Who we are
Hi there 👋 We’re Ethena, 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, so it feels like your team, whether that’s hard hats or virtual meetings. From auto-assigning courses based on HRIS data to transforming your policies into interactive training in minutes, Ethena helps People, Legal, and Compliance teams launch in days (not months) and cut learner seat time by up to 60% with adaptive learning paths. Ethena supports 1M+ learners across 2,000+ organizations, with a 93% learner approval rating and 96% customer renewal rate. Over the past several years, we’ve delivered consistent, durable growth, including 120%+ net dollar retention, 95%+ gross dollar retention, and strong enterprise expansion across industries. Ethena has become a go-to compliance partner for modern, global organizations.
Beyond training, Ethena unifies core compliance tools, Hotline & Case Management, Policy Bot, and Phishing Simulator, into a single platform, with built-in audit trails and compliance controls teams can trust.
Trusted by teams at companies like Genesco, Asana, Pinterest, and Synaptics, it’s a great time to join us.
How we work
We’re a team that values diversity in all its forms and loves adding new perspectives. We ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and build with empathy, for customers and for each other. We care about craft, we love feedback, and we take ownership. We also embrace humor (yes, the puns are real), because doing serious work doesn’t have to feel so serious.
Our workforce is fully remote, and your personal working hours can be based on your own timezone. All team-wide meetings are scheduled to be inclusive of all North American time zones.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a Head of Learning Experience to join our Learning Experience (LX) team! This role will report to our Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and will be responsible for leading and managing the LX team, getting the most out of our team, budget, and tools. This person will be a key contributor to how efficiently, creatively, and consistently we produce best-in-class compliance training content.
Reports to
Anne Solmssen, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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
At Ethena, we're committed to fair and equitable compensation. We carefully evaluate each candidate's skills and qualifications to provide our best possible offer upfront. Our no-negotiation policy ensures that our first offer is always our best offer, promoting pay equity throughout our organization.
Physical Demands
This is sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing in a home office environment.
Location
Ethena is a remote-first organization and is currently hiring candidates based in the United States.
We are not currently offering employer visa sponsorship for this role.
AI Usage in Interviews:
We’re big fans of AI and use it heavily in our day-to-day work. That said, to ensure fairness and accurate skill assessment, we do not allow the use of AI tools (including note takers, transcription tools, or recordings) during interviews. If you have questions or need accommodations, we’re happy to chat — just let us know.
Benefits
The benefits offered for this position can be found
here. We provide unlimited PTO.
How to Apply
Applications for this position will be accepted via our
job board. Excited about the opportunity, but worried you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyway, and give us both the chance to find out. We welcome you to
read more about our approach to job descriptions by our Chief People Officer, Melanie Naranjo. Curious to know what it’s like to interview with us?
Read more here.
Ethena is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that a successful organization is one that celebrates its employees for who they are, who they love, and the unique lens through which they experience the world. Ethena does not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status. We understand that our differences make us better. They empower us to learn from each other, lean on each other, and create a product and community that models the behavior we hope to see in others.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information are accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
