Vice President of Engineering, Earnest
$250-315k
Student loan provider
Job no longer available
Student loan provider
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$250-315k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- You have 7+ years of experience managing multiple engineering teams, with at least 3 years as a VP of Engineering or above with experience scaling teams and organizations of 60+ engineers and expertise in hiring and optimizing the recruiting process in a hyper-competitive market
- You should be a proven leader and people manager who can influence and engage direct and indirect reports and peers with the ability to bring individuals, teams, and organizations together, resolve conflict, and drive execution
- You possess technical leadership experience in complex, secure, high-volume, and highly available processing environments
- You have a consistent track record of leading the secure development of entire product portfolios at scale through deep knowledge of secure architectures and secure-by-design practices
- You should be an excellent communicator and presenter, able to engage audiences of all levels and backgrounds, including executive, business, and technical
- You prioritize diversity and inclusivity in their leadership and management style, valuing and promoting inclusivity and respect for all individuals
What the job involves
- Be the visionary behind Earnest’s engineering delivery & process execution, quality, and timing
- You’ll define and implement the guidelines for engineering metrics and efficiency
- You’ll enhance and evolve the structure of career growth for the entire engineering organization in addition to building on hiring, onboarding, and retention
- In the first 30 Days, you’ll learn and figure out what's what
- From 60 days and on, you’ll plan; define team focus, processes, and metrics. You'll create a plan for improving on how the organization executes
- 90 Days and forward, you’ll create plans for hiring, onboarding, and implementing processes to help the team operate efficiently and effectively
Our take
Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan products. It looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory to issue a unique credit score, which can prove a lifeline for students who may otherwise struggle to qualify for loan refinancing.
For the portion of student debtors with low credit scores, Earnest is one of a few scant options. Borrowers can choose their own loan terms to fund up to the full cost of their education, and there are no origination, application, or late fees.
Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to an impressive total $18.5 billion in student loans refinanced, and has served upwards of 200,000 people. With student loans representing such a huge sector of lending, there should be plenty of room for Earnest to continue expanding in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
SERIES C
Nov 2015
$75m
SERIES B
Total funding: $127m
Company benefits
- Remote-first flexibility
- Monthly & annual remote work stipends
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- $1000 annual travel perk
- Robust 401K package
- No meeting Thursdays
- Annual company-wide offsites
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
David Green
(CEO)Previously Co-Founder of Poplar Finance, Vice President of SitusAMC and COO of the Kellogg Collection.
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