Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🏬 Coworking budget

🖥 Home office budget

Whimsical is a B2B SaaS company on a mission to make collaboration more enjoyable and productive by building an all-in-one collaboration hub. We are passionate about user experience, the interconnectedness of tools, and building software that feels like magic.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Product Marketing Manager to work alongside our Growth team, in particular building out Whimsical Templates and our community around it. This person will work closely with Product, Support, and Marketing to shape and communicate our vision, ultimately driving leads and increasing customer activation through targeted campaigns, programs, and initiatives.

The ideal candidate should be a self starter and will be able to determine the most impactful efforts to focus on based on the broader product dynamics at play. They should also have experience in researching and understanding customer needs and translating it into programs and strategies for go-to-market.

Whimsical is a distributed company of ∼50 employees across North America, Europe and New Zealand. This role will report directly to our VP of Marketing, Melissa Ho.

Your responsibilities include:

• Understanding our underlying user needs, product roadmap, market trends, and competitive forces.
• Developing and optimizing different demand generation strategies.
• Creating and executing on brand awareness and activation campaigns to support the Templates product team.
• Building a community of users to support expansion of our Templates library.
• Driving cross-functional alignment through product development and executing the go-to-market process.
• Identifying KPIs and measuring and analyzing performance of initiatives to optimize future campaigns.

Requirements

• You have proven track record of experience in marketing, demand gen, product marketing, or product for a B2B or B2C SaaS product
• You have experience developing and driving cross-functional, data-driven programs to meet business, product, and/or marketing KPIs
• You have ownership mindset, bias for action and ability to follow through swiftly
• You are able to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing
• You can manage your own time and prioritize your work
• You feel that our philosophy resonates with you
• You are based in 🇺🇸🇨🇦North America

What We Offer

• 100% Remote: We’re spread from California to Latvia and we’ve got you covered if you prefer to work from a coworking space
• Salary: Annual salary starting at $147,705
• Equity: starting at 0.2%
• Vacation: 6 weeks of paid time off each year
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks paid by the company
• Equipment: We provide all the tech you need to work successfully
• Summits: We try to bring everyone together at least twice a year
• Pension*: 401k with 6% company matching
• Health Insurance*: Paid by company for you and dependents

* Availability may depend on your location and our current administrative capabilities there.

About Whimsical

Whimsical was founded in 2017 by Kaspars Dancis and Steve Schoeffel to help teams be more effective in the distributed and fully digital work environment.

Whimsical's product is expressive, fast, and delightful. We believe that software should spark joy, not dread.

We are a remote-first company and big proponents of remote work because it democratizes the opportunities for people everywhere.

Our operating philosophy is based on set of core principles, such as:

• Sustainability: We don't believe in growth at all costs. Growth is a fundamental part of a healthy existence but we want it to be in balance with sustainability and bounded by ethical behavior. We strive to work calm, 40-hour work weeks.  Whimsical is also committed to doing our part towards sustainable future for the planet.
• Craftsmanship: We care deeply about our work. We are specialists, eager learners, and persistent in our pursuit of quality work. We're patient and committed because building great things takes time.
• Long-term focus: We're building Whimsical for the long-haul, not a quick exit. We avoid shortcuts and consider every key decision from a 10+ year perspective.
• Partnership Mindset: We’ve built the company around the idea that everybody who joins us should feel like they are partners in the business. Time is precious and we want Whimsical to be the place where people invest their time rather than sell it. Our equity offers are 100% transparent and above market average. We also pay everyone at the same level the same salary, no matter where they live.

Salary and compensation

Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

💰 401k matching

🏔 Company retreats

🎅 We hire old (and young)

Description

Whimsical is a B2B SaaS company on a mission to make collaboration more enjoyable and productive by building an all-in-one collaboration hub. We are are passionate about user experience, interconnectedness of tools and building software that feels like magic.

About The Role

As the People Operations Specialist, you will oversee and manage all day-to-day operations of the employee lifecycle at Whimsical. We are looking for an experienced and organized professional to join our Operations team.

Whimsical is a distributed company of ∼50 employees across North America, Europe and New Zealand. You will work closely with the department managers, as well as with external legal counsel and accounting teams. You will report to our Head of People Diana Lace Davidova.

Your responsibilities include:

• Manage the full spectrum of employee experience from on-boarding to off-boarding
• Plan, coordinate and implement processes, policies, and surveys to support the organization's people operations and strategy needs
• Build a strong employer brand and ensure all candidates have a positive experience
• Execute on standard administrative tasks, including drafting and maintaining benefits and policies
• Help with planning and organizing company events both online and offline
• Work with our existing tool stack (e.g. Rippling, Deel, Lattice) and introduce new tools and processes

Your first quarter at Whimsical

At the end of your first quarter at Whimsical you will:

• Feel at home, get to know the awesome people here and learn how we work
• Understand Whimsical employment setup in the US, Denmark, Latvia and other countries with remote employees
• Understand employee lifecycle at Whimsical, help with employee onboarding
• Collaborate with the Operations team on process improvements and organizing first team events

Requirements

• You have proven track record of working in HR administration, people operations, or similar roles at a high-growth startup
• You have understanding of tax, legal, and localized benefits, and experience with employment in the United States in particular
• You have ownership mindset, bias for action and ability to follow through swiftly
• You have exceptional admin skills and attention to detail
• You are able to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing
• You can manage your own time and prioritize your work
• You are comfortable to work independently and collaborate with others
• You feel that our philosophy resonates with you
• You are based in:
  • 🇺🇸🇨🇦North America (East Coast)
  • 🇪🇺European Union
  • 🇬🇧United Kingdom

Benefits

• 100% Remote: We’re spread from California to Latvia and we’ve got you covered if you prefer to work from a coworking space
• Salary: Annual salary starting at $118,164
• Vacation: 6 weeks of paid time off each year
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks paid by company
• Equipment: We provide all the tech you need to work successfully
• Summits: We try to bring everyone together at least twice a year
• Pension*: 401k with 6% company matching
• Health Insurance*: Paid by company for you and dependents

* Availability may depend on your location and our current administrative capabilities there.

Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

🏔 Company retreats

🏬 Coworking budget

🖥 Home office budget

Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

🏔 Company retreats

🏬 Coworking budget

📚 Learning budget

🖥 Home office budget

💰 Equity compensation

👀 No monitoring system

🎅 We hire old (and young)

Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

🏔 Company retreats

🏬 Coworking budget

📚 Learning budget

🖥 Home office budget

💰 Equity compensation

👀 No monitoring system

🎅 We hire old (and young)

Whimsical is the thinking and collaboration tool for distributed work. Our software helps thousands of customers—from individuals to Fortune 500—to work together more effectively.

Whimsical is expressive, fast, and delightful. We believe that software should spark joy, not dread.

We’re now looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help move that vision forward!

As an Engineering Manager, you will managing a group of 6-8 engineers. You will ensure that they collaborate effectively, that the group has the right skills and capabilities, and that everyone in the group is excited to contribute.

You will also partner with Tech Leads of our product teams. While you will be responsible for the people on the team, the Tech Lead will be responsible for the technical direction and delivery of the team.

Day-to-day work

At Whimsical you can expect your day-to-day to include:

• Ensure that your team has the right people to deliver on its objectives. You will do so through hiring, training, and performance management.
• Coach the members of your team to support them and to help them grow professionally.
• Work with your teammates to ensure that they get to work on challenging problems, are excited to contribute, and are recognized for their contributions.
• Build trust-based relationships with the members of your teams through 1:1s to facilitate effective feedback and flow of information.
• Lead different rituals and facilitate conversations to ensure that your teams collaborate effectively.

Indicators that this could be a good role for you:

• You have considerable previous experience as a Software Engineer
• You feel that our philosophy resonates with you and you can see it guiding your decisions while at Whimsical.
• You’ve successfully managed teams of Engineers in the past.
• You are able to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing.
• You are able to attract other great people to work with.
• You can motivate and inspire.
• You have courage and the ability to have difficult conversations candidly and empathetically.
• You can manage your own time and prioritize your work.
• You always looking to refine your methods by collaborating with your manager and peers.

Benefits

• 100% Remote: We currently have teammates in New Zealand, North America, and Europe, and we’ve got you covered if you prefer to work from a coworking space
• Salary: Annual salary at $147,705-$184,631 (depending on experience)
• Equity: ~0.2% (depending on experience and start date)
• Vacation: 6 weeks of paid time off each year
• Parental Leave: 4 months paid by the company
• Equipment: We provide Apple hardware and all the other tech you need to work successfully
• Summits: We try to bring everyone together at least twice a year
• Pension*: 401k with 6% company matching
• Health Insurance*: Paid by company for you and dependents

* Availability may depend on your location and our current administrative capabilities there.

How we work

We use an adapted version of Basecamp's Shape Up approach, which for us means:

• We work in cycles of 5 weeks of focused work and 1 week of cool down.
• We work in product teams, where each team owns the features and execution of certain product areas
• Each team owns creating "idea pitches" for upcoming cycles, and moving their product ideas along.
• Each 5 week work cycle sees one or more "bets" shipped for each team, each having very specific and well defined requirements.
• During cool down, each of us choose what we want to work on, be it bugs, minor features, tech debt, exploring new concepts, and more.

As an Engineering Manager at Whimsical, you'll be contributing by ensuring the well-being of the Engineering team and making sure that any blockers are removed efficiently and problems are being solved. And being a small company means that on rare occasions you may have to roll up your sleeves and help with some code.

In addition to Shape Up, we also occasionally pitch in and do customer support to better understand our users and their needs, regardless of our role within the company.

Our primary mode of operation is asynchronous. We use real-time communication with great care, and only where it makes sense. We use Whimsical, email, Slack, and Zoom for our day-to-day communication.

But we also believe in spending quality time together, which is why we try to bring everyone from around the world together at least twice a year for what we call "Whimsical Summits". At Summits we focus on getting to know each other better and building bonds that help us communicate better when we're apart.

About Whimsical

Whimsical was founded in 2017 by Kaspars Dancis and Steve Schoeffel to help people think and collaborate in the digital-first work environment.

We are a remote-first company and big proponents of remote work because it democratizes the opportunities for people everywhere.

Our operating philosophy is based on set of core principles, such as:

• Sustainability: We don't believe in growth at all costs. Growth is a fundamental part of a healthy existence but we want it to be in balance with sustainability and bounded by ethical behavior. We strive to work calm, 40-hour work weeks. Whimsical is also committed to doing our part towards sustainable future for the planet.
• Craftsmanship: We care deeply about our work. We are specialists, eager learners, and persistent in our pursuit of quality work. We're patient and committed because building great things takes time.
• Long-term focus: We're building Whimsical for the long-haul, not a quick exit. We avoid shortcuts and consider every key decision from a 10+ year perspective.
• Partnership Mindset: We’ve built the company around the idea that everybody who joins us should feel like they are partners in the business. Time is precious and we want Whimsical to be the place where people invest their time rather than sell it. Our equity offers are 100% transparent and above market average. We also pay everyone at the same level the same salary, no matter where they live.

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All information collected through this application is stored in Workable, Whimsical's Applicant Tracking System, where it will be used for internal recruitment purposes only.

Salary and compensation

Benefits

💰 401(k)

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

🏔 Company retreats

🏬 Coworking budget

📚 Learning budget

🖥 Home office budget

💰 Equity compensation

👀 No monitoring system

🎅 We hire old (and young)

Whimsical is an end-to-end SaaS platform for shaping ideas. Our software helps thousands of customers—from individuals to Fortune 500—to think and collaborate in the new era of distributed work.

About The Role

As the People Operations Specialist you will oversee and manage all day-to-day operations of the employee lifecycle at Whimsical. We are looking for an experienced and organized professional to join our Operations team.

Whimsical is a distributed company of ∼40 employees across North America, Europe and New Zealand. You will work closely with the department managers, as well as with external legal counsel and accounting teams.

Your responsibilities include:

• Lead recruiting efforts including job postings, sourcing, candidate vetting, and offer management
• Assist department managers with employee onboarding, offboarding, as well as scaling and increasing headcount
• Plan, coordinate and implement processes, policies, and surveys to support the organization's people compliance and strategy needs
• Execute on standard administrative tasks, including drafting and maintaining benefits and policies
• Help with planning and organizing company events both online and offline
• Work with our existing tool stack (e.g. Rippling, Deel) and introduce new tools and processes

Your first quarter at Whimsical

At the end of your first quarter at Whimsical you will:

• Feel at home, get to know the awesome people here and learn how we work
• Understand Whimsical employment setup in the US, Denmark, Latvia and other countries with remote employees
• Understand employee lifecycle at Whimsical, help with employee onboarding
• Collaborate with the Operations team on process improvements and organizing first team events

Indicators that this could be a good role for you

• You have proven track record of working in HR administration, people operations, or similar roles at a high-growth startup
• You have understanding of tax, legal, and localized benefits, and experience with employment in the United States in particular
• You have exceptional admin skills and attention to detail
• You have bias for action and ability to follow through swiftly
• You are able to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing
• You can manage your own time and prioritize your work
• You are comfortable to work independently and collaborate with others
• You feel that our philosophy resonates with you
• You are based in:
  • 🇺🇸🇨🇦North America (East Coast)
  • 🇪🇺European Union
  • 🇬🇧United Kingdom
    

What We Offer

• 100% Remote: We’re spread from California to Latvia and we’ve got you covered if you prefer to work from a coworking space
• Salary: Annual salary starting at $118,164
• Vacation: 6 weeks of paid time off each year
• Parental Leave: 4 weeks paid by company
• Equipment: We provide all the tech you need to work successfully
• Summits: We try to bring everyone together at least twice a year
• Pension*: 401k with 6% company matching
• Health Insurance*: Paid by company for you and dependents

* Availability may depend on your location and our current administrative capabilities there.

About Whimsical

Whimsical was founded in 2017 by Kaspars Dancis and Steve Schoeffel to help teams be more effective in the distributed and fully digital work environment.

Whimsical's product is expressive, fast, and delightful. We believe that software should spark joy, not dread.

We are a remote-first company and big proponents of remote work because it democratizes the opportunities for people everywhere.

Our operating philosophy is based on set of core principles, such as:

• Sustainability: We don't believe in growth at all costs. Growth is a fundamental part of a healthy existence but we want it to be in balance with sustainability and bounded by ethical behavior. We strive to work calm, 40-hour work weeks.  Whimsical is also committed to doing our part towards sustainable future for the planet.
• Craftsmanship: We care deeply about our work. We are specialists, eager learners, and persistent in our pursuit of quality work. We're patient and committed because building great things takes time.
• Long-term focus: We're building Whimsical for the long-haul, not a quick exit. We avoid shortcuts and consider every key decision from a 10+ year perspective.
• Partnership Mindset: We’ve built the company around the idea that everybody who joins us should feel like they are partners in the business. Time is precious and we want Whimsical to be the place where people invest their time rather than sell it. Our equity offers are 100% transparent and above market average. We also pay everyone at the same level the same salary, no matter where they live.

Salary and compensation

Benefits

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

🏖 Paid time off

💰 401k matching

🏔 Company retreats

🏬 Coworking budget

🖥 Home office budget

Salary and compensation

Benefits

🌎 Distributed team

⏰ Async

🤓 Vision insurance

🦷 Dental insurance

🚑 Medical insurance

💰 401k matching

🏬 Coworking budget

📚 Learning budget

🖥 Home office budget

💰 Equity compensation

Salary and compensation

Benefits

⏰ Async

🌎 Distributed team

Location

Whimsical is the thinking and collaboration tool for distributed work. Our software helps thousands of customers—from individuals to Fortune 500—to work together more effectively.

Whimsical is expressive, fast, and delightful. We believe that software should spark joy, not dread.

We’re now looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help move that vision forward!

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will be managing a group of 6-8 engineers. You will ensure that they collaborate effectively, that the group has the right skills and capabilities, and that everyone in the group is excited to contribute.

You will also partner with Tech Leads of our product teams. While you will be responsible for the people on the team, the Tech Lead will be responsible for the technical direction and delivery of the team.

Day-to-day work

At Whimsical you can expect your day-to-day to include:

• Ensure that your team has the right people to deliver on its objectives. You will do so through hiring, training, and performance management.
• Coach the members of your team to support them and to help them grow professionally.
• Work with your teammates to ensure that they get to work on challenging problems, are excited to contribute, and are recognized for their contributions.
• Build trust-based relationships with the members of your teams through 1:1s to facilitate effective feedback and flow of information.
• Lead different rituals and facilitate conversations to ensure that your teams collaborate effectively.

About You

• Based in
  • 🇺🇸🇨🇦North America
  • 🇪🇺European Union
  • 🇬🇧United Kingdom
• You have considerable previous experience as a Software Engineer.
• You feel that our philosophy resonates with you and you can see it guiding your decisions while at Whimsical.
• You’ve successfully managed teams of Engineers in the past.
• You are able to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing.
• You are able to attract other great people to work with.
• You can motivate and inspire.
• You have courage and the ability to have difficult conversations candidly and empathetically.
• You can manage your own time and prioritize your work.
• You always looking to refine your methods by collaborating with your manager and peers.

What We Offer

• 100% Remote: We’re spread from California to Latvia and we’ve got you covered if you prefer to work from a coworking space.
• Salary: Annual salary at $147,705-$184,631 (depending on experience)
• Equity: ~ at 0.35% (depending on experience and start date)
• Vacation: 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• Parental Leave: 4 weeks paid by company
• Equipment: We provide all the tech you need to work successfully.
• Summits: We try to bring everyone together at least twice a year
• Pension*: 401k with 6% company matching
• Health Insurance*: Paid by company for you and dependents

* Availability may depend on your location and our current administrative capabilities there.

How we work

We use an adapted version of Basecamp's Shape Up approach, which for us means:

• We work in cycles of 6 weeks of focused work and 2 weeks of cool down.
• We work in product teams, where each team owns the features and execution of certain product areas.
• Each team owns creating "idea pitches" for upcoming cycles, and moving their product ideas along.
• Each 6 week work cycle sees one or more "bets" shipped for each team, each having very specific and well defined requirements.
• During cool down, each of us choose what we want to work on, be it bugs, minor features, tech debt, exploring new concepts, and more.

As an Engineering Manager at Whimsical, you'll be contributing by ensuring the well-being of the Engineering team and making sure that any blockers are removed efficiently and problems are being solved. And being a small company means that on rare occasions you may have to roll up your sleeves and help with some code.

In addition to Shape Up, we also occasionally pitch in and do customer support to better understand our users and their needs, regardless of our role within the company.

Our primary mode of operation is asynchronous. We use real-time communication with great care, and only where it makes sense. We use Whimsical, email, Slack, and Zoom for our day-to-day communication.

But we also believe in spending quality time together, which is why we try to bring everyone from around the world together at least twice a year for what we call "Whimsical Summits". At Summits we focus on getting to know each other better and building bonds that help us communicate better when we're apart. The ongoing global pandemic has prevented us from doing this for the last two years, but we are back to this mode of operation now.

About Whimsical

Whimsical was founded in 2017 by Kaspars Dancis and Steve Schoeffel to help teams be more effective in the distributed and fully digital work environment.

Whimsical's product is expressive, fast, and delightful. We believe that software should spark joy, not dread.

We are a remote-first company and big proponents of remote work because it democratizes the opportunities for people everywhere.

Our operating philosophy is based on set of core principles, such as:

• Sustainability: We don't believe in growth at all costs. Growth is a fundamental part of a healthy existence but we want it to be in balance with sustainability and bounded by ethical behavior. We strive to work calm, 40-hour work weeks.  Whimsical is also committed to doing our part towards sustainable future for the planet.
• Craftsmanship: We care deeply about our work. We are specialists, eager learners, and persistent in our pursuit of quality work. We're patient and committed because building great things takes time.
• Long-term focus: We're building Whimsical for the long-haul, not a quick exit. We avoid shortcuts and consider every key decision from a 10+ year perspective.
• Partnership Mindset: We’ve built the company around the idea that everybody who joins us should feel like they are partners in the business. Time is precious and we want Whimsical to be the place where people invest their time rather than sell it. Our equity offers are 100% transparent and above market average. We also pay everyone at the same level the same salary, no matter where they live.

Salary and compensation

Benefits

⏰ Async

Location