
Engineering Coach, Manager of Researchers – Director/VP
Mento
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Job Level
About the role
- 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 your Mento email or via chat in the Mento App in between sessions
- Being an integral member of the Mento coaching community by sharing coaching tools and insights — helping enhance our coaching practices and fulfill our mission of empowering people to thrive in jobs that they love
- Acting with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community
Requirements
- A director, vice president, or other engineering leader with 15+ years leading technical research teams either at an AI/ML org, healthteach, space tech, or an adjacent organization.
- A strong technical researcher or engineering manager with expertise in both theoretical and applied AI/ML, large-scale modeling, computer science or mathematical sciences
- A research leader with publications, patents, leadership in top research organizations, and/or a PhD are preferred
- Someone who wants to turn their people leadership skills into meaningful coaching skills.
- Passionate about helping people advance in the workplace to build fulfilling careers and lives.
- A person who is self-aware, has a high emotional IQ, and who cares about creating a safe space for others to risk being vulnerable.
- Excited about growing your coaching skills, and you bring a growth-mindset to the experience, regardless of how long you have been a coach.
- Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment.
- Able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months.
Benefits
- This is a contract position in which coaches are paid per hour. On top of a flat hourly rate, we offer select bonuses that incentivizes engagement with our membership and community growth on our platform
- You must have the capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week towards Mento regardless of other commitments and how they may change.
- You are able to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months in order to build meaningful relationships with our members.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
AIMLlarge-scale modelingcomputer sciencemathematical sciencestechnical researchcoachingleadershippublicationspatents
Soft Skills
people leadershipemotional intelligencekindnessrespectempathyself-awarenessgrowth mindsetcommunicationvulnerabilityadaptability
Certifications
PhD