans 
• Work-Life Balance ⚖️- Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried employees, PTO for hourly employees, Paid Sick Time (PST), paid parental bonding leave, and paid holidays 
• Financial Security ????- 401(k) with company match, Health Savings Accounts with company contributions, Dependent Care FSA 
• Wellness ????‍ - Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive wellness initiatives 
• Growth ???? - Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities and career advancement 

At Nextiva, we're committed to supporting our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth. Join us and build a rewarding career! 

Interested in joining our amazing team at Nextiva HQ? Apply today as we launch the future of business conversations!????

Established in 2008 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nextiva secured $200M from Goldman Sachs in late 2021, valuing the company at $2.7B.To check out what’s going on at Nextiva, check us out on Instagram, Instagram (MX), YouTube, LinkedIn, and the Nextiva blog. 

Nextiva is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Nextiva participates in the E-Verify Program where and as required by law. For additional information about E-Verify visit USCIS. 

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