Product Design Coach (VP+)

Mento; United States; Remote; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ICF-certified coach training

Remote work

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Mento seeks senior product design leaders to coach and develop others, with participation in ICF-certified training before engaging members. You will guide professionals to higher performance and more fulfilling careers, using a growth-mindset in a flexible, remote setting.

This fully remote contract role emphasizes 12+ hours per month, 3–5 hours weekly, and a commitment of 24+ months, with hourly pay and performance bonuses to reward engagement.

Qualifications

• Senior product design leader with deep coaching capabilities.
• Experience guiding leaders and teams toward growth and performance.
• Strong emotional intelligence and empathetic communication.
• Comfortable driving coaching in remote, asynchronous contexts.
• Proven ability to adapt in a fast-changing startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions.
• Participate in ongoing training to refine coaching skills.
• Communicate with members via Mento email or app chat between sessions.
• Share tools and insights to elevate coaching practices and mission.
• Act with kindness, respect, and empathy as a Mento ambassador.

Skills

Design leadership

Coaching skills

Emotional intelligence

Remote collaboration

Growth mindset

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for senior leaders in product design roles who value learning, growth, and community and who are passionate about developing and coaching people in their field.

As a Mento coach, you will form 1:1 partnerships with our members to help them identify & track clear goals, become a better leader, communicate more effectively, problem-solve issues at work, and help them feel happy, fulfilled, and engaged at work and beyond.

All Mento coaches, regardless of coaching experience, are required to participate in our ICF-certified coach training program to learn Mento's coaching methodology prior to working with our members. Our coach training is an immersive, transformational training designed to help you grow as a coach, master the Mento Coaching Methodology, and gain access to proprietary tools that set our coaches apart. This program is ICF-certified, and participants who successfully graduate will earn Continuing Coach Education Units.

Your routine responsibilities will include:

• 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

Who are you?

You are…

• A director, vice president, or other senior product design leader with 20+ years experience managing product design teams and coaching individuals (coaching certification is a plus but not required).

• Someone who wants to turn their people leadership skills into meaningful coaching skills.

• Passionate about helping people advance in the workplace to build fulfilling careers and lives.

• A person who is self aware, who has a high emotional IQ, and who cares about creating a safe space for others to risk being vulnerable.

• Excited about growing your coaching skills, and you bring a growth-mindset to the experience, regardless of how long you have been a coach.

• Comfortable working in a constantly-changing startup environment.

• Able to dedicate a minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months.

At Mento, we invite new coaches to join us on a rolling basis. The time frame on which we add new coaches is based on the particular needs of our clients and their teams. While we may not need to add a Product Design VP Coach today, we would still be very excited for you to get in touch with us now if this opportunity resonates with you.

Other details

• This is a contract position in which coaches are paid per hour. On top of a flat hourly rate, we offer select bonuses that incentivizes engagement with our membership and community growth on our platform

• You must have the capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week towards Mento regardless of other commitments and how they may change.

• You are able to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months in order to build meaningful relationships with our members.

• This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be based in North America or Europe.

• Because this is a part-time growth opportunity, we are looking to hire experienced senior leaders who want to expand their coaching skills.

_ Our Hiring Philosophy:
All new Mento coaches are required to participate and graduate from our ICF certified coach training program: Mento Coaching 101. This training is rigorous, and our goal is that all participants are able to be matched with members soon after they complete it. We want to make sure that we are both setting our coaches up for success and respecting everyone’s time. Therefore, we hire based on incoming member demand. While we are constantly looking and interviewing for the best coaches to join our team, we will only send offers to candidates for whom we have an immediate need. Candidates who receive a YES from Mento after the interview process will either be sent an offer to join the next monthly Coaching 101 training or be added to our coach shortlist to join us when the demand is there.

_ Inclusion Statement:
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Research shows that candidates from unrepresented backgrounds may not apply to jobs unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better product for our users.