Engineering Manager, Reference Anything

We are looking for an empathetic, product-focused Engineering Manager to lead our newly formed Reference Anything (RA) team. Reference Anything is tasked with a critical mission: fundamentally enhancing Asana’s data capabilities by building Records, our vision for a Databases product.

While Asana excels tracking tasks, our users increasingly need to manage structured data—like assets, candidates, or inventory—within the context of their work. You will lead this team in evolving the Work Graph to support these complex data relationships, allowing users to build a true "source of truth" for any business process.

As the founding manager for this team, you will have the unique opportunity to build a high-performing culture from the ground up, define the strategy for a nascent product area, and execute a high-impact roadmap that transforms how teams organize information at scale. At Asana, we’re building collaboration and communication software to help every team in the world work together effortlessly and do great things together.

Asana aims to rival the best enterprise software, with a deep bench of functionality and controls powerful enough to meet the needs of the world’s largest companies, along with rock-solid stability, security, and compliance. Our product engineering team works closely with designers and PMs to continuously improve the Asana experience for all our customers.

We’re involved in the entire product process, from conception (be it at a hackathon or during Roadmap Week) to post-launch reflection. And we have deep empathy for both our coworkers and our users, to understand how we can work better together to help others work better together.

This role is based in our New York City office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Along with most Asanas, you’ll work from this office in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you're interviewing for this role, your Talent Acquisition Partner will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you’ll achieve: Manage a team of 6-8 talented engineers Develop team rituals that lead to great outcomes & an inclusive culture for all team members Collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, design, user research and data science on both large new features and daily, small product enhancements Guide the articulation and execution of the team’s future roadmap and ensure the team’s work ties back into high-level business goals Coach engineers in their technical and professional development Work and learn alongside great peer managers with a strong sense of team About you: 5+ years of relevant experience, with 3+ years experience managing a technical team Demonstrated ability to grow engineers of various levels, including senior and staff level engineers Enthusiasm for building delightful products and willing to role-blend to achieve better outcomes Equipped with the intelligence, empathy, integrity, and technical chops required to quickly earn the trust of a technically astute team Biased towards action, with an emphasis on shipping early and often. Comfortable with ambiguity; you enjoy figuring out what needs to be done—and then doing it Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making What we’ll offer Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission.

We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $264,000 - $336,000 USD. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.

The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified. In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits.

If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role. We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include: Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits Career coaching & support Inclusive family building benefits Long-term savings or retirement plans In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations.

If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role. #LI-Hybrid #LI-AS2 About us Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration.

Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation.

We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

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