Driven By Impact: Purpose To Pay Webinar Series

Driven By Impact 🌱

Edition 77: October 24, 2024

Turning Purpose into Pay: A 3-Part Free Webinar Series

Partnering with Shannon Houde from Walk of Life Coaching, we’re excited to offer this series designed to turn your passion into a purpose-driven career. 

Session 1: Dream Job Targeting

📅 Date: 11/22  
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM EST  
🔗Register Link: https://lu.ma/PurposetoPay1

🔎 What You’ll Learn:  

• Why casting a wide net doesn't work and how to narrow your job search  

• Tools to map out your target roles using the Dream Job Targeting Tool and Impact Career Onion 

• A strategic approach to increase your chances of landing interviews  

Session 2: Tricks to Get to the Top of the Pile  

📅 Date: 1/24  
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM EST  
🔗Register Link: https://lu.ma/PurposetoPay2

🔑 What You’ll Learn:  

• How to apply methodically to maximize your time and impact  

• The importance of networking and leveraging LinkedIn to access the “hidden job market”  

• Tools like the Job Application Process Tool and Job Description Rewrite to tailor your applications for success  

Session 3: Interview with Impact  

📅 Date: 3/28  
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM EST  
🔗Register Link: https://lu.ma/PurposetoPay3

💡 What You’ll Learn:  

• How to prepare for competency-based interviews (e.g., "tell me about a time…")  

• Techniques to align your personal stories with the job description to prove your fit  

• Use of the My Career Journey tool to confidently answer interview questions like “Walk me through your resume.”  

Register for each session separately!

🌎 WHAT: Building Your Professional Climate Network with Terra.do
🗓️ WHEN: 10/29 @ 12 pm EST
📍WHERE: https://app.terra.do/events/78aa024d-6ba3-48aa-a0da-6b5abc46d9cc
👤WHO: Job Seekers

🌎 WHAT: Climate Career Boot Camp with Terra.do
🗓️ WHEN: 11/12 and 11/14 from 11 am - 1 pm EST
📍WHERE: https://www.terra.do/climate-change-courses/climate-career-bootcamp/?cdc=climatepeople
👤WHO: Job Seekers

🌎 WHAT: Monthly Climate Job Search Webinar
🗓️ WHEN: 11/19 @ 12 pm EST
📍WHERE: https://lu.ma/breaking-into-climate-november-24
👤WHO: Job Seekers

🌎 WHAT: Climate Career Advancement: Strengthening Your Personal Brand
🗓️ WHEN: 11/20 @ 10 am EST
📍WHERE: https://lu.ma/fmehebdg
👤WHO: Job Seekers

→ We’re cohosting a course with Terra.do on climate careers - we have two sessions coming up in November and December! Learn more.

→ Missed last week’s edition? It was a jam-packed one! Check it out here.

→ Radhika Bhatt put together a list of climate career organizations for early career professionals. Check it out!

→ How do you find your climate niche? Cameron McDonald made a video with some tips and tricks!

→ Calling all climate founders! Impact Hustlers is organizing Climate Founders Week, which is coming up from 11/4-7! Check out all the events here!

GRID MONITORING WITH GRIDWARE

Gridware is revolutionizing the power grid with its innovative smart sensors that give utility companies real-time visibility into outages and disruptions. By attaching their sensors to utility poles, Gridware enables utilities to pinpoint the locations of outages without manual inspections, streamlining response times during critical situations. Their technology operates independently of the grid using solar power, ensuring continuous functionality even during power outages. With a proven ability to detect issues like wildfires and downed power lines, Gridware's data-driven approach enhances grid resilience. It proactively prevents disasters, positioning it as a game-changer in the energy sector.

🪴 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER
➵ We’re partnering with an energy tech company simplifying energy choices for consumers and helping fight climate change. As their first Engineering Manager, reporting to the CTO, you'll shape both the technical and cultural foundations of their platform. Responsibilities include leading backend infrastructure evolution, fostering an inclusive and innovative engineering culture, ensuring system performance and data integrity, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver top-tier user experiences. You should have 10+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years in management, and expertise in backend development, CI/CD, databases, and cloud platforms.

🪴 HARDWARE PRODUCT MANAGER
➵ We’re partnering with Gridware, a fast-growing grid-resiliency company in San Francisco, to find a Hardware Product Manager. You'll own the full product lifecycle, fast-track development alongside the Chief Product Officer, and collaborate with engineers to innovate reliable hardware solutions. Ideal candidates have 4-10 years of hardware product management experience, a background in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, and experience with utility, industrial, or sensor-based hardware. This role requires in-person work in San Francisco 2-3 days per week.

🪴 SENIOR FULL STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER
➵ Gridware, a grid-resiliency company in San Francisco, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop scalable software systems that process real-time data from grid monitoring sensors. You'll work on full-stack development, building systems for device control, observability, and customer-facing features. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of Python backend experience, cloud-based application development (AWS preferred), and proficiency with React, TypeScript, SQL, and observability tools. Experience with event-driven architectures, containerization, and APIs is key.

🪴 ENGINEERING MANAGER, REAL-TIME ANALYTICS
➵ We’re partnering with Gridware, a fast-growing grid-resiliency company in San Francisco, to find a Manager for Real-Time Operations & Analytics. In this role, you’ll lead a team overseeing real-time data monitoring to ensure efficient grid operation, optimize workflows, and develop data-driven strategies. Ideal candidates have 5-10 years of experience in real-time operations or grid management, strong leadership skills, and technical expertise in data analysis tools like Python and SQL. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on grid reliability and safety.

That's all for this edition! Thanks for doing your part in mobilizing a workforce transition to work on climate!