About Ontra
Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management. Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.
Our Culture
Ontra is a remote-first company that values the power of connection. We find innovative ways to stay connected, both virtually and in person. By promoting ownership, inspiring creativity, and championing collaboration, Ontra enables you to shape your impact and growth. Our commitment to innovation extends beyond our technology; it’s embedded in our culture, and AI plays a crucial role in everything we do.
Our culture is one where belonging is the cornerstone of every interaction, rooted in acceptance and respect for all. Our commitment to inclusion begins at the application process, ensuring a fair and equitable hiring experience that values the unique contributions you bring from day one.
For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States, with a preference for candidates in California. For more information on where we employ, please see below.
About the Role
Ontra is seeking a Director, Engineering, reporting to our Vice President on our Product Engineering team.
We’re looking for an experienced eng leader to guide the development and support of Ontra's Flagship product teams, collaborate closely with product and design to drive vision, and foster a collaborative and high performing engineering culture.
As a dynamic, visionary engineering leader, you excel at building and nurturing high-performing teams and combining strategic foresight with technical acumen. If delivering complex projects with precision, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving product development are your strengths, we'd love to get to know you!
What You’ll Do
- Team Leadership and Support: Oversee and support four sprint teams, ensuring alignment in achieving product goals and maintaining high performance standards.
- Strategy and Collaboration: Partner closely with product and design leads to shape the product vision, priorities, and team culture
- Coaching and Development: Mentor and cultivate the Engineering Management team, fostering professional growth and readiness for future role expansion.
- Innovation in Engineering Practices: Collaborate with engineering leaders company-wide to advance engineering methods, with an emphasis on AI-powered features.
- Talent Acquisition and Retention: Recruit and sustain a high-caliber team of full-stack product engineers
What You’ll Bring
- Experience in Software Engineering: 7+ years of experience in the software engineering field, demonstrating a strong technical background and expertise.
- Engineering Leadership: 5+ years of engineering management experience, with experience managing managers.
- Product Delivery: Proven experience with shipping products, indicating comprehensive involvement in product development from concept to deployment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners, emphasizing strong communication and teamwork skills across different departments.
Pay Transparency
Ontra takes individual candidate location, experience, and skills into consideration when determining compensation. The base pay range is listed below.
Some positions may be eligible for additional compensation, such as commission, variable compensation, profits interest units, or other equity-based compensation, which are not included in the below base pay range.
If you are selected to participate in our interview process, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more details about the total compensation package for the role.
Hiring Locations
We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
APAC
Hong Kong
EMEA
United Kingdom
Benefits Snapshot
- Remote-first working policy, with office hubs in SF, NYC, Santa Barbara, and London
- Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
- Paid flexible time off policy
- Paid parental leave and benefits
- Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
- Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
- Company-sponsored LinkedIn Learning accounts, department budgets for professional development, and robust onboarding program
- Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance
Travel
Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.
Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
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Note on Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.
Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.
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