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Operations Project Manager

upgrade$80K — $110K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of project or program management experience required, ideally in a high-growth startup or fintech call center environment.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects with tracking for dependencies and resource constraints.
  • Comfortable working in a tech-forward ecosystem, particularly with AI tools and automation.
  • Proficient in agile project management frameworks; Jira knowledge is a must.
  • Skilled in managing high-volume and complex projects with shifting business priorities.
  • Positive, flexible attitude and self-motivation to adapt to changing business needs.
  • Strong understanding of internal operational strategy, process mapping, and customer workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Track and oversee multiple project workstreams to ensure alignment with program timelines and business goals.
  • Manage project lifecycles leveraging AI tools in operational rollouts.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and communicate program health and risks.
  • Balance meeting cadences with actionable items and establish lightweight governance frameworks.
  • Translate high-level strategies into executable project components and tasks.
  • Communicate project updates and risks to various stakeholder levels, including senior executives.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and stock option plan.
  • 100% paid coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible PTO policy.
  • Opportunities for professional growth within a rapidly expanding team.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Health & wellness initiatives.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic Project Manager in our Phoenix office to support Call Center Operations during an exciting phase of rapid growth and operational optimization. As part of a high-performing enablement team, you will manage a portfolio of projects aligned with our broader enterprise roadmap. We are looking for a self-starter who thrives on managing interdependencies, bringing structure to abstract goals, and naturally weaving technological advancements into program delivery.

This role is based in our Phoenix office and follows a hybrid work schedule.What You'll Do
  • Manage Interdependencies & Portfolio Health: Track and oversee multiple parallel project workstreams within the call center domain, ensuring individual project milestones align with overarching program timelines and business goals.
  • Coordinate Tech-Driven Operations: Manage project lifecycles within a highly automated environment, ensuring AI tools and virtual agent enhancements are seamlessly accounted for in operational rollouts.
  • Cross-Functional Program Alignment: Work closely with operations, product, and transformation teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and solve systemic issues, while communicating program health, risks, and progress to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Action-Oriented Execution & Governance: Balance meeting cadences with executable actions and Jira ticket management, establishing lightweight program governance to keep fast-moving initiatives on track without sacrificing agility.
  • Synthesize Strategic Vision: Translate high-level operational strategies and tech-forward process updates into clear, executable project components, stages, and tasks.
  • Executive-Level Communication: Effectively communicate project and program updates, lifecycle status, risks, and mitigation strategies to a diverse group of stakeholders, ranging from department leadership to compliance, legal, and senior executives.
What We Look For
  • 4+ years of project or program management experience required, ideally within a high-growth startup, fintech, or fast-paced financial services call center environment.
  • Program & Portfolio Mindset: Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects of varying complexity, successfully tracking dependencies and resource constraints across different workstreams.
  • Tech & Automation Fluency: Comfortable operating within a tech-forward ecosystem, with the ability to naturally incorporate AI tooling and automated workflow considerations into everyday project tracking.
  • Agile & Structure Agility: Proficiency in agile project management frameworks and issue-tracking software; Jira knowledge is required. Able to scale delivery frameworks to enforce accountability while remaining flexible.
  • High Volume & Complexity: A highly organized individual who can manage ambiguity and bring structure to dynamic-scope environments with shifting business priorities.
  • Solutions-Oriented Mindset: A positive, flexible attitude with the energy and self-motivation to tackle the shifting needs of a business that has launched several major products and continues to scale.
  • Deep Operational Curiosity: Willingness to immerse yourself in a "learn-it-yourself" environment to gain an expert-level understanding of internal operational strategy, process mapping, and customer-facing workflows.
  • Excellent Communication: Superior interpersonal, written, presentation, and process-mapping skills.
What We Offer You
  • Competitive salary and stock option plan
  • 100% paid coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible PTO
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development within a rapidly expanding transformation team
  • Paid parental leave
  • Health & wellness initiatives

About upgrade

Upgrade is an online lending platform that offers personal loans and credit monitoring services. The company was founded in 2016 by Renaud Laplanche, the former CEO of LendingClub. Upgrade offers personal loans with fixed rates and terms ranging from 36 to 60 months. The company also provides credit monitoring and credit education tools to help customers improve their credit scores. Upgrade has raised over $142 million in funding and has originated over $3 billion in loans.
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Size
1,000 employees
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Founded
2016

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