Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mento is seeking exceptional talent for the role of Research Engineer/Research Scientist Coach. This position involves providing 1:1 coaching to members, helping them develop as researchers and leaders while enhancing their communication and problem-solving skills.
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
Skills
- Proven experience in Technical Research or Research Engineering at leading technology or tech-adjacent companies
- Prior experience in Academia
- Track record of designing, executing, and communicating high-impact research outcomes
- Ability to navigate in complex, rapidly evolving problem spaces
- Hands-on experience developing and implementing cutting-edge AI/ML systems, large-scale models, or work in mathematical sciences
- Experience leading collaborative, cross-functional research and engineering teams
- Strong academic background
- Experience leading research teams in an organization
- Willingness to participate in ICF-certified coach training program
- Ability to provide 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions
- Ability to communicate with members via Mento email or chat in the Mento App
- Ability to act with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community
- Minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months
- Capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week towards Mento
- Ability to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months
- 15+ years experience leading technical research teams either at or adjacent to the technology industry
- Strong technical researcher or engineer with expertise in both theoretical and applied AI/ML, large-scale modeling, computer science or mathematical sciences
- Research leader with publications, patents, leadership in top research organizations, and/or a PhD
- Experience coaching individuals (coaching certification is a plus)
- Self-aware with a high emotional IQ
- Excited about growing coaching skills and bringing a growth-mindset to the experience
- Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment
Benefits
- Select bonuses that incentivizes engagement with our membership and community growth on our platform
Company Overview
- Mento is a career coaching and mentorship platform. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.mento.co.