Role Overview
Transcend is seeking highly motivated and experienced Engineering Managers. The ideal candidate is a player-coach engineering leader, someone who can manage a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment, and who is able to deep-dive into the stack when necessary.
We are looking for Engineering Managers to lead our following teams:
- Consent Configuration & Regulation - Collect & enforce user consent, and provide our customers with useful tools to consume that consent data. One of these tools functions similarly as a firewall running on your browser to selectively block or allow data to be sent out to backend servers. Other tools provide APIs & UIs to access consent data to ensure user consent is respected before being used by internal systems.
- Assessments & Platform - Own the Assessments product and core platform capabilities. Assessments enables customers to create, assign, and manage privacy compliance reviews -- including DPIAs, vendor risk assessments, and AI governance assessments -- with automated triggers, approval workflows, and direct output to Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs) and the Data Inventory. On the platform side, the team owns cross-product infrastructure like the task management system (action items, notifications, error routing), audit logs, data reports, and shared UX patterns -- working across the full stack in TypeScript, React, and GraphQL against Postgres at meaningful scale.
This is a remote, Exempt, Full Time position based in the United States. The successful candidate must have valid work authorization, as visa sponsorship is not available. This roles report directly to our senior Engineering Managers.
What you'll do
- Manage a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative culture and upholding high technical standards
- Grow the team through hiring and nurturing engineering talent
- Leverage your technical expertise in software engineering to guide the team in building robust and scalable solutions
- Review & provide feedback for technical design docs and code changes
- Collaborate with the product team to create and execute the product roadmap
- Take on development tasks and debug production issues when necessary – this often involves diving into the details of infrastructure implementation, job systems, and full-stack features
- Grow the team and evolve processes to fit changing
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of experience in software engineering and are proficient in Javascript/Typescript
- You have experience building full-stack products, with contribution to both frontend and backend
- You have 2+ years of experience in managing or leading engineering teams with a record of shipping high-quality products in a fast-paced environment
- You are an excellent technical communicator to a diverse group of audiences
- You have a collaborative mindset and proven experience in working in cross-functional teams in a remote environment
- You are passionate about privacy and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization
About Transcend
Transcend is the compliance layer for customer data, enabling enterprises to activate AI responsibly and at scale. We're building the platform that makes data governance, privacy compliance, and AI oversight seamlessly integrated across your entire tech stack.
We are driven by the belief that building robust, accessible infrastructure for responsible AI and data rights is one of the most impactful ways to spend our time. To achieve this, we're assembling an ambitious and passionate team that enjoys tackling important, future-focused problems at the intersection of AI, privacy, and compliance.
We're growing quickly, backed by top-tier investors including Accel, Index, 01A, StepStone Group, and HighlandX, and we are proud to serve some of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more on our Customer Stories Page.
Why Join Us?
- Impactful Work: We believe that enabling responsible AI adoption while protecting individual privacy rights is one of the most impactful ways to spend our time. You'll be at the forefront of building the compliance layer that helps enterprises navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI regulation, data privacy, and customer data governance.
- Autonomy and Growth: You will have the trust and autonomy to drive initiatives from the start. As an early hire in a fast-growing startup defining a new category, you'll have significant opportunities to shape the organization's direction and work on a diverse array of challenging projects.
- Dynamic Environment: As the best-in-class solution in an emerging market, Transcend operates at the intersection of AI innovation and compliance. Our product evolves quickly to meet new client needs and adapt to advancing privacy law, AI regulations, and enterprise requirements.
- Supportive Culture: The people at Transcend are driven, kind, and know how to balance work, life, and memes. We learn from each other and maintain a strong support system while having fun solving important problems that matter.
- Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity: We celebrate a diverse and inclusive workforce and consider all forms of diversity, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and veteran status. Our commitment ensures equitable employment opportunities, non-discrimination in all practices, and a workplace where every employee feels valued and respected. We also consider all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as legally required. If you are enthusiastic about this role but feel your experience doesn't perfectly match every qualification, we strongly encourage you to apply.
- Benefits & Perks: Transcend employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program that includes flexible PTO, parental leave, a 401(k) match, and competitive compensation packages that include employee equity. Learn more about our offerings here.
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