About the role:
The R&D Enablement team is responsible for helping Samsara Engineering, Product Management, Design, and Strategy organizations move quickly and navigate change as we sustain rapid growth. As Director of R&D Enablement, you will play a critical role in ensuring that we are able to both operate at scale, and maintain the entrepreneurial spirit that is core to the Samsara culture. You will touch all parts of the employee lifecycle, helping us recruit new talent efficiently, maintain a high hiring bar, ramp up new hires quickly, and sustain a culture of continuous learning and innovation. The Enablement organization is central to our ability to achieve our ambitious goals.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
- You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
- You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the R&D Enablement team, helping the organization hire efficiently, onboard new talent quickly, and facilitate a culture of continuing education
- Develop programs and curriculum focused on software engineer on-boarding
- Establish a culture of continuous learning
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 10+ years of experience managing Enablement, Program Management, or Project Management teams
- A bachelor’s degree at a minimum; a master’s degree is preferred
An ideal candidate also has:
- A proven track record of delivering large initiatives, at scale, at multinational tech companies
- A high bias for action and an eagerness to move quickly to deliver results
- Experience developing onboarding programs for software engineers
- An entrepreneurial spirit that drives them to innovate on behalf of their customers
- High data orientation and a healthy obsession with measuring the impact of their team’s output
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership
