VP of Engineering, Latin America

Change.org is searching for a VP of Engineering and Site Lead to build and lead our engineering team in Latin America. 

We are the world's largest tech platform focused on civic action, with more than 100m users, 25,000 campaigns launched on the site every month, and victories every day that change local, regional, and national laws worldwide and impact hundreds of millions of people annually.

Change.org is a Public Benefit Corporation with a unique nonprofit ownership model initially funded by investors including Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, and Sam Altman. We are now financially self-sustaining with a user-generated revenue model that generates more than $50M USD each year. 

You will report to our global Chief Technology Officer. As a key member of our Engineering Leadership Team, you’ll establish our engineering presence in Latin America, including attracting, hiring, managing and retaining top technical talent. You will serve as the regional leader and key decision maker for operational matters.

Key Outcomes:

• Create a strategic recruiting vision to attract outstanding engineering talent to build Change.org’s presence in Latin America. 
• Provide strong mentorship and guidance to individual contributors, managers and managers of managers.
• Collaborate with our global leadership and CTO on technical strategic decisions.
• Provide regional leadership and be the key decision maker for office/site operations. 

Key Skills & Capabilities:

• Entrepreneurial Site building - Capability to serve as the founder of a new engineering team based in Latin America that can scale to dozens of engineers in the first 1-2 years
• Planning & Execution - Extensive experience in planning and executing ideas to support system operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership & Strategy - Experience in creating team goals that align with organization vision and goals.
• Business Alignment - Capable of connecting technical/engineering goals to business outcomes.
• Communication - A clear, proactive, and effective communicator who starts conversations that solve problems collaboratively. 

Target Experience:

• Prior experience in country, regional, and/or site leadership
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering
• 6+ years of experience as a people manager, including experience managing managers
• Proven results attracting, hiring and retaining a high performing technical team

This is a FULL TIME role and located in Latin America. Our team is high impact, low ego, and has an amazing culture.

We especially encourage applicants of different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We’re actively working to increase the diversity of experience and perspectives on our team and are looking for someone who can help continue to lead that process. 

Change.org is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Everyone says this, right? Well, we mean it—we invest in serious programs to bring in and support women and people of color, we have in-person onboarding experiences and affinity groups to help everyone feel included, we regularly celebrate the heritage of all staff, and we believe strongly in consistent, fair, and transparent salary scales to help level the playing field. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, or disability or veteran status.

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We are legally required to conduct EEOC reporting. While this is required by the federal government, we recognize that it does not include all genders and ethnicities. We want you to know that Change.org celebrates all identities and we thank you for your participation.

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