From the CEO (Zeb):

ClickUp is a San Diego based company looking for a passionate VP of Engineering to join our mission and redefine how people work on the go. We’re passionate about saving people time in every aspect of their lives - so they can focus on what they love most.

Our app is the first of its kind that works for everyone from families to Fortune 500 companies. You should love the challenge of creating scalable processes, managing engineering resources to deliver projects on time, and being a strategic partner to the CTO.

We're scaling quickly, so we're recruiting teammates who share our core values, know how to get sh*t done, and would add a lot to our extremely driven culture.

ClickUp is the fastest growing productivity app, growing to 200,000+ teams and a $1 billion (unicorn) valuation in under 3 years. This has been made possible by our passionate, and high-energy team supporting growth in every area.

We need someone that can truly dedicate themselves to this role at least for the next year or so - which means nights and weekends when necessary. We are all extremely passionate about working and our growth in the product. You’ll be rewarded with the opportunity for incredible advancement in the company including role, salary, and equity. If you love growing in every aspect of life and getting shit done in general, please apply! You’ll fit right into our mission of making the world more productive.

- Zeb
Chief Executive Officer

The Role

• Day to day management of engineers, including scrum ceremonies and ensuring action items are documented and followed up on.
• Manage a variety of projects, be able to wear many hats, ultimately hold people accountable, including remote engineering team members.
• Coordinate communication with Product Managers, especially where additional scoping is needed.
• Introduce scalable, repeatable processes that help the engineering and product team deliver a successful products.
• Be the source of truth for status on product and engineering projects.
• Prevent people from forgetting things.
• Partner closely with CEO, CTO, and product teams to manage change as the team grows and shifts in structure.
• Recommend new features for our product to help you do your job more efficiently.
• Foster and grow a culture of striving for efficient code and craft team processes that ensure long-term health and team cohesion.
• Manage 1:1s with the engineering team.
• Partner closely with CTO to manage growth and career paths for engineers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience as a scrum master, a certificate in agile processes, a certificate in 6 sigma or equivalent.
• 6+ years as a program manager.
• 6+ years as a manager of a technical team.
• Experience with project management apps.
• Experience with Agile practices.
• Experience working with teams building highly-distributed, large-scale solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.