Technical Program Manager

About Velocity : Velocity is building the future of financial services for new-age businesses in India. Our vision is to empower emerging businesses by solving their critical growth challenges through innovative fintech products.Velocity Capital : Indias fastest and simplest revenue-based financing solution to help online businesses fund marketing and inventory without equity dilution.Velocity Pay : An all-in-one business payments platform enabling seamless invoice management, multi-mode payments, and automated reconciliations.Velocity Insights : A data intelligence layer that helps founders make smarter, data-driven decisions.We are a Series Afunded startup with $30M raised across two rounds, backed by marquee global investors including Valar Ventures (Peter Thiel). Our founders are IIT/IIM alumni with extensive experience in consulting, venture capital, and fintech.We are on a mission to revolutionize financial access for Indias small and new-age businesses through technology.Role : Technical Program ManagerWe are looking for a highly driven Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead cross-functional execution, strengthen engineering operations, and ensure security, governance, and delivery excellence across our technology organisation. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, security, and business operations.Key Responsibilities : 1. Engineering Enablement & Operational Excellence : - Define, track, and report engineering KPIs (PR velocity, L2 ticket SLAs, productivity metrics).- Manage API version upgrades, deprecations, and drive readiness across engineering pods.- Partner with engineering leads to refine processes, improve team efficiency, and ensure predictable delivery.- Monitor AWS/GCP cloud consumption, identify anomalies, and drive cost-optimization initiatives with engineering and finance.2. IT Governance, Security & Compliance : - Coordinate quarterly VAPT cycles across web applications, networks, and APIs.- Lead engineering preparedness for all internal and external audits (RBI/NBFC, AWS, Karza, vendor audits).- Oversee internal security hygiene : endpoint protection rollout, access governance, security checklists, audit responses, etc.- Collaborate with HR and leadership to run company-wide security awareness and compliance training.3. Vendor & Tooling Management : - Manage engineering-critical vendors including cloud, compliance, communication, and development tool providers.- Own contract governance, renewals, pricing negotiations, and vendor performance reviews.- Validate invoices, monitor consumption trends, and align regularly with finance on budgets.4. Cross-Functional Program Leadership : - Lead high-impact programs requiring coordination across engineering, product, operations, finance, and security.- Own program charters, execution plans, documentation, and risk registers.- Ensure structured reporting, timely escalations, and consistent leadership communication.- Maintain audit trails, SOPs, and program documentation repositories.Skills & Experience Required : - 4 - 8 years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or similar role.- Proven experience driving complex, multi-team engineering programs (01 or scaling initiatives).- Strong understanding of engineering processes, security practices, cloud infrastructure, and audit requirements.- Experience in startups, B2B SaaS, fintech, or logistics domains is a strong advantage.- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.- Ability to structure ambiguity, drive clarity, and lead execution in a fast-paced environment. (ref:hirist.tech)