Engineering Coach

Summary

Join Mento as a Mento Coach and leverage your senior software engineering leadership experience to mentor and coach our members. You'll build 1:1 partnerships, helping members define goals, improve leadership skills, enhance communication, and boost overall workplace fulfillment. Prior coaching experience isn't mandatory; all coaches participate in our ICF-certified training program. This is a part-time, fully remote contract position requiring a minimum 12+ hours per month for 24+ months, with payment based on an hourly rate plus bonuses. Ideal candidates are senior software engineering leaders with 20+ years of experience, passionate about helping others thrive. We hire based on member demand, so while we're always looking for great coaches, offers are extended when a need arises.

Requirements

• Be a director, vice president, or other senior software engineering leader with 20+ years experience managing engineering teams and coaching individuals
• Want to turn your people leadership skills into meaningful coaching skills
• Be passionate about helping people advance in the workplace to build fulfilling careers and lives
• Be a person who is self aware, who has a high emotional IQ, and who cares about creating a safe space for others to risk being vulnerable
• Be excited about growing your coaching skills, and bring a growth-mindset to the experience, regardless of how long you have been a coach
• Be comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment
• Be able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months
• 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
• Be able to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months in order to build meaningful relationships with our members
• Be based in North America or Europe
• Participate in and graduate from our ICF certified coach training program: Mento Coaching 101

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions using the Mento Platform and Tools
• Participate in ongoing training sessions to improve coaching abilities and skills
• Communicate with members via your Mento email or via chat in the Mento App in between sessions
• Be 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
• Act with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community

Preferred Qualifications

Have coaching certification

Benefits

• Paid per hour
• Bonuses that incentivize engagement with our membership and community growth on our platform
• Fully remote position