At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
The Compliance Associate reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, will assist in providing oversight of the Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser of our rapidly growing Fintech firm by ensuring operations and procedures comply with FINRA/SEC regulations. The Compliance Associate/Compliance Officer will effectively communicate his/her findings and recommendations to facilitate resolution to problems as they arise.
Within 1 month, you will:
Review advertising, marketing materials, client communications for compliance with regulatory rules
Review, document and report complaints to FINRA on quarterly basis
Oversee internal email and website surveillance
Review outside brokerage statements and outside business requests
Oversee Firm Element Continuing Education program
Maintain, initiate, and process registration and licensing for registered representatives
Within 6 months, you will:
Provide training on updated regulations and/or policies and procedures
Review suspicious account activity and escalated cases for AML concerns
Work on projects and deadlines for audits and regulatory exams
Respond to customer complaints, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries
Provide backup support to operations on account and transaction approvals on an as needed basis
Implement a process for verifying record creation, storage, and organization as well as develop policies and procedures for the process.
Within 12 months, you will:
Develop and implement compliance policies and procedures, outlining firm policies, regulations and best practices
Identify and utilize various internal (e.g. compliance team members, admin system, etc.) and external resources (e.g. training seminars, regulatory/ examiner websites and publications) to implement the requirements of applicable regulations
Provide ongoing compliance review and guidance for development of new investment products and updates to existing product offerings
What you will bring to Acorns:
Series 7, 66, 24 licenses
Bachelor's degree
Excellence in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Demonstrated Excellence with due diligence
3+ years recent experience working in Securities Industry, preferably in a compliance or operations role
Knowledge and experience with securities and financial instruments
Familiarity with SEC and FINRA regulations along with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Ability to learn proprietary web-based account services applications
Ability to communicate effectively
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks with attention to detail and to work under pressure
Self-starter with the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team in a fast-paced startup environment
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
The Compliance Associate reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, will assist in providing oversight of the Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser of our rapidly growing Fintech firm by ensuring operations and procedures comply with FINRA/SEC regulations. The Compliance Associate/Compliance Officer will effectively communicate his/her findings and recommendations to facilitate resolution to problems as they arise.
Within 1 month, you will:
Review advertising, marketing materials, client communications for compliance with regulatory rules
Review, document and report complaints to FINRA on quarterly basis
Oversee internal email and website surveillance
Review outside brokerage statements and outside business requests
Oversee Firm Element Continuing Education program
Maintain, initiate, and process registration and licensing for registered representatives
Within 6 months, you will:
Provide training on updated regulations and/or policies and procedures
Review suspicious account activity and escalated cases for AML concerns
Work on projects and deadlines for audits and regulatory exams
Respond to customer complaints, subpoenas, and regulatory inquiries
Provide backup support to operations on account and transaction approvals on an as needed basis
Implement a process for verifying record creation, storage, and organization as well as develop policies and procedures for the process.
Within 12 months, you will:
Develop and implement compliance policies and procedures, outlining firm policies, regulations and best practices
Identify and utilize various internal (e.g. compliance team members, admin system, etc.) and external resources (e.g. training seminars, regulatory/ examiner websites and publications) to implement the requirements of applicable regulations
Provide ongoing compliance review and guidance for development of new investment products and updates to existing product offerings
What you will bring to Acorns:
Series 7, 66, 24 licenses
Bachelor's degree
Excellence in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Demonstrated Excellence with due diligence
3+ years recent experience working in Securities Industry, preferably in a compliance or operations role
Knowledge and experience with securities and financial instruments
Familiarity with SEC and FINRA regulations along with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Ability to learn proprietary web-based account services applications
Ability to communicate effectively
Strong analytical and organizational skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks with attention to detail and to work under pressure
Self-starter with the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team in a fast-paced startup environment
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an Operations Associate to own the implementation of our internal processes in coordination with our core partners. You will act as the liaison between our internal operations teams and our external partners to test, develop, and iterate on our P&Ps and SOPs for day-to-day operations. You should have a passion working with all types of people, discipline and focus to process, and a “think outside of the box” attitude to scaling operations.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself and become integrated with the Acorns team
Introduce yourself to our partners and establish QBRs for those partners
Gain a fundamental understanding of our process flows for money movement and account verification
Within 6 months, you will:
Build relationships with key partners, manage quarterly business reviews and daily KPIs, and the end-to-end partner integration process with limited to no issues
Create end-to-end operational processes and focus on operations involving external partners
Develop optimization methods for partnerships in collaboration with the project management and technical team
Design processes and keep partners accountable in line with contract terms and SLAs
Influence the selection and onboarding of new partnerships with Sourcing, Strategy, and Finance
Within 12 months, you will:
Work with partners to define and iterate new initiatives and features
Guide external partners through regular reviews for continuous progress and improvement
Work closely with Finance and Sourcing team to identify best partners
Work with Analytics to provide insights across several data points to inform executive stakeholders in business decision making and improve operations
What you will bring to Acorns:
BS/BA in Business, Finance, Partner Operations or other related field
2+ years of partner management and/or operations experience
Analytical skills to develop reporting and tools to track operational and partner KPIs
Previous experience building out operational processes
Passion for driving measurable results
Proficiency in Excel
Ability to motivate and lead cross-functional initiatives across diverse teams
Ability to convince stakeholders to implement operational improvements to achieve efficient results
Capable of effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment
Problem-solver with solution-oriented attitude
Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience working in an Agile environment or prior start-up experience strongly preferred
Passion for Acorns mission
FinTech background
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission :
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an Operations Associate to own the implementation of our internal processes in coordination with our core partners. You will act as the liaison between our internal operations teams and our external partners to test, develop, and iterate on our P&Ps and SOPs for day-to-day operations. You should have a passion working with all types of people, discipline and focus to process, and a “think outside of the box” attitude to scaling operations.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself and become integrated with the Acorns team
Introduce yourself to our partners and establish QBRs for those partners
Gain a fundamental understanding of our process flows for money movement and account verification
Within 6 months, you will:
Build relationships with key partners, manage quarterly business reviews and daily KPIs, and the end-to-end partner integration process with limited to no issues
Create end-to-end operational processes and focus on operations involving external partners
Develop optimization methods for partnerships in collaboration with the project management and technical team
Design processes and keep partners accountable in line with contract terms and SLAs
Influence the selection and onboarding of new partnerships with Sourcing, Strategy, and Finance
Within 12 months, you will:
Work with partners to define and iterate new initiatives and features
Guide external partners through regular reviews for continuous progress and improvement
Work closely with Finance and Sourcing team to identify best partners
Work with Analytics to provide insights across several data points to inform executive stakeholders in business decision making and improve operations
What you will bring to Acorns:
BS/BA in Business, Finance, Partner Operations or other related field
2+ years of partner management and/or operations experience
Analytical skills to develop reporting and tools to track operational and partner KPIs
Previous experience building out operational processes
Passion for driving measurable results
Proficiency in Excel
Ability to motivate and lead cross-functional initiatives across diverse teams
Ability to convince stakeholders to implement operational improvements to achieve efficient results
Capable of effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment
Problem-solver with solution-oriented attitude
Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience working in an Agile environment or prior start-up experience strongly preferred
Passion for Acorns mission
FinTech background
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission :
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an Operations Acceptance Test Analyst to perform non-functional operator (OAT) test assurance for our new product releases. You will perform ongoing non-functional testing of business systems and integrations to ensure a successful product release.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself and become integrated with the Acorns team.
Interact with the project team to gain an understanding of the non-functional requirements and live infrastructure.
Gain a fundamental understanding of our process flows for money movement and account verification.
Create a full testing plan in concert with product , engineering, and operations teams for the next four months of new products development.
Within 6 months, you will:
Complete testing of business processes and systems.
Design testing scenarios and test cases that will demonstrate conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements, relative to the test level, as defined in business or technical specifications.
Complete tasks related to the production of the test Plan, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
Determine the results of the testing process and recommends solutions.
Within 12 months, you will:
Work with teams to define and iterate testing new initiatives and features.
Interact with various departments to understand and fulfill business requirements as they relate to applications.
Provide status to management and provide customers detailed descriptions of all modifications of software and hardware.
Schedule and meet timelines/constraints to meet project commitments.
Recommend and implement tools appropriate for achieving quality goals.
What you will bring to Acorns:
2+ years previous testing experience in non-functional testing / Operational Acceptance Test (OAT)
Experience utilizing testing methodology, analyzes testing requirements as the basis for developing testing scenarios for a test level to be executed on a project.
Educated on best OAT practices, established tools, techniques, and technologies.
Knowledge of JIRA for tracking defects found during testing.
Experience working in an Agile environment or prior start-up experience.
Understanding of business process flow and able to identify areas where systems could function properly from a systems and operations point of view.
Strong in both manual and automation testing practices.
Ability to communicate ideas and strategies.
Knack for optimizing products and business flows.
Driven to improve, personally and professionally.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission :
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an Operations Acceptance Test Analyst to perform non-functional operator (OAT) test assurance for our new product releases. You will perform ongoing non-functional testing of business systems and integrations to ensure a successful product release.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself and become integrated with the Acorns team.
Interact with the project team to gain an understanding of the non-functional requirements and live infrastructure.
Gain a fundamental understanding of our process flows for money movement and account verification.
Create a full testing plan in concert with product , engineering, and operations teams for the next four months of new products development.
Within 6 months, you will:
Complete testing of business processes and systems.
Design testing scenarios and test cases that will demonstrate conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements, relative to the test level, as defined in business or technical specifications.
Complete tasks related to the production of the test Plan, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
Determine the results of the testing process and recommends solutions.
Within 12 months, you will:
Work with teams to define and iterate testing new initiatives and features.
Interact with various departments to understand and fulfill business requirements as they relate to applications.
Provide status to management and provide customers detailed descriptions of all modifications of software and hardware.
Schedule and meet timelines/constraints to meet project commitments.
Recommend and implement tools appropriate for achieving quality goals.
What you will bring to Acorns:
2+ years previous testing experience in non-functional testing / Operational Acceptance Test (OAT)
Experience utilizing testing methodology, analyzes testing requirements as the basis for developing testing scenarios for a test level to be executed on a project.
Educated on best OAT practices, established tools, techniques, and technologies.
Knowledge of JIRA for tracking defects found during testing.
Experience working in an Agile environment or prior start-up experience.
Understanding of business process flow and able to identify areas where systems could function properly from a systems and operations point of view.
Strong in both manual and automation testing practices.
Ability to communicate ideas and strategies.
Knack for optimizing products and business flows.
Driven to improve, personally and professionally.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission :
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager to help guide new products from conception to launch. This candidate will support the development of new education (or “Grow”) products and features for multiple platforms tied to Acorns’ strategic vision. This role reports to the Chief Education Officer and is based in New York City.
Within 1 month, you will:
Learn our product and development process.
Onboard to our product management and development tools.
Introduce yourself to stakeholders and each functional group you’ll be working with.
Research and understand our customers and competition.
Become familiar with our targets, strategy and vision for education on multiple platforms.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define product requirements.
Create and own specs and user stories.
Within 6 months, you will:
Support the ideation, technical development, and launch of new editorial and educational products and feature enhancements.
Define and analyze key metrics to inform decision-making and measure success.
Conduct user research and lightweight tests to scope and prioritize product initiatives.
Within 12 months, you will:
Work closely with all functional groups to define, release, measure and manage new products and feature enhancements across all clients.
Represent your team and present new product ideas independently to our Chief Education Officer and other key stakeholders.
What you will bring to Acorns:
3-5 years experience in product management, product design or equivalent consulting experience
Ability to understand and synthesize complex requirements and turn them into clear specifications
Knowledge of Agile software development process
Highly effective judgment and interpersonal skills
Ability to conceptualize, manage and prioritize multiple projects
Detail-oriented approach and superior organizational skills
Previous experience shipping and iterating on successful products
Logical, conceptual data-driven thinking
Highly effective communication skills and ability to liaise seamlessly between functional teams
Previous experience at a startup and/or content publisher (preferred)
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Matching 401(k)
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an experienced Sr. Product Manager to help guide new products from conception to launch. This candidate will support the development of new education (or “Grow”) products and features for multiple platforms tied to Acorns’ strategic vision. This role reports to the Chief Education Officer and is based in New York City.
Within 1 month, you will:
Learn our product and development process.
Onboard to our product management and development tools.
Introduce yourself to stakeholders and each functional group you’ll be working with.
Research and understand our customers and competition.
Become familiar with our targets, strategy and vision for education on multiple platforms.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define product requirements.
Create and own specs and user stories.
Within 6 months, you will:
Support the ideation, technical development, and launch of new editorial and educational products and feature enhancements.
Define and analyze key metrics to inform decision-making and measure success.
Conduct user research and lightweight tests to scope and prioritize product initiatives.
Within 12 months, you will:
Work closely with all functional groups to define, release, measure and manage new products and feature enhancements across all clients.
Represent your team and present new product ideas independently to our Chief Education Officer and other key stakeholders.
What you will bring to Acorns:
3-5 years experience in product management, product design or equivalent consulting experience
Ability to understand and synthesize complex requirements and turn them into clear specifications
Knowledge of Agile software development process
Highly effective judgment and interpersonal skills
Ability to conceptualize, manage and prioritize multiple projects
Detail-oriented approach and superior organizational skills
Previous experience shipping and iterating on successful products
Logical, conceptual data-driven thinking
Highly effective communication skills and ability to liaise seamlessly between functional teams
Previous experience at a startup and/or content publisher (preferred)
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Matching 401(k)
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is looking for a passionate user researcher to carry out research to help continue our mission of making saving and investing accessible and understandable. This role will be critical to ensure that we keep the customer at the center and never stop growing and improving as we look for ways to constantly optimize our current product and new products and features.
The Sr. Researcher will work under the direction and mentorship of the VP of Experience and will work closely with the Product, Design and Engineering teams. The researcher should be able to coordinate and execute research with little or no supervision.
Within 1 month, you will:
Get to know the product, design and engineering team members
Get to know the support team members and spend time with them to get up to speed from the front lines of how customers experience our app and the issues they commonly encounter
Establish research gaps, resources needed, and begin to develop a research plan
Begin to execute on a user testing and research plan
Identify ways that user research can be leveraged to drive business value and our key metrics
Within 6 months, you will:
Work closely with the product and design teams to conduct user testing on new products and features
Expand the breadth and depth of our user research and identify new methods and techniques to gain key insights
Establish metrics to better drive product decisions with data
Present information and findings at a company all hands meeting to evangelize user research and share with the company what is being worked on and accomplished
Within 12 months, you will:
Have a deep understanding of our product, our users. Who they are, what they love about Acorns and what they don’t
Conduct hundreds of hours of user research to ensure that every part of Acorns has been tested, vetted and optimized
Evangelize the results of user research throughout the organization to help everyone have a better understanding and empathy for our users
Make a meaningful and measured impact on our product
What you will bring to Acorns:
Bachelor’s degree required (branches of psychology, human computer interaction, human factors, marketing, communication, market research, or related field)
4+ years experience conducting user research for mobile or web apps; user testing, qualitative and quantitative research
Experience working on customer centric consumer products
Good interpersonal communication (both written and verbal)
Good organizational and analytical skills
Ability to translate research findings into actionable product improvements
Adaptable and quick learner that enjoys tackling a large variety of problems
Ability to conduct research with participants of all ages
Passion for user research, apps and personal finance
A natural curiosity that leads you to always wonder how and why people use our product in the way they do
A thirst for constant learning and improvement
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is looking for a passionate user researcher to carry out research to help continue our mission of making saving and investing accessible and understandable. This role will be critical to ensure that we keep the customer at the center and never stop growing and improving as we look for ways to constantly optimize our current product and new products and features.
The Sr. Researcher will work under the direction and mentorship of the VP of Experience and will work closely with the Product, Design and Engineering teams. The researcher should be able to coordinate and execute research with little or no supervision.
Within 1 month, you will:
Get to know the product, design and engineering team members
Get to know the support team members and spend time with them to get up to speed from the front lines of how customers experience our app and the issues they commonly encounter
Establish research gaps, resources needed, and begin to develop a research plan
Begin to execute on a user testing and research plan
Identify ways that user research can be leveraged to drive business value and our key metrics
Within 6 months, you will:
Work closely with the product and design teams to conduct user testing on new products and features
Expand the breadth and depth of our user research and identify new methods and techniques to gain key insights
Establish metrics to better drive product decisions with data
Present information and findings at a company all hands meeting to evangelize user research and share with the company what is being worked on and accomplished
Within 12 months, you will:
Have a deep understanding of our product, our users. Who they are, what they love about Acorns and what they don’t
Conduct hundreds of hours of user research to ensure that every part of Acorns has been tested, vetted and optimized
Evangelize the results of user research throughout the organization to help everyone have a better understanding and empathy for our users
Make a meaningful and measured impact on our product
What you will bring to Acorns:
Bachelor’s degree required (branches of psychology, human computer interaction, human factors, marketing, communication, market research, or related field)
4+ years experience conducting user research for mobile or web apps; user testing, qualitative and quantitative research
Experience working on customer centric consumer products
Good interpersonal communication (both written and verbal)
Good organizational and analytical skills
Ability to translate research findings into actionable product improvements
Adaptable and quick learner that enjoys tackling a large variety of problems
Ability to conduct research with participants of all ages
Passion for user research, apps and personal finance
A natural curiosity that leads you to always wonder how and why people use our product in the way they do
A thirst for constant learning and improvement
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience—one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with heart . Our heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Grow (grow.acorns.com) is looking for a versatile writer and producer with experience covering money topics—preferably in interesting, interactive and inventive ways.
We’re a fast-growing site aimed at helping people build wealth—and build confidence managing every aspect of their financial lives. We’re dedicated to covering all things money and we’re published by the startup Acorns (though maintain editorial autonomy).
You’ll work with our Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor to pitch and write about news and money topics for our site, newsletter and social channels, and help us create exclusive educational content available only to Acorns users. You’ll be joining a group of seasoned journalists and writers who’ve written for outlets like CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Mic and others. You’ll also help us build and publish content in our CMS.
This position is part-time and based in our New York City office.
What you’ll do:
Pitch and write <500-word stories on money topics and breaking news.
Pitch and write short, engaging educational copy for Acorns users.
Identify money stories with an unusual bend or unique take.
Write short posts with SEO targets in mind.
Write engaging social gposts for Twitter and Facebook.
Produce content in our custom CMS.
What you’ve got:
2+ years of previous editorial writing experience
Excellent research, reporting and writing skills
Basic CMS experience
Ability to produce clean content under deadline
Ability to uncover new stories—and new angles on old topics
A desire to present money advice in a way that’s not boring or patronizing (or been done 100 times before)
Bonus points if you have…
Experience writing popular content for a millennial audience
Managed and grown social media accounts successfully (other than your own)
A great sense of humor
Hours and location are flexible, but you’d get a guaranteed minimum number of hours a month and, ideally, you’ll work out of our Manhattan office one day per week. Interested? Send us a resume and links to your best work.
What we offer:
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns Grow Inc.:
Acorns is the leading micro investing app in the U.S. It's easy-to-use, mobile-first technology makes it simple for anyone to set aside and invest life's spare money. Acorns allows customers to automatically invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and Blackrock). Customers grow their wealth in one of five portfolios constructed with help from world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow. You can access Acorns simply and easily via the app for iPhone, Android or desktop. Visit Acorns.com for more.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience—one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with heart . Our heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Grow (grow.acorns.com) is looking for a versatile writer and producer with experience covering money topics—preferably in interesting, interactive and inventive ways.
We’re a fast-growing site aimed at helping people build wealth—and build confidence managing every aspect of their financial lives. We’re dedicated to covering all things money and we’re published by the startup Acorns (though maintain editorial autonomy).
You’ll work with our Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor to pitch and write about news and money topics for our site, newsletter and social channels, and help us create exclusive educational content available only to Acorns users. You’ll be joining a group of seasoned journalists and writers who’ve written for outlets like CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Mic and others. You’ll also help us build and publish content in our CMS.
This position is part-time and based in our New York City office.
What you’ll do:
Pitch and write <500-word stories on money topics and breaking news.
Pitch and write short, engaging educational copy for Acorns users.
Identify money stories with an unusual bend or unique take.
Write short posts with SEO targets in mind.
Write engaging social gposts for Twitter and Facebook.
Produce content in our custom CMS.
What you’ve got:
2+ years of previous editorial writing experience
Excellent research, reporting and writing skills
Basic CMS experience
Ability to produce clean content under deadline
Ability to uncover new stories—and new angles on old topics
A desire to present money advice in a way that’s not boring or patronizing (or been done 100 times before)
Bonus points if you have…
Experience writing popular content for a millennial audience
Managed and grown social media accounts successfully (other than your own)
A great sense of humor
Hours and location are flexible, but you’d get a guaranteed minimum number of hours a month and, ideally, you’ll work out of our Manhattan office one day per week. Interested? Send us a resume and links to your best work.
What we offer:
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns Grow Inc.:
Acorns is the leading micro investing app in the U.S. It's easy-to-use, mobile-first technology makes it simple for anyone to set aside and invest life's spare money. Acorns allows customers to automatically invest in a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and Blackrock). Customers grow their wealth in one of five portfolios constructed with help from world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow. You can access Acorns simply and easily via the app for iPhone, Android or desktop. Visit Acorns.com for more.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an ambitious Finance & Strategy Analyst to enable, inform and improve strategic and financial decision-making across the company. This role will work directly with the VP of Finance and Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Development as well as teams throughout the organization, including product, engineering, marketing and operations.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself to the organization
Develop a deep understanding of the product, business model, and competitive landscape
Within 6 months, you will:
Develop and maintain relevant competitive landscapes
Actively mine data from our SQL databases and use it to predict short-term and long-term trends for making strategic business decisions
Work with internal groups to undertake ad hoc analysis of trends emerging in the business
Within 12 months, you will:
Develop, maintain and enhance financial models including annual budgets and forecasts
Assist in monthly financial reporting and variance analysis of forecast/actuals and key KPIs
Develop KPI frameworks to track team-specific and company-wide performance
Conduct internal analysis on performance of the company’s different products and business units
Support strategic decision making, which will include analytics initiatives such as financial modeling, go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, channel performance measurement and partnership negotiations
Create presentations that clearly articulate findings and next steps, and communicate those findings to key stakeholders across the Company
What you will bring to Acorns:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other relevant field
Two or more years of relevant industry experience with financial modeling (e.g. investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, management/strategy consulting)
Excellent proficiency in Excel
Knowledge of SQL
Outstanding analytical abilities. Successful candidates must be able to: a) get data from research or a data analytics query, b) analyze data, c) draw conclusions from analyses, and d) organize and present data in a logical manner
Excellent communication skills and able to create compelling presentations and present information to peers and executives alike
Detail oriented with a history of delivering quality work within deadlines
Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, comfortable working in a start-up environment
Exceptional judgement and maturity, including an ability to execute independently and work with team members of all levels
Basic understanding of the fintech landscape
A strong passion for the Acorns mission
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
Jun 01, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an ambitious Finance & Strategy Analyst to enable, inform and improve strategic and financial decision-making across the company. This role will work directly with the VP of Finance and Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Development as well as teams throughout the organization, including product, engineering, marketing and operations.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduce yourself to the organization
Develop a deep understanding of the product, business model, and competitive landscape
Within 6 months, you will:
Develop and maintain relevant competitive landscapes
Actively mine data from our SQL databases and use it to predict short-term and long-term trends for making strategic business decisions
Work with internal groups to undertake ad hoc analysis of trends emerging in the business
Within 12 months, you will:
Develop, maintain and enhance financial models including annual budgets and forecasts
Assist in monthly financial reporting and variance analysis of forecast/actuals and key KPIs
Develop KPI frameworks to track team-specific and company-wide performance
Conduct internal analysis on performance of the company’s different products and business units
Support strategic decision making, which will include analytics initiatives such as financial modeling, go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, channel performance measurement and partnership negotiations
Create presentations that clearly articulate findings and next steps, and communicate those findings to key stakeholders across the Company
What you will bring to Acorns:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or other relevant field
Two or more years of relevant industry experience with financial modeling (e.g. investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, management/strategy consulting)
Excellent proficiency in Excel
Knowledge of SQL
Outstanding analytical abilities. Successful candidates must be able to: a) get data from research or a data analytics query, b) analyze data, c) draw conclusions from analyses, and d) organize and present data in a logical manner
Excellent communication skills and able to create compelling presentations and present information to peers and executives alike
Detail oriented with a history of delivering quality work within deadlines
Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership, comfortable working in a start-up environment
Exceptional judgement and maturity, including an ability to execute independently and work with team members of all levels
Basic understanding of the fintech landscape
A strong passion for the Acorns mission
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Technical Operations Manager. This position will lead a new Technical Operations team, responsible for Level 2 troubleshooting, managing support for tools and vendors for our cloud operations as well as customer support teams. This will be a highly visible role that will develop and optimize our incident response process and strategy.
The Technical Operations Manager will be responsible for supervising a group of technicians who are responsible for System Operations. This group will handle Level 1 and Level 2 troubleshooting for many areas including: Amazon Web Services, LAN/WAN Networking, Customer Support tools, Security, Wireless and VoIP. Ensures that technical operations are in accordance with established policies and procedures. Monitors performance of Infrastructure, and is expected to drive resolution of high-severity outages impacting IT Infrastructure. Provide problem resolution for highly complex Infrastructure issues.
Job Description:
Create and supervise a 12x5 Technical Operations team and personnel.
Hire, train, mentor and develop Level 1 / Level 2 technicians.
Assign and manage the workload of support personnel, as well as escalate resource constraints to management.
Develop and optimize Incident Response process, including monitoring, alerting and escalation processes.
Coordinate incident management with key infrastructure vendors.
Accountable for service restoration for every owned incident.
Update and maintain documentation associated with processes and procedures (run books).
Is subject to call 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Job Requirements:
Ability to work at a fast pace and under pressure in an entrepreneurial environment.
Must have at least 3-5 years of experience as a NOC or IT manager in a 24x7x365 environment.
Strong troubleshooting, process workflow and communication skills.
Experience with process management and process improvement frameworks, such as ITIL and Six Sigma.
Experience with incident management tools such as ServiceNow or Jira Service Desk
Experience with incident notification tools such as OpsGenie or PagerDuty
Ability to exercise independent judgment in planning, organizing, and performing network analytical tasks.
Experience in a regulated industry.
Must have very strong problem solving skills.
Experience in supporting a cloud environment.
Experience managing demanding deadlines, changing requirements, and working with limited resources or information
High tolerance for ambiguity; ability to prioritize and multi-task independently
Impeccable integrity, work ethic and commitment, positive "can-do" attitude
Perks:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches and an endless supply of snacks
Stumptown cold brew coffee for the fearless
Beautiful, chill office space with graffiti art
Shiny, new MacBooks and iMacs
Daily meditation break
Corporate gym access
Cool, smart people and strong sense of community
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Technical Operations Manager. This position will lead a new Technical Operations team, responsible for Level 2 troubleshooting, managing support for tools and vendors for our cloud operations as well as customer support teams. This will be a highly visible role that will develop and optimize our incident response process and strategy.
The Technical Operations Manager will be responsible for supervising a group of technicians who are responsible for System Operations. This group will handle Level 1 and Level 2 troubleshooting for many areas including: Amazon Web Services, LAN/WAN Networking, Customer Support tools, Security, Wireless and VoIP. Ensures that technical operations are in accordance with established policies and procedures. Monitors performance of Infrastructure, and is expected to drive resolution of high-severity outages impacting IT Infrastructure. Provide problem resolution for highly complex Infrastructure issues.
Job Description:
Create and supervise a 12x5 Technical Operations team and personnel.
Hire, train, mentor and develop Level 1 / Level 2 technicians.
Assign and manage the workload of support personnel, as well as escalate resource constraints to management.
Develop and optimize Incident Response process, including monitoring, alerting and escalation processes.
Coordinate incident management with key infrastructure vendors.
Accountable for service restoration for every owned incident.
Update and maintain documentation associated with processes and procedures (run books).
Is subject to call 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Job Requirements:
Ability to work at a fast pace and under pressure in an entrepreneurial environment.
Must have at least 3-5 years of experience as a NOC or IT manager in a 24x7x365 environment.
Strong troubleshooting, process workflow and communication skills.
Experience with process management and process improvement frameworks, such as ITIL and Six Sigma.
Experience with incident management tools such as ServiceNow or Jira Service Desk
Experience with incident notification tools such as OpsGenie or PagerDuty
Ability to exercise independent judgment in planning, organizing, and performing network analytical tasks.
Experience in a regulated industry.
Must have very strong problem solving skills.
Experience in supporting a cloud environment.
Experience managing demanding deadlines, changing requirements, and working with limited resources or information
High tolerance for ambiguity; ability to prioritize and multi-task independently
Impeccable integrity, work ethic and commitment, positive "can-do" attitude
Perks:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches and an endless supply of snacks
Stumptown cold brew coffee for the fearless
Beautiful, chill office space with graffiti art
Shiny, new MacBooks and iMacs
Daily meditation break
Corporate gym access
Cool, smart people and strong sense of community
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Job Description:
Translate business requirements for enhancements to a complex financial platform into scalable solutions
Job Requirements:
3+ years of Ruby on Rails experience
Proficient Ruby coding skills
Familiarity with PostgreSQL
API design and implementation experience
Object oriented fundamentals (OOA, OOP, OOD)
Understanding of basic algorithms and data structures
TDD and BDD experience (e.g. using frameworks such as RSpec/Capybara)
Experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable services
Knowledge of Agile development
Preferred Qualifications:
Financial Institution experience
Contribution to Open Source project(s)
Experience with building ruby gems or equivalent
Experience with Amazon Web Services infrastructure (especially Docker!)
Willingness to experiment with new technologies
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Job Description:
Translate business requirements for enhancements to a complex financial platform into scalable solutions
Job Requirements:
3+ years of Ruby on Rails experience
Proficient Ruby coding skills
Familiarity with PostgreSQL
API design and implementation experience
Object oriented fundamentals (OOA, OOP, OOD)
Understanding of basic algorithms and data structures
TDD and BDD experience (e.g. using frameworks such as RSpec/Capybara)
Experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable services
Knowledge of Agile development
Preferred Qualifications:
Financial Institution experience
Contribution to Open Source project(s)
Experience with building ruby gems or equivalent
Experience with Amazon Web Services infrastructure (especially Docker!)
Willingness to experiment with new technologies
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a talented iOS application engineer that is passionate about iOS and Objective-C and thrives on solving complex engineering problems with simple, elegant solutions.
Acorns provides an outstanding opportunity to take an active role in shaping an award-winning product working with our talented team of engineers, designers and investment industry experts who are obsessed with introducing investing to millions of people around the world through our revolutionary new investment platform.
Job Description:
Produce complex user interfaces and experiences for native iOS applications based on detailed UI/UX designs
Integrate with in-house and third-party RESTful data APIs
Analyze, debug and resolve application issues which affect the end-user experience
Work with minimal supervision (and appropriate guidance) to extend and improve the Acorns native IOS application(s) working as part of an agile software development team
Job Requirements:
3+ years of software development experience
2+ years of experience building native, data-driven iOS applications using Apple Xcode/Objective-C and/or Swift
One (1) or more applications successfully deployed to the Apple App Store with multiple releases/updates
Demonstrable skills and experience in implementing high-performance, dynamic UI programmatically using both conventional and autolayout strategies
Experience implementing third-party SDKs on iOS (Social Media, Marketing/Crash Analytics, etc)
Prior experience working with CoreData/NSManagedObject in a deployed application
Solid understanding of Object Oriented (OO) application design and development, Cocoa Touch design patterns, algorithm design
Experience working as part of an agile software development team including interaction with a source code repository (GitHub or SVN)
Preferred Skills:
Experience building native mobile applications on Android/Windows Phone SDKs or mobile web products using JavaScript/CSS/HTML5
Full-stack development experience in Ruby or Java, preferably on Amazon EC2/AWS infrastructure
Database administration and development experience on any RDBMS platform using SQL
Contribution to an open-source software project
Knowledge and understanding of the basics of investing, modern portfolio theory, fundamental investment portfolio calculations
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a talented iOS application engineer that is passionate about iOS and Objective-C and thrives on solving complex engineering problems with simple, elegant solutions.
Acorns provides an outstanding opportunity to take an active role in shaping an award-winning product working with our talented team of engineers, designers and investment industry experts who are obsessed with introducing investing to millions of people around the world through our revolutionary new investment platform.
Job Description:
Produce complex user interfaces and experiences for native iOS applications based on detailed UI/UX designs
Integrate with in-house and third-party RESTful data APIs
Analyze, debug and resolve application issues which affect the end-user experience
Work with minimal supervision (and appropriate guidance) to extend and improve the Acorns native IOS application(s) working as part of an agile software development team
Job Requirements:
3+ years of software development experience
2+ years of experience building native, data-driven iOS applications using Apple Xcode/Objective-C and/or Swift
One (1) or more applications successfully deployed to the Apple App Store with multiple releases/updates
Demonstrable skills and experience in implementing high-performance, dynamic UI programmatically using both conventional and autolayout strategies
Experience implementing third-party SDKs on iOS (Social Media, Marketing/Crash Analytics, etc)
Prior experience working with CoreData/NSManagedObject in a deployed application
Solid understanding of Object Oriented (OO) application design and development, Cocoa Touch design patterns, algorithm design
Experience working as part of an agile software development team including interaction with a source code repository (GitHub or SVN)
Preferred Skills:
Experience building native mobile applications on Android/Windows Phone SDKs or mobile web products using JavaScript/CSS/HTML5
Full-stack development experience in Ruby or Java, preferably on Amazon EC2/AWS infrastructure
Database administration and development experience on any RDBMS platform using SQL
Contribution to an open-source software project
Knowledge and understanding of the basics of investing, modern portfolio theory, fundamental investment portfolio calculations
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is actively seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Software Engineer. This position will reside in the Engineering group, which serves as the central development team for the company. The Data team is responsible for delivering a world class Analytics capabilities to serve millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by streamlining and optimizing data processes on user behavior and complex financial data. In this role you will be a vital component to the success of our Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams. This is a full-time, direct hire position, working regular hours, located in Irvine, CA.
This position will report to the Director of Data Engineering.
Within 1 month, you will:
Interface with various part of business , Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
Be familiarized with toolsets and environments, given proper access to execute task .
Understand data landscape and data flow and processes.
Fix or enhance production data pipelines.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the engineering leadership team to align, establish and promote engineering-wide priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building.
Optimize performance of business-critical data process and identify and resolve data process issues.
Develop new data pipeline for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
Assist Data Science to integrate algorithms into a production environment.
Assess level of effort on a project and deliver with internal and external teams.
Propose and promote new way to solve a problem to gain efficiency and to scale.
Within 12 months, you will:
Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
Author, propose and execute technical initiatives.
Lead a junior level individual contributor.
Lead setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Define career path opportunities for development.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
1+ years of Java/Scala/Python experience
3+ years of software engineering experience in an internet facing solution
Object oriented fundamentals (OOA, OOP, OOD)
Advanced understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts
Setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Experience with Test Driven Development
Understand advanced algorithms and data structures
Experience building API services
Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis
Experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable services
Experience in Agile Methodology
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is actively seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Software Engineer. This position will reside in the Engineering group, which serves as the central development team for the company. The Data team is responsible for delivering a world class Analytics capabilities to serve millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by streamlining and optimizing data processes on user behavior and complex financial data. In this role you will be a vital component to the success of our Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams. This is a full-time, direct hire position, working regular hours, located in Irvine, CA.
This position will report to the Director of Data Engineering.
Within 1 month, you will:
Interface with various part of business , Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
Be familiarized with toolsets and environments, given proper access to execute task .
Understand data landscape and data flow and processes.
Fix or enhance production data pipelines.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the engineering leadership team to align, establish and promote engineering-wide priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building.
Optimize performance of business-critical data process and identify and resolve data process issues.
Develop new data pipeline for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
Assist Data Science to integrate algorithms into a production environment.
Assess level of effort on a project and deliver with internal and external teams.
Propose and promote new way to solve a problem to gain efficiency and to scale.
Within 12 months, you will:
Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
Author, propose and execute technical initiatives.
Lead a junior level individual contributor.
Lead setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Define career path opportunities for development.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
1+ years of Java/Scala/Python experience
3+ years of software engineering experience in an internet facing solution
Object oriented fundamentals (OOA, OOP, OOD)
Advanced understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts
Setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Experience with Test Driven Development
Understand advanced algorithms and data structures
Experience building API services
Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis
Experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable services
Experience in Agile Methodology
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a backend software engineer who has a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer focused financial products.
Software engineers are responsible for translating high-level business requirements for new Acorns products and features into the services and data models that power them. They think critically about how to architect and build new components in a performant and scalable manner. As a backend software engineer, your typical week will involve collaborating with product and other engineering teams such as mobile, frontend, and QA to plan and create new features and infrastructure to build reliable and cohesive financial products. We're looking for experienced engineers that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
Within 1 month, you will:
Have the support of Acorns top engineering talent to learn how we do craftsmanship at Acorns
Contribute to the team by owning issues and developing solutions to those issues
Give back to the team by participating in peer reviews
Deploy your code in production to millions of Acorns users
Within 6 months, you will:
Take full ownership of at least one feature, from requirements to implementation
Identify areas for improvement and drive your vision for Acorns technology forward
Contribute to and evangelize Acorns engineering culture
Within 12 months, you will:
Lead projects that involve cross-functional teams to build major new features.
Define career path opportunities for the engineering team so that all engineers see paths for development.
Help engineers identify the best direction for their growth and then coach them along their chosen path.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BS or MS in Computer Science, EE or equivalent experience
Passion for self improvement and learning
Ownership of the software you produce
1+ years of programming in a functional or object oriented language
Understanding of design patterns
Understanding of basic algorithms and data structures
Understanding of working in an Agile Environment
The ability to embody all of Acorns values: lead with heart, make bold decisions, always build trust, never stop growing, advance our society.
A fresh vision for our technology roadmap.
Bonus:
Experience building/optimizing SQL queries
Experience building Node.js applications
Knowledge of CD best practices
Experience coaching and mentoring other engineers
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a backend software engineer who has a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer focused financial products.
Software engineers are responsible for translating high-level business requirements for new Acorns products and features into the services and data models that power them. They think critically about how to architect and build new components in a performant and scalable manner. As a backend software engineer, your typical week will involve collaborating with product and other engineering teams such as mobile, frontend, and QA to plan and create new features and infrastructure to build reliable and cohesive financial products. We're looking for experienced engineers that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
Within 1 month, you will:
Have the support of Acorns top engineering talent to learn how we do craftsmanship at Acorns
Contribute to the team by owning issues and developing solutions to those issues
Give back to the team by participating in peer reviews
Deploy your code in production to millions of Acorns users
Within 6 months, you will:
Take full ownership of at least one feature, from requirements to implementation
Identify areas for improvement and drive your vision for Acorns technology forward
Contribute to and evangelize Acorns engineering culture
Within 12 months, you will:
Lead projects that involve cross-functional teams to build major new features.
Define career path opportunities for the engineering team so that all engineers see paths for development.
Help engineers identify the best direction for their growth and then coach them along their chosen path.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BS or MS in Computer Science, EE or equivalent experience
Passion for self improvement and learning
Ownership of the software you produce
1+ years of programming in a functional or object oriented language
Understanding of design patterns
Understanding of basic algorithms and data structures
Understanding of working in an Agile Environment
The ability to embody all of Acorns values: lead with heart, make bold decisions, always build trust, never stop growing, advance our society.
A fresh vision for our technology roadmap.
Bonus:
Experience building/optimizing SQL queries
Experience building Node.js applications
Knowledge of CD best practices
Experience coaching and mentoring other engineers
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Sr. Front-end Engineer who has a passion for user experience and a background building rich, scalable, javascript web applications.
Job Description:
End-to-end ownership of design and implementation of product features
Improve front-end codebase by developing a modular, performant, and maintainable Javascript web application
Elevate front-end architecture design to increase developer velocity and drive growth through Acorns’ web platform
Provide insight into front-end web development best practices; Drive decisions around framework and tool choices
Build efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems; Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
Monitor, identify, and squash browser performance bottlenecks
Work with cutting edge front-end technologies like Node.js, WebGL, Flux, React, SVG, ES6, Gulp, and Webpack
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders across the organization to produce a coherent product
Job Requirements:
BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
5+ years developing and maintaining Front-end code on high-traffic web sites
5+ years of Javascript experience
3+ years of experience in a front-end framework
Excellent understanding of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns and OOP architecture
Demonstrated eye for design and work samples
Experience working on a large-scale production web application
Experience with TDD and evangelistic about testing
An eye and passion for beautiful and performant UI/UX
Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with demanding deadlines in a team environment
Bonus :
Experience with Docker and AWS
1-2 years+ experience with a back-end language such as Ruby, Python or Java
Ember.js (2.X+)
Tape and Ava
PostCSS with CSSModules
Basscss
AWS Lambda
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Sr. Front-end Engineer who has a passion for user experience and a background building rich, scalable, javascript web applications.
Job Description:
End-to-end ownership of design and implementation of product features
Improve front-end codebase by developing a modular, performant, and maintainable Javascript web application
Elevate front-end architecture design to increase developer velocity and drive growth through Acorns’ web platform
Provide insight into front-end web development best practices; Drive decisions around framework and tool choices
Build efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems; Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
Monitor, identify, and squash browser performance bottlenecks
Work with cutting edge front-end technologies like Node.js, WebGL, Flux, React, SVG, ES6, Gulp, and Webpack
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders across the organization to produce a coherent product
Job Requirements:
BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
5+ years developing and maintaining Front-end code on high-traffic web sites
5+ years of Javascript experience
3+ years of experience in a front-end framework
Excellent understanding of software engineering fundamentals, design patterns and OOP architecture
Demonstrated eye for design and work samples
Experience working on a large-scale production web application
Experience with TDD and evangelistic about testing
An eye and passion for beautiful and performant UI/UX
Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with demanding deadlines in a team environment
Bonus :
Experience with Docker and AWS
1-2 years+ experience with a back-end language such as Ruby, Python or Java
Ember.js (2.X+)
Tape and Ava
PostCSS with CSSModules
Basscss
AWS Lambda
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a QA Engineer who has a passion for helping create reliable, bug free user experience and a background writing automated integration tests.
As a QA Engineer, your typical week would involve collaborating with product and the other various engineering teams to plan the build out test suites for new features. You will participate in product feature and architecture design reviews to identify concerns and risks early in the product life cycle . You will build and maintain tools and frameworks to support ongoing automated testing efforts on all supported mobile platforms and browser configurations. You will be developing and maintaining test plans, test cases, and automated tests to ensure sufficient test coverage of our mobile, web, and backend applications.
You are not expected to have experience with all technologies listed in this posting. We're looking for experienced QA Engineer that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
Within 1 month, you will:
Learn the QA process and tools that the QA team uses
Join your assigned feature development team and get up to speed with the current project
Learn about Acorns products, features, and architecture
Assist devs and QA with testing new features
Updated or added your first automated test
Within 6 months, you will:
Understand QA process and tools
Have knowledge of Acorns products, features, and architecture
Take ownership of testing new features
Develop and maintain automated tests for new and existing features
Within 12 months, you will:
Have deeper knowledge of Acorns products, features, and architecture
Recommend and implement improvements to QA process and tools
What you will bring to Acorns:
3+ years of experience as a QA Engineer or BS in Computer Science or related field
Working knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and tools
Experience programming in any of the following: Ruby, Python, Java, Scala, JavaScript
Experience with Selenium or similar web browser automation frameworks
Experience testing RESTful APIs
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, multi-tasking, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
Must be self-directed, detail-oriented, and have excellent written & verbal communication skills
Experience with Unix (Linux preferred)
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a QA Engineer who has a passion for helping create reliable, bug free user experience and a background writing automated integration tests.
As a QA Engineer, your typical week would involve collaborating with product and the other various engineering teams to plan the build out test suites for new features. You will participate in product feature and architecture design reviews to identify concerns and risks early in the product life cycle . You will build and maintain tools and frameworks to support ongoing automated testing efforts on all supported mobile platforms and browser configurations. You will be developing and maintaining test plans, test cases, and automated tests to ensure sufficient test coverage of our mobile, web, and backend applications.
You are not expected to have experience with all technologies listed in this posting. We're looking for experienced QA Engineer that love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
Within 1 month, you will:
Learn the QA process and tools that the QA team uses
Join your assigned feature development team and get up to speed with the current project
Learn about Acorns products, features, and architecture
Assist devs and QA with testing new features
Updated or added your first automated test
Within 6 months, you will:
Understand QA process and tools
Have knowledge of Acorns products, features, and architecture
Take ownership of testing new features
Develop and maintain automated tests for new and existing features
Within 12 months, you will:
Have deeper knowledge of Acorns products, features, and architecture
Recommend and implement improvements to QA process and tools
What you will bring to Acorns:
3+ years of experience as a QA Engineer or BS in Computer Science or related field
Working knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and tools
Experience programming in any of the following: Ruby, Python, Java, Scala, JavaScript
Experience with Selenium or similar web browser automation frameworks
Experience testing RESTful APIs
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, multi-tasking, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
Must be self-directed, detail-oriented, and have excellent written & verbal communication skills
Experience with Unix (Linux preferred)
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is actively seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Software Engineer. This position will reside in the Engineering group, which serves as the central development team for the company. The Data team is responsible for delivering a world class Analytics capabilities to serve millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by streamlining and optimizing data processes on user behavior and complex financial data. In this role you will be a vital component to the success of our Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams. This is a full-time, direct hire position, working regular hours, located in Irvine, CA.
This position will report to the Director of Data Engineering.
Within 1 month, you will:
Interface with various part of business , Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
Be familiarized with toolsets and environments, given proper access to execute task .
Understand Analytics capabilities, challenges, data models and data sources.
Fix or enhance production data pipeline from ingestion to Data Warehouse.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the engineering leadership team to align, establish and promote engineering-wide priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building.
Optimize performance of business-critical data process and identify and resolve data process issues.
Partner with Analytics and Data Science to solve data quality, data lineage and data governance challenges.
Work closely with data engineers to develop new data pipeline for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
Assist Analytics to produce business critical metrics such as OKR and KPI.
Assess level of effort on a project and deliver with internal and external teams.
Propose and promote new way to solve a problem to gain efficiency to scale.
Within 12 months, you will:
Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
Author, propose and execute technical initiatives.
Lead a junior level individual contributor.
Lead setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Define career path opportunities for development.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
3+ years of industry standard ETL tool experience
5+ years of Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence supporting Analytics or Data Science
Understand and implement Lambda Architecture and dimensional modeling
Advanced understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts, and event system
Experience with Test Driven Development
Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis
Strong experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable data services
Experience in Agile Methodology
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android and acorns.com. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is actively seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Software Engineer. This position will reside in the Engineering group, which serves as the central development team for the company. The Data team is responsible for delivering a world class Analytics capabilities to serve millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by streamlining and optimizing data processes on user behavior and complex financial data. In this role you will be a vital component to the success of our Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science teams. This is a full-time, direct hire position, working regular hours, located in Irvine, CA.
This position will report to the Director of Data Engineering.
Within 1 month, you will:
Interface with various part of business , Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
Be familiarized with toolsets and environments, given proper access to execute task .
Understand Analytics capabilities, challenges, data models and data sources.
Fix or enhance production data pipeline from ingestion to Data Warehouse.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the engineering leadership team to align, establish and promote engineering-wide priorities, including new features, infrastructure, and tool building.
Optimize performance of business-critical data process and identify and resolve data process issues.
Partner with Analytics and Data Science to solve data quality, data lineage and data governance challenges.
Work closely with data engineers to develop new data pipeline for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
Assist Analytics to produce business critical metrics such as OKR and KPI.
Assess level of effort on a project and deliver with internal and external teams.
Propose and promote new way to solve a problem to gain efficiency to scale.
Within 12 months, you will:
Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
Author, propose and execute technical initiatives.
Lead a junior level individual contributor.
Lead setting standards and best practices for a growing engineering organization
Define career path opportunities for development.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
3+ years of industry standard ETL tool experience
5+ years of Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence supporting Analytics or Data Science
Understand and implement Lambda Architecture and dimensional modeling
Advanced understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts, and event system
Experience with Test Driven Development
Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis
Strong experience in building high-performance, reliable and scalable data services
Experience in Agile Methodology
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android and acorns.com. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a talented Android Developer that is passionate about Android and Java and thrives on solving complex engineering problems with simple, elegant solutions.
Acorns provides an outstanding opportunity to take an active role in shaping an award-winning product working with our talented team of engineers, designers and investment industry experts who are obsessed with introducing investing to millions of people around the world through our revolutionary new investment platform.
Job Description:
Design and build advanced applications for consumer facing applications operating on the Android platform
Use best practices to deliver high quality code; Unit-test code for robustness including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
Implement new features and optimize existing ones from draft to implementation
Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
Job Requirements:
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field
1-3 years experience developing native Android applications
5 years of experience in mobile or web application development
Have at least one app published in the Google Play Store
Knowledge of the Android SDK performance tools and optimization techniques.
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Go, Scala
Experience working as part of an agile software development team including interaction with a source code repository (GitHub or SVN)
Continuous integration considered a plus
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a talented Android Developer that is passionate about Android and Java and thrives on solving complex engineering problems with simple, elegant solutions.
Acorns provides an outstanding opportunity to take an active role in shaping an award-winning product working with our talented team of engineers, designers and investment industry experts who are obsessed with introducing investing to millions of people around the world through our revolutionary new investment platform.
Job Description:
Design and build advanced applications for consumer facing applications operating on the Android platform
Use best practices to deliver high quality code; Unit-test code for robustness including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
Implement new features and optimize existing ones from draft to implementation
Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
Job Requirements:
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field
1-3 years experience developing native Android applications
5 years of experience in mobile or web application development
Have at least one app published in the Google Play Store
Knowledge of the Android SDK performance tools and optimization techniques.
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Go, Scala
Experience working as part of an agile software development team including interaction with a source code repository (GitHub or SVN)
Continuous integration considered a plus
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Join a team of passionate and award winning designers helping millions of people save and invest for their future! As a Sr. Product Designer, you’ll help lead every aspect of the product development process, from brainstorming the next great product innovation, to tweaking pixels, to optimizing a product after launch through user feedback and experiments. You will be expected to utilize your full range of product, interaction, and visual design skills. Candidates should be comfortable with taking ownership of their products and initiatives as well as work closely with stakeholders, engineers and other designers.
Within 1 month, you will:
Familiarize yourself with our brand, design language, existing products and future plans.
You should be ready to hit the ground running in the first week! Getting to know the rest of the team and working with Product on designs and prototypes.
Within 6 months, you will:
Have worked with the whole team to ship multiple features and improvements to the our products, including experiments and optimizations.
Created multiple prototypes, pitches and ideas for new products, features, improvements and experiments.
Be ready to launch something big ;)
Within 12 months, you will:
Helped our customers earn millions of dollars through our products and partnerships.
Helped us scale to thousands of brand partners.
What you will bring to Acorns:
5+ years experience working on user centric product designs
Experience working on customer centric consumer products
Good interpersonal communication (both written and verbal)
Experience designing for mobile devices
Full knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and/or Sketch
Good organizational skills
Adaptable and quick learner that enjoys tackling a large variety of problems
Passion for product design, apps and personal finance
A natural curiosity that leads you to always wonder how we can make our products better for our customers
A thirst for constant learning and improvement
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Join a team of passionate and award winning designers helping millions of people save and invest for their future! As a Sr. Product Designer, you’ll help lead every aspect of the product development process, from brainstorming the next great product innovation, to tweaking pixels, to optimizing a product after launch through user feedback and experiments. You will be expected to utilize your full range of product, interaction, and visual design skills. Candidates should be comfortable with taking ownership of their products and initiatives as well as work closely with stakeholders, engineers and other designers.
Within 1 month, you will:
Familiarize yourself with our brand, design language, existing products and future plans.
You should be ready to hit the ground running in the first week! Getting to know the rest of the team and working with Product on designs and prototypes.
Within 6 months, you will:
Have worked with the whole team to ship multiple features and improvements to the our products, including experiments and optimizations.
Created multiple prototypes, pitches and ideas for new products, features, improvements and experiments.
Be ready to launch something big ;)
Within 12 months, you will:
Helped our customers earn millions of dollars through our products and partnerships.
Helped us scale to thousands of brand partners.
What you will bring to Acorns:
5+ years experience working on user centric product designs
Experience working on customer centric consumer products
Good interpersonal communication (both written and verbal)
Experience designing for mobile devices
Full knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and/or Sketch
Good organizational skills
Adaptable and quick learner that enjoys tackling a large variety of problems
Passion for product design, apps and personal finance
A natural curiosity that leads you to always wonder how we can make our products better for our customers
A thirst for constant learning and improvement
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to develop world-class creative for campaigns, emails, advertising, website, product and live experiences. The ideal person will be a collaborative, problem solver able to marry strategic thinking, inventive ideas, and thoughtful design.
Within 1 month, you will:
Assess current content strategy and articulate direction for informative and inspiring video content across myriad channels including email, ads, web, product, and customer service.
Assume creative leadership on all video production, shooting and editing.
Establish relationships at all business levels as you begin to engage/lead/collaborate with stakeholders.
Commit to continuous improvement with a demonstrated drive to respond to feedback through an iterative review process.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the marketing, growth, brand and product teams to create on-brand design solutions that meet measurable business goals and requirements.
Develop original educational and entertaining video treatments and storyboards for video ideas to both serve our users and attract prospective investors – including, motion graphics/visual effects and animation.
Translate and communicate brand’s vision through compelling video content.
Assign, monitor, and direct workflow by setting daily, weekly and long-term project goals.
Organize and manage multiple streams of source material and stakeholder feedback.
Work with the growth team to multi-variate test different creatives across our paid advertising channels.
Support the growth team in building out a creative library across all of our acquisition channels.
Within 12 months, you will:
Design for new initiatives and products with a fresh, innovative perspective.
Become a driving creative force on multi-disciplinary project teams, participate in design execution from concept to the completion of visual designs.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BFA in Post-Production, Video, Design, and/or a related field
A minimum 3-5 years design and interactive work experience
Deep understanding of information architecture, layout, typography, color, and iconography
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition)
Video editing skills and experience using Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere
Basic knowledge of camera, lighting, and sound gear
Technology acumen related to digital media and digital content delivery
Ability to work with highly technical teams and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Strong presentation skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and collaborate with key business partners
Proven self-starter and ability to balance multiple priorities
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Curious mind- Continually learn, keep on top of new trends, techniques, and tools to produce engaging visual content and never stop growing
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Acorns provides the simplest entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to develop world-class creative for campaigns, emails, advertising, website, product and live experiences. The ideal person will be a collaborative, problem solver able to marry strategic thinking, inventive ideas, and thoughtful design.
Within 1 month, you will:
Assess current content strategy and articulate direction for informative and inspiring video content across myriad channels including email, ads, web, product, and customer service.
Assume creative leadership on all video production, shooting and editing.
Establish relationships at all business levels as you begin to engage/lead/collaborate with stakeholders.
Commit to continuous improvement with a demonstrated drive to respond to feedback through an iterative review process.
Within 6 months, you will:
Work with the marketing, growth, brand and product teams to create on-brand design solutions that meet measurable business goals and requirements.
Develop original educational and entertaining video treatments and storyboards for video ideas to both serve our users and attract prospective investors – including, motion graphics/visual effects and animation.
Translate and communicate brand’s vision through compelling video content.
Assign, monitor, and direct workflow by setting daily, weekly and long-term project goals.
Organize and manage multiple streams of source material and stakeholder feedback.
Work with the growth team to multi-variate test different creatives across our paid advertising channels.
Support the growth team in building out a creative library across all of our acquisition channels.
Within 12 months, you will:
Design for new initiatives and products with a fresh, innovative perspective.
Become a driving creative force on multi-disciplinary project teams, participate in design execution from concept to the completion of visual designs.
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BFA in Post-Production, Video, Design, and/or a related field
A minimum 3-5 years design and interactive work experience
Deep understanding of information architecture, layout, typography, color, and iconography
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition)
Video editing skills and experience using Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere
Basic knowledge of camera, lighting, and sound gear
Technology acumen related to digital media and digital content delivery
Ability to work with highly technical teams and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Strong presentation skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and collaborate with key business partners
Proven self-starter and ability to balance multiple priorities
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Curious mind- Continually learn, keep on top of new trends, techniques, and tools to produce engaging visual content and never stop growing
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
Unlimited paid time off
Corporate gym access
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Acorns provides the simplest entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
With millions of users and billions of dollars of transactions processed every months , you will be in a data-rich environment to unleash your full data science potential!
You will be learning about how Nobel-prize winning behavioral economics concepts can be applied to help the up-and-coming understand their financial maturity and best tailor Acorns financial capabilities to help the up-and-coming advance their financial maturity with a personalized portfolio of services.
You will grow with Acorns and be responsible for an increasing portfolio of intelligent product features from concept design to technical specification, to engineering and QA, to deployment and operations. You will also be responsible for mentoring junior members of the team and communicate across domains with leaders in product, design, engineering, analytics, and business.
Your peers are PhDs with backgrounds in Math and Computer Science from institutions such as CMU, Berkeley, and MIT, with diverse background in FinTech and AdTech, as well as industry-hardened rigor in data science best practices.
There will be the hard-fought battles with noisy real-world data, with surprising nuggles of previously-unknown insights about human nature, and opportunities to stay up to date on academic research, as well as file patents on their practical applications.
Within 1 month, you will:
Have researched Nobel-prize winning behavioral economics concepts and discovered opportunities to apply the concepts to the portfolio of products at Acorns
Presented the findings to team members across product, engineering, analytics, and operations
Within 6 months, you will:
Have established architecture and implementation for intelligence-driven product features in a data-rich environment to help tailor a portfolio of services to the up-and-coming using concepts from behavioral economics
Mentored junior members of the team on data science best practices
Within 12 months, you will:
Have developed patent-worthy solutions at the intersection of Fintech and AdTech, to engage users in good financial habits using behavioral economics to grow an industry-disrupting subscription-based model for financial services for the best financial interest of the up-and-coming
Worked closely with product teams to recommend areas for next gen Acorns products
Developed junior members of the team professionally towards their career goals
What you will bring to Acorns:
Empathy with customers’ financial situations and the willingness to help users in need with personalized products and services.
Uphold the values of transparency, highest ethical standards, and unconditional support of the team.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
Capabilities to build algorithms that touch the cutting edge of statistics and machine learning.
Apply state of the art machine learning, statistics or data mining in a variety of areas, including user analysis and data product design.
Wrangle data and find solutions regardless of speed or scale — everything is in play, from Hadoop, Spark, to columnar relational databases and beyond.
Develop scalable and efficient methods for large scale data analyses and model development.
Derive pride from technical excellence, and pursue excellence in all areas of work.
Requirements:
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or a related field.
4+ years experience in working with noisy real world structured and semi-structured data.
Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R, with related statistical and machine learning packages.
Background in NLP, data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis, and modeling, with experience deploying models in a production environment.
Experience with A/B testing methodologies and experiments.
Strong SQL abilities and experience with massive relational database systems.
Superior communication skills, including the ability to take complex, ambiguous topics and create compelling narratives for different audiences.
Driven to learn fast, be creative, and win as a team.
Bonus
PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or a related field.
Ability to write production quality code.
Experience considering user psychology and user experience.
Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, etc.
Knowledge of basic macroeconomic concepts.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options.
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family.
Unlimited paid time off.
Corporate gym access.
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks.
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns.
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
With millions of users and billions of dollars of transactions processed every months , you will be in a data-rich environment to unleash your full data science potential!
You will be learning about how Nobel-prize winning behavioral economics concepts can be applied to help the up-and-coming understand their financial maturity and best tailor Acorns financial capabilities to help the up-and-coming advance their financial maturity with a personalized portfolio of services.
You will grow with Acorns and be responsible for an increasing portfolio of intelligent product features from concept design to technical specification, to engineering and QA, to deployment and operations. You will also be responsible for mentoring junior members of the team and communicate across domains with leaders in product, design, engineering, analytics, and business.
Your peers are PhDs with backgrounds in Math and Computer Science from institutions such as CMU, Berkeley, and MIT, with diverse background in FinTech and AdTech, as well as industry-hardened rigor in data science best practices.
There will be the hard-fought battles with noisy real-world data, with surprising nuggles of previously-unknown insights about human nature, and opportunities to stay up to date on academic research, as well as file patents on their practical applications.
Within 1 month, you will:
Have researched Nobel-prize winning behavioral economics concepts and discovered opportunities to apply the concepts to the portfolio of products at Acorns
Presented the findings to team members across product, engineering, analytics, and operations
Within 6 months, you will:
Have established architecture and implementation for intelligence-driven product features in a data-rich environment to help tailor a portfolio of services to the up-and-coming using concepts from behavioral economics
Mentored junior members of the team on data science best practices
Within 12 months, you will:
Have developed patent-worthy solutions at the intersection of Fintech and AdTech, to engage users in good financial habits using behavioral economics to grow an industry-disrupting subscription-based model for financial services for the best financial interest of the up-and-coming
Worked closely with product teams to recommend areas for next gen Acorns products
Developed junior members of the team professionally towards their career goals
What you will bring to Acorns:
Empathy with customers’ financial situations and the willingness to help users in need with personalized products and services.
Uphold the values of transparency, highest ethical standards, and unconditional support of the team.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.
Capabilities to build algorithms that touch the cutting edge of statistics and machine learning.
Apply state of the art machine learning, statistics or data mining in a variety of areas, including user analysis and data product design.
Wrangle data and find solutions regardless of speed or scale — everything is in play, from Hadoop, Spark, to columnar relational databases and beyond.
Develop scalable and efficient methods for large scale data analyses and model development.
Derive pride from technical excellence, and pursue excellence in all areas of work.
Requirements:
MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or a related field.
4+ years experience in working with noisy real world structured and semi-structured data.
Proficiency in Python, Scala, or R, with related statistical and machine learning packages.
Background in NLP, data mining, machine learning, statistical analysis, and modeling, with experience deploying models in a production environment.
Experience with A/B testing methodologies and experiments.
Strong SQL abilities and experience with massive relational database systems.
Superior communication skills, including the ability to take complex, ambiguous topics and create compelling narratives for different audiences.
Driven to learn fast, be creative, and win as a team.
Bonus
PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or a related field.
Ability to write production quality code.
Experience considering user psychology and user experience.
Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, etc.
Knowledge of basic macroeconomic concepts.
What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options.
A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family.
Unlimited paid time off.
Corporate gym access.
Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks.
Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns.
Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
About Acorns:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
Lead with heart
Make bold decisions
Always build trust
Never stop growing
Advance our society
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Business Development lead to build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive growth in partnership.
This position partners directly with the VP of Business Development to execute and deliver on internal and external marketing and business development initiatives. Within this role, you will define long-term strategic goals, build customer and partner relationships, identify business opportunities, and maintain knowledge of current marketing conditions.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduction to team, process, prospect list, Acorns and Business Development management philosophy.
Within 6 months, you will:
Supports the VP of Business Development as the lead resource regarding business development activities, as well as operational and management projects
Work with marketing leadership to develop and implement marketing goals, initiatives, and strategies to support business development and growth on the West coast.
Build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive volume growth across a variety of verticals
Conducts research on clients/prospects, industries, competitors, organizations and conferences; Create RFPs/proposals, market analyses, marketing/sponsorship opportunities and other business development efforts to drive volume
Help manage day-to-day operations of partnership efforts on the West Coast including relationship management, reporting and, technical integrations
Read industry, legal, and business publications to remain aware of trends that may impact the practice and to identify promotional opportunities.
Work cross-functionally with product team to scope and drive partner-driven product initiatives that will help expand volume.
Ensure partner and campaign compliance in partnership with Securities team
Handles other ad hoc projects and reporting as needed
Within 12 months, you will:
Supports the VP of Business Development as the lead resource regarding business development activities, as well as operational and management projects
Work with marketing leadership to develop and implement marketing goals, initiatives, and strategies to support business development and growth on the West Coast
Build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive volume growth across a variety of verticals
Conducts research on clients/prospects, industries, competitors, organizations and conferences; Create RFPs/proposals, market analyses, marketing/sponsorship opportunities and other business development efforts to drive volume
Help manage day-to-day operations of partnership efforts on the West Coast including relationship management, reporting and, technical integrations
Read industry, legal, and business publications to remain aware of trends that may impact the practice and to identify promotional opportunities.
Work cross-functionally with product team to scope and drive partner-driven product initiatives that will help expand volume.
Ensure partner and campaign compliance in partnership with Securities team
Handles other ad hoc projects and reporting as needed
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
3-5+ years of experience in sales management or sales development management, preferably in loyalty or enterprise applications
Experience building and maintaining high-level partner relationships
Strong presentation, sales, and negotiation skills; ability to maintain momentum and drive to close high value deals
Excellent negotiation skills and experience developing and structuring agreements
Proven track record of overachievement of quota expectations
Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society
May 31, 2018
Full time
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking a Business Development lead to build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive growth in partnership.
This position partners directly with the VP of Business Development to execute and deliver on internal and external marketing and business development initiatives. Within this role, you will define long-term strategic goals, build customer and partner relationships, identify business opportunities, and maintain knowledge of current marketing conditions.
Within 1 month, you will:
Introduction to team, process, prospect list, Acorns and Business Development management philosophy.
Within 6 months, you will:
Supports the VP of Business Development as the lead resource regarding business development activities, as well as operational and management projects
Work with marketing leadership to develop and implement marketing goals, initiatives, and strategies to support business development and growth on the West coast.
Build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive volume growth across a variety of verticals
Conducts research on clients/prospects, industries, competitors, organizations and conferences; Create RFPs/proposals, market analyses, marketing/sponsorship opportunities and other business development efforts to drive volume
Help manage day-to-day operations of partnership efforts on the West Coast including relationship management, reporting and, technical integrations
Read industry, legal, and business publications to remain aware of trends that may impact the practice and to identify promotional opportunities.
Work cross-functionally with product team to scope and drive partner-driven product initiatives that will help expand volume.
Ensure partner and campaign compliance in partnership with Securities team
Handles other ad hoc projects and reporting as needed
Within 12 months, you will:
Supports the VP of Business Development as the lead resource regarding business development activities, as well as operational and management projects
Work with marketing leadership to develop and implement marketing goals, initiatives, and strategies to support business development and growth on the West Coast
Build relationships with key partners and identify opportunities to drive volume growth across a variety of verticals
Conducts research on clients/prospects, industries, competitors, organizations and conferences; Create RFPs/proposals, market analyses, marketing/sponsorship opportunities and other business development efforts to drive volume
Help manage day-to-day operations of partnership efforts on the West Coast including relationship management, reporting and, technical integrations
Read industry, legal, and business publications to remain aware of trends that may impact the practice and to identify promotional opportunities.
Work cross-functionally with product team to scope and drive partner-driven product initiatives that will help expand volume.
Ensure partner and campaign compliance in partnership with Securities team
Handles other ad hoc projects and reporting as needed
What you will bring to Acorns:
BA/BS from top-tier university
3-5+ years of experience in sales management or sales development management, preferably in loyalty or enterprise applications
Experience building and maintaining high-level partner relationships
Strong presentation, sales, and negotiation skills; ability to maintain momentum and drive to close high value deals
Excellent negotiation skills and experience developing and structuring agreements
Proven track record of overachievement of quota expectations
Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden , Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. Values:
1. Lead with heart 2. Make bold decisions 3. Always build trust 4. Never stop growing 5. Advance our society