Engineering Coach (Director/VP+)

The role

You will provide 1:1 coaching to members through virtual sessions using the Mento Platform and Tools. You will help members identify goals, improve leadership, and communicate more effectively.

What you will do

• Providing 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions using the Mento Platform and Tools
• Participating in ongoing training sessions to improve coaching abilities and skills
• Communicating with members via Mento email or via chat in the Mento App
• Sharing coaching tools and insights to enhance coaching practices
• Acting with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community

Required qualifications

• Director, vice president, or other senior software engineering leader
• 15+ years experience managing engineering teams and coaching individuals
• Experience leading engineering teams through hypergrowth, rapid organizational change, or the transition from startup to scale
• Experience building functions from scratch and hiring into ambiguity
• Ability to influence and build credibility across organizational boundaries
• Self aware with high emotional IQ
• Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment
• Able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching for the next 24+ months
• Must have the capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week
• Must be based in North America or Europe

Nice to have

• Experience with infrastructure, platform, security, or ML/AI engineering organizations
• Background in AI/ML engineering organizations, infrastructure, security engineering, or developer platforms
• Prior experience at technology companies
• Coaching certifications

Benefits

• ICF-certified coach training program
• Continuing Coach Education Units upon successful graduation

Before you apply

• All new Mento coaches are required to participate and graduate from our ICF certified coach training program: Mento Coaching 101
• We hire based on incoming member demand
• We will only send offers to candidates for whom we have an immediate need
• Candidates who receive a YES may be sent an offer to join the next monthly training or be added to a coach shortlist

About the company

Mento is a coaching platform where coaches form 1:1 partnerships with members to help them thrive in their jobs.