Mento is looking for experienced technical research leaders to become Mento coaches, helping members develop leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to achieve career and life fulfillment.
Requirements
- director, vice president, or other senior research leader 20+ years experience leading technical research teams either at or adjacent to the technology industry.
- relevant experience coaching individuals (coaching certification is a plus but not required).
- Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment.
Responsibilities
- 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
Other
- value learning, growth, and community, and are passionate about developing and coaching people in their field.
- help them identify & track clear goals, become a better leader, communicate more effectively, problem-solve issues at work, and help them feel happy, fulfilled, and engaged at work and beyond.
- All Mento coaches, regardless of coaching experience, are required to participate in our ICF-certified coach training program to learn Mento’s coaching methodology prior to working with our members.
- You are a leader with relevant experience coaching individuals (coaching certification is a plus but not required).
- 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, who 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.
- Able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months.
- This is a contract position in which coaches are paid per hour.
- 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.
- This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be based in North America or Europe.
- Because this is a part-time growth opportunity, we are looking to hire experienced senior leaders who want to expand their coaching skills.
