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via ZipRecruiter posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 60K–82.3K a yearwork_from_home: 1
Writer | Acorns Acorns is seeking a writer to join our education team. Alongside a growing team of editors and writers, you'll concept and write educational financial content, including video and audio scripts, articles, news bulletins, financial literacy courses, and short-form and in-app copy. We're looking for someone with an interest and background in personal finance, who can cut through... the jargon to write clear, relatable, and empowering Writer | Acorns

Acorns is seeking a writer to join our education team. Alongside a growing team of editors and writers, you'll concept and write educational financial content, including video and audio scripts, articles, news bulletins, financial literacy courses, and short-form and in-app copy. We're looking for someone with an interest and background in personal finance, who can cut through... the jargon to write clear, relatable, and empowering copy for a broad audience.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

Within 1 month, you will:
• Embrace our mission to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming
• Understand our brand, values, and story
• Meet and develop partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders, such as customer support, customer research, product, communications, and brand and marketing
• Start to write content, including video and audio scripts, articles, financial literacy courses, and short-form and in-app copy

Within 3 months, you will:
• Write a steady flow of educational content as assigned by the Managing Editor
• Proactively identify and contribute to workflow improvements and build templates for new content types
• Partner with our Senior Writer and cross-functional departments to define, develop, and launch new content types

Within 6 months, you will:
• Collaborate closely with partners in product and brand and marketing to identify opportunities to include and optimize educational content
• Leverage data insights and performance metrics to iterate on and optimize content

What you will bring to Acorns:
• 3+ years of experience writing consumer-facing financial education content
• A background in personal finance and a passion for educating and empowering your readers
• A strong portfolio of your written work, ideally across multiple formats
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to self-edit
• A thirst for delivering game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimism about the potential of societal change

What we offer:
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• 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 how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. To date, customers have invested over $15 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. By putting the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday Americans. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k brands. Plus, everyday Americans can easily invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. 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.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:
• Lead with heart
• Make bold decisions
• Always build trust
• Never stop growing
• Find a way

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $60,000 and $82,300/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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via ZipRecruiter posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 119,081–165,600 a yearwork_from_home: 1
Lead Videographer | Acorns We are seeking a Lead Videographer and Video Producer to join the Acorns education team. Alongside a growing team of editors and writers, you'll help build out a new program for original, educational video content, conceiving and producing videos for our owned channels... We're looking for someone who's got experience driving video projects from start to finish, loves experimenting with new styles and ideas, and is a true Lead Videographer | Acorns

We are seeking a Lead Videographer and Video Producer to join the Acorns education team. Alongside a growing team of editors and writers, you'll help build out a new program for original, educational video content, conceiving and producing videos for our owned channels...

We're looking for someone who's got experience driving video projects from start to finish, loves experimenting with new styles and ideas, and is a true storyteller. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, creative environment, we're excited to hear from you!

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

Within 1 month, you will:
• Understand our brand, values, and story and embrace our mission to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming
• Spend time with the customer research, product, communications, and brand and marketing teams to get a strong sense of our customers and goals
• Study and create hypotheses about our video content and plan

Within 3 months, you will:
• Develop educational video best practices, mentoring and giving guidance to the creative and education teams on video creation and strategy
• Concept and plan an editorial video calendar
• Own external relationships with freelance and agency video teams, giving proactive feedback and direction
• Be identified as a leader on the team who embodies our values and is a go-to person for all things video

Within 6 months, you will:
• Plan and hold video shoots, both on-site and remotely, coaching subjects who may be new to video
• Contribute a steady flow of video content to be published to our education hub
• Consistently present and own ideas and initiatives that help scale our voice and brand
• Collaborate regularly with our creative team to produce high-quality assets for our owned channels
• Collaborate with managing editor to leverage data insights and performance metrics to iterate on and optimize video content

What you will bring to Acorns:
• 8+ years of video experience, across formats ranging from to-camera interviews to animated education
• Technical expertise with cameras, lighting, audio, and production software
• A strong visual perspective and creative background
• A "find a way" attitude and willingness to jump in to help the team succeed
• Experience creating and managing an editorial video calendar and a track record of building a video program from scratch are both a plus!
• A thirst for delivering game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimism about the potential for societal change

What we offer:
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• 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 how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. To date, customers have invested over $15 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. By putting the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday Americans. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k brands. Plus, everyday Americans can easily invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. 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.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:
• Lead with heart
• Make bold decisions
• Always build trust
• Never stop growing
• Find a way

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $119,081 and $165,600/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Click here to view Acorns Job Applicant Privacy Policy.

Click here to view Acorns Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates
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via Irvine, CA - Geebo posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers to invest for a better life later in minutes, no expertise required. To help everyone spend smarter, Acorns introduced banking that invests with every swipe, and cash-forward rewards. And, everyday Americans may invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. Customers have invested billions with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow! Acorns is seeking a Head of Investor Relations to plan, develop and execute Acorns' comprehensive investor relations strategy and program. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will work closely with our senior management team to provide insight and perspective and manage communications with the investment community. This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices. You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply. Within 1 month, you will:
Establish relationships with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders and familiarize yourself with relevant tools and processes. Build the company's investor relations strategy and corporate narrative, ensuring the company's business strategy and progress are well understood by the analyst and investor community. Serve as a primary point of contact with the investment community, including answering questions from buy and sell side on financial modeling, business performance metrics and relevant economic and sector trends. Within 3 months, you will:
Lead and implement best practices for the investor relations function including process, protocols and systems. Drive and develop all investor related materials and events, including managing quarterly earnings calls, call scripts, roadshow preparation and annual meetings. Brief and prepare senior management for investment community meetings and events. Within 6 months, you will:
Engage with investors, analysts, ratings agencies and other external stakeholders in meaningful discussions about ESG-related initiatives, including on financially material ESG risks and opportunities Play a critical role in establishing the company's overall ESG priorities, roadmap and reporting in close collaboration across multiple departments including legal, finance, human resources, security, marketing and key internal stakeholders. Apply relevant ESG standards and frameworks (e.g., SASB, GRI, etc.) to define goals for the company and partner effectively to track progress against these goals. What you will bring to Acorns:
10
years of senior-level strategic finance experience with investor relations, public equity analysis and/or investment banking required. Undergraduate degree required, MBA preferred. Experience within a publicly traded consumer facing company is preferred. Strong knowledge of equity and debt capital markets, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and corporate finance Demonstrated ability to build and maintain credibility with senior leaders, investors and analysts in the investment community based on expertise and diplomacy. Outstanding oral and written communication skills and presentation skills, including technical writing experience with the ability to communicate financial and other industry specific information to a financial audience. Demonstrated financial acumen skills and understanding of accounting, financial analysis and valuation. Ability to synthesize business and financial information clearly, translate and effectively communicate analytical data to non-technical professionals. Prior ownership over the creation of ESG or CSR reporting process Knowledge of ESG topics, reporting standards (SASB, GRI, etc.) and Strong written and presentations skills for high-visibility storytelling, adept at synthesizing complex inputs from multiple stakeholders. Self-directed with ability to build on high level strategy as well as roll up your sleeves to execute Willingness to develop a focused team and build best practices with cross functional teams in finance, operations and legal. What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family Flexible paid time off 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.
Salary Range:
$200K -- $250K
Minimum Qualification
Investments, Corporate FinanceEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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via Irvine, CA - Geebo posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers to invest for a better life later in minutes, no expertise required. To help everyone spend smarter, Acorns introduced banking that invests with every swipe, and cash-forward rewards. And, everyday Americans may invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. Customers have invested billions with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow! We are seeking an experienced Customer Insights Manager who can lead the delivery of our customer insights programs. You will be responsible for the strategy and execution of our experience measurement and customer research communities. Your focus will be on identifying key opportunities to further our customer experience, persuading teams to take action and measuring the impact of these changes. You'll act as a champion for our customer experience and guide our Product, Marketing and Design teams with clear research-driven insights to inspiring action. The position sits within the Acorns Research and Insights team, a group with broad experience and influence, focused on bringing the customer voice into the heart of everything we do. This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine or New York offices. Within 1 month, you will:
Get a warm welcome and learn about the Acorns financial wellness system and our culture Build relationships with the Research and Insights team and your key stakeholders, partners and vendors Familiarize yourself with customer insights from our existing research programs (e.g. Voice of the Customer, customer journey mapping and customer research community.) Review and assess existing insights programs, uncover gaps and develop your plan for experience measurement and research communities. Get well established with our data teams and use this data along with your research to broaden our understanding of our customers Build relationships across the team and outline support you'll need to achieve our ambitious experience goals. Within 3 months, you will:
Identify and prioritize the most impactful customer insights work with a roadmap of key projects, priorities and goals Drive the evolution of our customer experience measurement and customer research community, shaping their future design, establishing and managing communications and operating rhythms. Uncover compelling customer insights and develop processes to measure the impact of these initiatives on improving the customer experience Showcase customer insights across the company and inspire all Acorns employees Drive efficiencies across our research community and experience measurement Coach, develop and mentor others across the team Within 6 months, you will:
Lay out a long-term vision and strategy for customer experience, customer communities, journey mapping and in-app measurement Deepen our understanding of the drivers of customers experience, using robust techniques to quantify the critical events Conduct research in support of our experience priorities through uncovering opportunities to create beloved brand experiences. Explore how to advance our customer research communities, taking us in new directions while always prioritizing deep customer insights and high customer engagement Create and execute a internal marketing plan for how you share and drive actions on customer insights, working across the team on execution in our different channels Within 12 months, you will:
Be our expert on everything about our customers and their experience Make a meaningful and measured impact on Acorns customer experience Champion our customer research communities and creating world class programs Continue to help Acorn Research and Insights grow and scale, identifying opportunities for improvements What you will bring to Acorns:
3-5 years of experience in managing market research, customer insights, CX measurement, or research community programs Skilled in running both qualitative and quantitative research with excellence and urgency Experience with customer experience measurement programs (Net Promoter Score etc) and customer research communities. Knowledge of App Store and Play Store data is a big plus. Strategic thinker who can turn insights into implications for product and marketing strategy Strong communicator, self-starter, and capable of working in a fast-paced, matrixed corporate environment Experience managing other researchers Driven to learn fast, be creative, and win as a team Passion for our customers and the Acorns mission What we offer:
Competitive salary and stock options A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family Flexible paid time off 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.
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Marketing Research & AnalysisEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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via Irvine, CA - Geebo posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
Data Engineer Acorns Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate... economist, Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement Data Engineer Acorns

Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate... economist, Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers to invest for a better life later in minutes, no expertise required. To help everyone spend smarter, Acorns introduced banking that invests with every swipe, and cash-forward rewards. And, everyday Americans may invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. Customers have invested billions with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow!

Acorns is actively seeking a highly-motivated, detail-oriented, and driven Data Engineer. This position will reside in Data Engineering, which serves as the central data platform team for the company. The Data Engineering team is responsible for delivering a world class scalable and secure data platform that serves millions of up-and-coming Acorns customers by leveraging best in class tools and frameworks like Databricks and Flink. We process Petabytes of app interactions and complex financial data daily. 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.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine or New York offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

Within 1 month, you will:
• Interface with various parts of business, Products, Project Management, and Leadership.
• Be familiarized with toolsets and environments, given proper access to execute tasks.
• Understand data landscape and data flow and processes.
• Fix or enhance production data pipelines.

Within 3 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 processes and identify and resolve data process issues.
• Develop new data pipelines for ingesting, integrating various heterogeneous data sources.
• Design and develop data pipelines to support reliable, timely and accurate computation of business metrics in collaboration with Analytics.
• Assess level of effort on a project and deliver with internal and external teams.
• Propose and promote new ways to solve a problem to gain efficiency and to scale.

Within 6 months, you will:
• Contribute and execute on Acorns Data Roadmap.
• Author, propose and execute technical initiatives.
• 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, OOD, OOP)
• Basic understanding of SQL and database/data warehouse design concepts
• Understand advanced algorithms, data structures and design patterns
• Thirst for delivering game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change
• Experience with Test Driven Development is a plus but not required
• Experience with AWS, Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka or Kinesis is a plus but not required
• Experience with Spark or Databricks is a plus but not required
• Experience with Airflow or Luigi is a plus but not required
• Experience using Data Quality tools such as Amazon Deequ or Great Expectations is a plus but not required
• Experience in Agile Methodology is a plus but not required

What we offer:
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• 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.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:
• Lead with heart
• Make bold decisions
• Always build trust
• Never stop growing
• Find a way

Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Data Science & Machine Learning, Software DevelopmentEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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via Irvine, CA - Geebo posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply. Within 1 month, you will: Learn the features of the Acorns app Learn to contribute tests to the iOS, Android, and Web platforms Begin to contribute integration scenarios to developer tickets Within 3 months, you will: Review automation scenarios... for correctness Coach/Train developers in improving You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply. Within 1 month, you will: Learn the features of the Acorns app Learn to contribute tests to the iOS, Android, and Web platforms Begin to contribute integration scenarios to developer tickets Within 3 months, you will: Review automation scenarios... for correctness Coach/Train developers in improving their testing and automation skills Design automated scenarios that can test frontend/backend integration Contribute to and maintain automated test cases Within 6 months, you will: Handle automation scenarios and review across multiple initiatives. Increase e2e or snapshot/robo-electric coverage on legacy features where it can be improved Work on internal tools/frameworks that can assist developers in furthering their automation What you will bring to Acorns: BS or MS in Computer Science, EE or related field, or equivalent 2 - 3
years of software development experience Experience with Selenium, Appium, Cypress, Espresso, XCUI, or other automation frameworks. Thirst for delivering game-changing products Exceptional drive and precision in delivery A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission Optimistic about the potential of societal change What we offer: Competitive salary and stock options A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family Flexible paid time off 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:
Salary Range: $80K -- $100K
Minimum Qualification
Software DevelopmentEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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via Irvine, CA - Geebo posted_at: 3 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 20–28 an hour
Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry... Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers to invest for a better life later in minutes, no expertise required. To help everyone spend smarter, Acorns introduced banking that invests with every swipe, and cash-forward rewards. And, everyday Americans may invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. Customers have invested billions with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow! The managing editor will oversee the content strategy, production, and planning for our education product, Grow, in collaboration with our Chief Content & Education Officer. The right candidate will be excited to advance financial literacy and education in and out of our app, and work across the organization and with our partners at CNBC to deliver a best-in-class education product. This candidate has experience content mapping for various cohorts, organizing and managing a content calendar, and reacting in the moment to breaking news. This person will work closely with the education product manager, education engineer, and marketing managers, and will report to the Chief Content & Education Officer. This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices. You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply. Within 1 month, you will:
Embrace our mission to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming Understand our product, brand guidelines, messaging architecture and priorities Introduce yourself, your work style, experience and questions to your team and get to know the broader Acorns team Begin architecting our 2022 editorial calendar Within 6 months, you will:
Manage our editorial calendar and master the publishing process Partner closely with our content team at CNBC Publish and Q/A all app content Drive education content KPIs and reporting Collaborate cross-functionally to advance awareness of education in the app Support Financial Literacy Month initiatives Within 12 months, you will:
Bring new ideas to the team on how we can advance our thought leadership in education Bring new ideas to the team on how the Acorns education product can add more value to customers Support external initiatives including financial education programs in up-and-coming neighborhoods Support '23 strategic and resource planning as we build the education content team What you will bring to Acorns:
Bachelor's degree At least 7 years experience in editorial content and/or publishing Well-oiled writing, editing, and proofreading skills Strong organizational skills with the flexibility to think on your feet The ability to take initiative alongside humility and a desire to grow A drive to advance our mission 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. Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.
Salary Range:
$80K -- $100K
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Editorial & Content ManagementEstimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications
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Job Description Senior Software Engineer - Backend | Acorns... Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving nearly 5 million everyday Americans. Customers get: • Automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts. • Easy retirement account that allows customers Job Description

Senior Software Engineer - Backend | Acorns...
Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving nearly 5 million everyday Americans.

Customers get:
• Automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts.
• Easy retirement account that allows customers to invest in their future in minutes, no expertise required.
• Banking that invests with every swipe, allows you to invest from each paycheck, and helps customers get paid up to 2 days early
• Investment account for kids, multiple kids included
• Investment bonuses from brands where you shop
• Money news and education on-the-go

And so much more, all in one app! To date, customers have invested $12.5 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow!
Acorns is seeking an experienced Sr. Backend Engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer-focused financial products, who loves learning new technologies on the job, who thinks creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoys working collaboratively.
Acorns is seeking experienced backend engineers for our team who have a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer focused financial products, love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices.
You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values

Within 1 month, you will:
• Introduce yourself and work with the various teams here from backend, QA, compliance, securities and more.
• Learn about our roadmap and all the exciting new projects coming soon.
• Get your first project into production and learn about our development processes.
• Familiarize yourself with our codebase and products.

Within 6 months, you will:
• Improve backend codebase by developing a performant and maintainable backend feature.
• Elevate the backend application architecture to increase developer velocity and drive growth through Acorns' initiative deliveries.
• Provide insight into backend application development best practices; Support decisions around framework and tool choices.
• Build efficient and reusable backend abstractions; Optimize application for clarity and scalability.

Within 12 months, you will:
• Have demonstrated excellence within the engineering organization.
• Built products that are being used daily by our millions of users.
• Be someone other team members go to for advice or questions on services you helped build.

What you will bring to Acorns:
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience building and supporting production services or platforms
• Experience leading API design and implementation (REST/GraphQL)
• Strong understanding of object-oriented and functional programming paradigms
• Strong track record of good software engineering practices such as code reviews, deep focus on quality and documentation
• Experience leading a team to the successful delivery of user-facing services
• Innovative mindset, being creative from ideation to execution
• Passionate about advancing our society, whether internal or external

What we offer:
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• 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.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.
Values:
• Lead with heart
• Make bold decisions
• Always build trust
• Never stop growing
• Find a way
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Sr. Software Engineer - Backend | Acorns Acorns is seeking an experienced Sr. Backend Engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer-focused financial products, who loves learning new technologies on the job, who thinks creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoys working collaboratively... This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices. You are not expected Sr. Software Engineer - Backend | Acorns

Acorns is seeking an experienced Sr. Backend Engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable, software and systems for customer-focused financial products, who loves learning new technologies on the job, who thinks creatively to solve complex problems, and enjoys working collaboratively...

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

Within 1 month, you will:
• Introduce yourself and work with the various teams here from backend, QA, compliance, securities and more.
• Learn about our roadmap and all the exciting new projects coming soon.
• Get your first project into production and learn about our development processes.
• Familiarize yourself with our codebase and products.

Within 6 months, you will:
• Improve backend codebase by developing a performant and maintainable backend feature.
• Elevate the backend application architecture to increase developer velocity and drive growth through Acorns’ initiative deliveries.
• Provide insight into backend application development best practices; Support decisions around framework and tool choices.
• Build efficient and reusable backend abstractions; Optimize application for clarity and scalability.

Within 12 months, you will:
• Have demonstrated excellence within the engineering organization.
• Built products that are being used daily by our millions of users.
• Be someone other team members go to for advice or questions on services you helped build.

What you will bring to Acorns:
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience building and supporting production services or platforms
• Experience leading API design and implementation (REST/GraphQL)
• Strong understanding of object-oriented and functional programming paradigms
• Strong track record of good software engineering practices such as code reviews, deep focus on quality and documentation
• Experience leading a team to the successful delivery of user-facing services
• Innovative mindset, being creative from ideation to execution
• Passionate about advancing our society, whether internal or external

What we offer:
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• 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 how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. To date, customers have invested over $15 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. By putting the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday Americans. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k brands. Plus, everyday Americans can easily invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. 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.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:
• Lead with heart
• Make bold decisions
• Always build trust
• Never stop growing
• Find a way

Compensation Information:

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $179,000 and $208,600/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors
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Sr. Product Manager, Growth | Acorns Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving nearly 5 million everyday Americans. Customers get... Automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts. Easy retirement account that allows customers to invest in their future in Sr. Product Manager, Growth | Acorns

Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving nearly 5 million everyday Americans. Customers get...

Automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts.

Easy retirement account that allows customers to invest in their future in minutes, no expertise required.

Banking that invests with every swipe, allows you to invest from each paycheck, and helps customers get paid up to 2 days early

Investment account for kids, multiple kids included

Investment bonuses from brands where you shop

Money news and education on-the-go

And so much more, all in one app! To date, customers have invested $12.5 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow!

Acorns is seeking an experienced Product Manager to join a cross-functional growth team. You will own the product growth roadmap and improve Acorns' growth potential across onboarding, referral, engagement, retention, and revenue. You will be responsible for developing and executing a product-centered strategy that will drive sustainable user and revenue growth.

You will work with dedicated engineers, analysts, and designers. Our projects range from small optimization experiments to big bets at creating brand new user experiences. Your work will have a huge impact on helping everyday Americans to save and invest.

The ideal candidate for Growth will have a high analytical drive and ability to deliver on KPIs. You have a natural bias to constantly experiment and optimize funnels, features and flows, and identify and build distinct features that can improve customer engagement, retention, and LTV.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine or New York offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

Within 1 month, you will:

Introduce yourself to team members, stakeholders, and collaborators you will be working with

Learn our product, development, and experimentation process and platforms.

Talk to customers and sit in on customer service calls to understand our users

Dive into user research, analysis, experiment results to understand growth metrics and funnels

Get started in working in the growth sprint process by creating specs and user stories.

Become familiar with our vision, strategy, and OKRs for Growth

Identify a few early wins and launch your first experiment

Within 3 months, you will:

Define a strategy and set up key metrics for the Growth Product Initiatives

Develop a roadmap that includes big bets and optimizations

Lead the end to end growth sprint process of ideation, technical development, the launch of projects, and analysis of results

Develop a deep understanding of our customers and product

Regularly generate insight and form hypothesis through user research and analytics and validate via experiments

Make a visible impact on key growth metrics

Build partnerships across Engineering, Design, Acquisition, Marketing, Business Development, Data Science, and Customer Service and foster an environment of accountability and empowerment while ensuring meaningful, quantifiable consumer outcomes.

Use data to drive product vision and definition of key success metrics, innovation and roadmap planning of new products and features to deliver against team and company goals

Within 6 months, you will:

Set and communicate the vision and strategy for product-driven growth. You are a product evangelist and your team's biggest cheerleader.

Set up dashboards and metrics to monitor progress, highlight insight and suggest opportunities

Establish a deep understanding of user behaviors and competitor landscape

Develop a systematic approach to experimenting, measuring and learning, and launching initiatives at a high velocity

Proactively share results and learning with the company to promote a growth culture

You hold your team responsible for meeting deadlines and are quick to help remove obstacles from their path.

Take responsibility for the outcomes including influencing and making effective team changes to maximize outcomes.

What you will bring to Acorns:

5+ years of experience in product management or equivalent experience, preferably for mobile

A strong track record leading teams and inspiring the people who work with you to execute flawlessly against both the long-term product vision and current priorities.

Track record of developing, executing, and testing different growth experiments that have a significant impact on critical growth metrics

Passionate about build-measure-learn and previous experience with AB testing

Highly analytical, good at using data to form a hypothesis and defining metrics to determine the success of product initiatives.

Knowledge of Agile software development process

Highly effective judgment and interpersonal skills

Ability to conceptualize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects

Highly effective communication skills and ability to liaise seamlessly between functional teams

Previous experience with tools such as Optimizely, Amplitude, Segment

Previous experience at a startup or a growth product team (preferred)

Thirst for delivering game-changing products

Exceptional drive and precision in delivery

A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission

Optimistic about the potential of societal change

What we offer:

Competitive salary and stock options

A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family

Flexible paid time off

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.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:

Lead with heart

Make bold decisions.

Always build trust.

Never stop growing.

Find a way

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