We started our company to help others launch and run their own businesses, at any stage. The way we help is by keeping it simple and supporting entrepreneurs one step at a time. Put simply: our mission is to enable anyone to start, run, and grow their business while avoiding the common pitfalls that derail hopeful entrepreneurs. No more having to wade through forms, taxes, or ongoing state compliance.

We are a remote company based in Austin, Texas. We have team members from Florida to Oregon and all points in-between. Take pride in your work knowing that it shapes how people all across the country reach their goal of starting, running, and growing their business.

If the idea of helping people and working with a genuinely caring, supportive team excites you, then you’ve come to the right place.

The Role

ZenBusiness is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager for the new customer acquisition team. In this role, you will work closely with management, engineers, marketing, product owners, and designers to build and deliver new product features and enhancements that change the lives of our small business customers. You will direct, manage, and participate in the day-to-day operations of a team of highly skilled software engineers.

This position will report to the Sr. Director of Engineering and this is a remote role.

Responsibilities

Ownership of the Acquisition domain including ZenBusiness’ WordPress site consisting of thousands of pages
Maintain and raise the engineering and operational excellence bar by mentoring, coaching, working side by side, and reviewing your team's work
Partner with other functions (product, design, marketing, etc.) to develop the roadmap's product initiatives and ensure its execution in an agile environment
Understand, influence, and give strong feedback to the product roadmap of the teams they lead
Contribute to and lead the roadmap of the Acquisition domain that is comprised of product and technical initiatives, helping to decide not only how to build things but also what the right things to build are
Responsible for leading teams through rapidly evolving complex demands, including multiple projects with dependencies on other internal organizations and multiple stakeholders
Work in an agile, data-driven environment and have true ownership of the features your teams are accountable for, from gathering requirements to delivering results to maintenance
Create a culture of high-quality, predictable, observable code that is delivered to production
Create a culture of inclusivity and open two-way feedback
Commitment to fostering a culture of coaching, leading by example, and empowerment amidst a lean-startup (agile) development environment, where we learn by doing with trust in our people and science to discover the optimal path to business success
Recruit, interview, and hire top talent
Create a fun virtual environment for the team - team events, morale building, team building, and bonding activities

Qualifications

Minimum of two years of experience leading and growing high-performance technology teams with an emphasis on shipping web-based products, in partnership with product owners, designers, and marketing stakeholders
Minimum of five years of relevant software development experience
Experienced in WordPress development, including best practices, performance, and innovation
Have a proven track record for high-quality product delivery that is data-driven through experimentation leveraging tools such as LaunchDarkly
Demonstrate a desire for coaching up a strong succession of talent
Experience managing other people leaders of all skill levels
Experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum or Kanban methodologies
Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively
Curious and comfortable learning new things and diving in where needed
Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate your decisions, whiteboard new solutions, present ideas concisely, and defend your ideas

Bonus Qualifications

macOS and G-Workspace knowledge is a plus!

Remote Culture. A great company culture leads to happy employees, and happy employees lead to happy customers. We provide our employees with good salaries, benefits, equity, and interesting challenges that have a positive impact.

Let’s stay connected! We believe in staying connected, and we have a weekly “All Hands” meeting every week. We also have a social committee that hosts frequent events. We’ve held a virtual talent show, costume competitions, monthly lunch and learn series, Hackathons and more!

Benefits. The company offers various benefits to employees and their dependents, including medical, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance, as well as parental and military leave. Other benefits include an employee assistance program, 401k + match, annual bonus, pet insurance, and RSUs. Paid parking* and 10 paid holidays are also provided.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We believe in diversity, equity & inclusion. At ZenBusiness, every voice counts no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, location, or background. We celebrate the diversity of our teams, knowing that our products, services, and customers thrive best when we lean into and celebrate our differences.

Please check out our careers' page to learn more about our culture, benefits, and open opportunities.

*applicable to in-office employees

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