Who we're looking for
Reports to
What you'll do
Serve as people manager for the LX team, setting clear expectations, enabling success and growth, and holding the team accountable
Defining a vision for how the LX team operates, leveraging industry best practices and personal experience with creative teams to do so
Identify and implement improvements that increase team capacity and output, making the most of our team, budget, and tools
Continuously evaluate and adopt cutting-edge tools, particularly AI and automation, to increase the team's pace and throughput
Partner cross-functionally with the Product Management team to align LX's output with company priorities
What makes a great candidate
Deep experience working in and managing creative teams, particularly in video production
A track record of high-accountability management, with the ability to get the most out of a high-performing team
Comfort being scrappy and creative under tight timelines or budgets
A sharp understanding of constraints: you calibrate quality to the time and resources available
Expert knowledge of and energy about tools and automation, particularly AI tools, and a drive to bring that energy to the team
A self-starter who thrives in a hands-off management environment, someone who takes ownership of their work with a "roll up your sleeves mentality," is comfortable with ambiguity, and proactively identifies problems and solutions
We're an early-stage startup so we're not just looking for someone to run a playbook. We want you to help build it.
Passion for what we're building here at Ethena and a strong alignment with our core values (which includes an impeccable sense of humor)
What's going to be the hardest part
Ethena moves fast, and the team is always pushing and needs to stay nimble. This leader will need to match that energy immediately, without the benefit of a slow ramp-up period
Stepping in to lead a team you didn't build, balancing the need to understand the team as it currently operates with the need to push for change and improvement
Skills Required
- Proven experience managing creative or LX teams
- Deep experience with video production and creative workflows
- Track record of high-accountability people management and team performance
- Experience identifying and implementing process improvements to increase team capacity and output
- Practical experience evaluating and adopting AI tools and automation to scale content production
- Ability to operate scrappily under tight timelines and constrained budgets
- Strong cross-functional collaboration experience, especially with Product Management
- Self-starter with a hands-off management mindset and strong ownership mentality
- Based in the United States and authorized to work without employer visa sponsorship
- Experience in compliance learning or adaptive learning products
Ethena Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ethena and has not been reviewed or approved by Ethena.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered transparent, with publicly shared salary formulas, posted ranges on job descriptions, and a stated compensation philosophy. Practices like a no‑negotiation approach and location‑agnostic engineering pay aim to reduce gaps and increase clarity.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Progression appears structured through a formula‑based approach and twice‑yearly review cycles that provide predictable increases. Market adjustments and stronger performance can yield larger raises within this framework.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off breadth includes unlimited PTO, all U.S. federal holidays, and a company‑wide week‑long year‑end break. This structure signals meaningful rest time for a remote‑first environment.
Ethena Insights
What We Do
Compliance training that customizes itself to you. Ethena combines top-rated training content with intelligent AI that builds and adapts training to reflect your company’s unique brand, roles, policies, and risks. From auto-assigning courses based on HRIS data to transforming your policies into interactive training in minutes, Ethena helps People, Legal, and Compliance teams do more with less. Companies like Genesco, Zendesk, Pinterest, and Synaptics use Ethena to launch training in days instead of months and cut learner seat time by up to 60% with adaptive learning paths. Beyond training, Ethena unifies core compliance tools including Hotline & Case Management, Policy Bot, and Phishing Simulator in one platform. This simplifies your compliance tech stack, connects data sources, and continuously strengthens your training by identifying knowledge gaps. With built-in audit trails, compliance controls, and a 93% approval rating across more than 1 million learners, Ethena delivers programs that are responsive and effective.
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