This position will start ASAP and will work in person at our Innovation Center in San Mateo.

At OneValley, we are committed to fighting systemic inequality through democratizing and decentralizing access to resources and support networks so that together we build an innovation community with diversity, love, and action at its core. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and implement the strategic direction of OneValley’s engineering and development initiatives, working closely with Product and the larger management team
• Develop and promote processes which ensure timely and economical delivery of high quality products and features that will delight our customers.
• Establish, communicate, and implement engineering and development policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent operations.
• Establish necessary headcount/skills/structure to achieve current and future goals, and recruit and retain top talent
• Steer the 8+ person engineering team through management and coaching.
• Ensure everyone on the team has the resources and opportunities to learn and grow — formal/informal training, mentorship, stretch goals, attendance at conferences
• Develop the staffing logic and execute it, factoring in engineering preferences and professional development
• Regularly evaluate team structure to ensure the organization can move quickly
• Devise methods to measure output and effectiveness week over week and present findings and bottlenecks
• Inspire and motivate the team to strive for excellence
• Fill in the blanks and verify that the Engineering team has the right tools, technology, and processes to build quality, scalable and reliable systems
• Codify and disseminate best practices (i.e. testing, code reviews, pair programming)

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required

• 10+ years of experience building and managing Engineering teams from 5 to 50+
• Strong organizational management skills.
• You excel at analyzing deep technical problems and coaching teams to the best solutions
• You have exceptional communication skills with extensive experience collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
• You have a bias towards action and experimentation
• You are self-driven and tireless in the pursuit of high-quality results
• Ability to communicate plans, challenges, and updates to other functional heads
• Strong technical foundations in front end and back end technologies.
• Previous working experience in software design and developing customer-orientated SaaS platforms.
• Experienced with product management
• Strong customer relationship skills and experience hosting technical demos, integrations and supporting a business development team
• Experience handling compliance

Preferred

• Experience in managing a hybrid local and remote team, including offshore team members
• Familiarity with Atlassian products (Jira, Confluence, Crowd) and the AWS Console.
• Eagerness to understand challenges facing other departments or the company at large and able to provide input, advice and/or possible solutions
• You have experience with all phases of technical recruiting – evangelism, sourcing, interviewing and closing
• You are knowledgeable about industry trends, best practices, and change management.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be based in our headquarters, the stunning Innovation Center co-working space in San Mateo which offers a wide range of amenities, free drinks and snacks. OneValley also offers the following employee benefits:

•  Build a Community – We’re listing this as a benefit, because great co-workers make all the difference! We provide plenty of opportunities for our 40+ (and growing!) team members to connect and continue to build a more diverse and inclusive community.
•  Hybrid work and catered lunch – Our team operates a hybrid 3:2 in-office/remote work schedule. We provided a catered lunch the three days that everyone is in.
•  Unlimited Vacation –  We encourage all employees to take at least three weeks. Good colleagues don’t let each other burn out!
•  Employee Options – We’re building something great together, and our employees deserve to share in our success.
•  Stay Healthy Physically and Mentally – We cover 85% of your premiums for medical, vision and dental, and 70% for your dependents. We offer a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan for any extra out of pocket costs. We also have an Employee Assistance Program with 24-hour free, confidential counseling and referral services for you and your family members, and our People Ops team host a daily guided meditation session!
•  Take Parental Leave – We give all new parents (biological, adoptive, and foster) 12 weeks of paid time away.
•  Save for Retirement – with our employee 401(k) Plan
•  Grow yourself and your Career – All employees receive a personal learning and development budget in addition to standard trainings, lunch and learns, teambuilding and retreats.
•  Lower commuting costs – Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits let you set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible commuting costs, such as parking, public transit and alternative forms of transportation.
•  We’ve got you covered for anything unexpected – All employees receive basic life insurance, AD&D and Disability Insurance

About OneValley

OneValley, formerly GSVlabs, is a global entrepreneurship platform that supports entrepreneurs, accelerates startups, and empowers organizations across the world that foster innovation communities. OneValley directly supports over 58,000 members and indirectly another 200,000+ through our B2B partnerships and platforms, powered by our online platform Passport, the world’s most comprehensive innovation platform connecting Silicon Valley to the World, and the World to Silicon Valley.

Our team is headquartered in our Innovation Center in San Mateo, which serves as a world-class coworking space for start ups.