People Manager for Engineers

Location: Remote within contiguous United States
Compensation: $120k USD, 100% 401k Match, Excellent Insurance

We’re looking for a People Manager for Engineers. Maybe that’s you!

Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) is a nonprofit with the mission to reduce financial, technological, and educational barriers to secure communication over the Internet. We do this mainly by running public benefit services such as our free and open certificate authority, Let’s Encrypt, our memory safety project, Prossimo, and our privacy respecting metrics service, Divvi Up.

At ISRG, the traditional role of an engineering manager is split into two roles. You can read more about our engineering culture here. Each of our engineers has a technical lead who is responsible for technical decisions, prioritization, and the assigning of work to engineers. Each engineer also has a people manager, and that’s what we’re hiring for here.

As a People Manager for Engineers, you will:

• Work closely with Technical Leads and the Head of People to cultivate a productive, positive and supportive engineering work environment
• Initially have between 8-10 direct reports; communicating regularly with team members and conducting administrative managerial tasks. The number of direct reports you manage may change over time as our organization evolves and we grow our understanding of what works best.
• Offer career growth guidance and assistance
• Provide constructive and timely performance reviews
• Ensure that staff have an excellent quality of life at work
• Communicate HR information and facilitate interactions with HR
• Participate in (and sometimes lead) hiring processes to bring on additional staff
• Contribute to building and maintaining organizational policies and trainings 
• May contribute to technical writing and documentation

Position Must Haves (requirements):

• 2+ years of experience performing technical work
• A communication style that embraces kindness, compassion, and clarity
• The ability to have difficult conversations when necessary
• Willingness and ability to adapt to evolving priorities and take on shifting responsibilities based on organizational needs
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills

Position Nice to Haves (not requirements):

• A degree in Computer Science (or similar)
• Software Engineering experience
• Engineering leadership experience
• Technical writing experience

Location and Benefits

Our team has always been entirely remote and our processes and infrastructure are built around that. We will help you get your home office in good shape, including reimbursing internet and phone expenses. Other benefits include excellent health insurance, a 100% match for 401k contributions, flexible time off, and parental leave policies.

EEO Statement and Inclusive Workplace

Not sure if you actually meet some of our requirements? Studies have shown that people of color and female-identifying persons are less likely to be confident that they meet requirements. At ISRG we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but you’re not sure if your past experience aligns with the requirements in the job description, we encourage you to reach out to careers@abetterinternet.org.

ISRG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive workplace for everyone. It is a priority for us to represent the diversity of the billions of people who use the Internet for their lives and work. We want to understand how to make security and privacy more accessible to everyone, and we value different perspectives and experiences. We strongly encourage people from under-represented communities to apply to help us make the Internet better!