Gusto · 1 day ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Growth (Onboarding & Activation)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$220K/yr - $275K/yr
12+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy by handling payroll, health insurance, and HR services. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead engineering efforts to embed intelligence across the Growth platform, focusing on enhancing the customer onboarding experience and driving revenue growth.
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Responsibilities
Build and foster an inclusive, collaborative, and impact-oriented culture
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data Science to define, iterate, and execute on initiatives contributing to revenue growth
Champion AI-native patterns in Onboarding platform — designing for learning loops, feedback-driven iteration, and safe model usage in customer-facing contexts
Help establish and guide the team on best practices for experimentation, evaluation, and observability in AI-augmented Growth experiences
Collaborate with AI platform and data science teams to integrate model-driven insights into Onboarding workflows — such as onboarding personalization, intelligent package recommendations, and AI-driven experiences that answer user’s questions while helping them accomplish their tasks
Engage with all development teams across Gusto to align and drive towards long-term maintainability and stability of our systems
Mentor and provide guidance to individual team members, fostering growth and development
Qualification
Required
12+ years of professional software development experience
5+ years of engineering management experience, preferably revenue-driving teams Product engineering teams or Growth teams
Experience managing multiple teams, and managing EMs
Curiosity and ability to operate in an AI-native environment — integrating intelligence, automation, and experimentation into how we grow the business
Experience in highly cross-functional environments for highly complex products
Experience in scaling Engineering organizations
Preferred
Experience building and maintaining onboarding experiences and package recommendations
Experience in experimentation and user experience optimization
Experience working cross-functionally with Revenue teams
Experience incorporating AI and ML into product experiences
Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k)s
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
Recent News
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