Senior Technical Program Manager, Tech Platforms

About Paypay

PayPay is a FinTech company that has grown to over 70M (as of July 2025) users since its launch in 2018. Our team is hugely diverse with members from over 50 different countries.

Our Vision Is Unlimited_

We dare to believe that we do not need a clear vision to create a future beyond our imagination. PayPay will always stay true to our roots and realize a vision (future) that no one else can imagine by constantly taking risks and challenging ourselves. With this mindset, you will be presented with new and exciting opportunities on a daily basis and have the opportunity to grow and reach new dimensions that you could never have imagined. We are looking for people who can embrace this challenge, refresh the product at breakneck speed and promote PayPay with professionalism and passion.

※ Please note that you cannot apply or be selected in parallel with PayPay Corporation, PayPay Card Corporation and PayPay Securities Corporation.

About The Team

The Technical Program Management (TPM) team acts as a critical force multiplier for the engineering organization. We are the connective tissue that drives the execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role is specifically aligned with our Tech Platform pillar, which includes foundational teams like Core Payments, Data Engineering, and Infrastructure/SRE. These teams are responsible for building and maintaining the scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that all other product teams at PayPay build upon.

Job Description

As a Senior Technical Program Manager for Tech Platforms, you will be responsible for driving our most critical engineering initiatives. You will lead programs focused on tech enablers—projects that improve our core architecture, optimize performance, enhance developer productivity, and ensure our systems can scale for the future.

You will operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and strategy, diving deep into system design and architecture to help our platform teams deliver robust solutions. This is a highly influential role where you will manage projects of high complexity and business impact with minimal supervision, ensuring our technical foundation remains strong and innovative.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, cross-functional programs for our tech platform teams (Core Payments, Data Engineering, Infra/SRE).
• Define program scope, objectives, and deliverables for complex tech enabler projects, including security fixes, addressing tech debt, major refactoring, service re-architecture, and cloud infrastructure migrations.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers, driving them to resolution by working with senior technical stakeholders across the organization.
• Establish and maintain clear and effective communication channels, providing regular status updates on program progress to engineers, managers, and executive leadership.
• Partner closely with Engineering Managers and Directors to align on priorities, resolve resource conflicts, and ensure programs are on track to meet strategic objectives.
• Dive into technical discussions, contributing to architecture and design reviews to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and efficient.
• Champion and implement improvements to our engineering processes, driving a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 6-8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or Software Engineer.
• Experience managing the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for technical projects.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams on platform, infrastructure, or complex backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management tools like Jira and Confluence.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale programs for core payments platforms, data engineering (e.g., data pipelines, warehousing), SRE, or cloud infrastructure teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing tech enabler programs, such as managing tech debt backlogs, coordinating security fixes, and leading major refactoring efforts.
• Adept at acquiring the necessary technical domain knowledge to be an active participant in decision-making with engineering leaders.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence without authority and build consensus among senior engineers and leadership.

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Working Conditions

Employment Status

• Full Time

Office Location

• Hybrid Workstyle (flexible working style including Remote and office)※There are no fixed rules regarding office attendance in Product group; it depends on each individual's discretion.
• LIFE in JAPAN FACTBOOK

Work Hours

• Super Flex Time (No Core Time)
• In principle, 9:00am-5:45pm (actual working hours: 7h45m + 1h break)

Holidays

• Every Sat/Sun/National holidays (In Japan)/New Year's break/Company-designated Special days

Paid Leave

• Annual leave (up to 14 days in the first year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment. Can be used from the date of hire)
• Personal leave (5 days each year, granted proportionally according to the month of employment)＊PayPay's own special paid leave system, which can be used to attend to illnesses, injuries, hospital visits, etc., of the employee, family members, pets, etc.

Salary

• Annual salary paid in 12 installments (monthly)
• Based on skills, experience, and abilities
• Reviewed once a year
• Special Incentive once a year *Based on company performance and individual contribution and evaluation
• Late overtime allowance＊Payroll payment can be changed to digital salary payment “PayPay Paycheck” for an amount set by you

Benefits

• Social Insurance (health insurance, employee pension, employment insurance and compensation insurance)
• 401K
• Translation/Interpretation support
• VISA sponsor + Relocation support

Other Information:

• PayPay Inside-Out (Corporate Blog) /JP
• PayPay Inside-out (Corporate Blog) /ENG
• PayPay Product Blog /JP
• PayPay Product Blog /ENG