$60k - $80k - No equity

Organization Mission

Recidiviz's mission is to reduce incarceration safely, equitably and at-scale. We are a team of technologists working side by side with justice-impacted communities, practitioners, and ecosystem partners to build a better path forward. We partner with corrections agencies to shrink the system and reduce disparities by modernizing their use of data.

Organization History

• Recidiviz was an all-volunteer effort until early 2019, when Clementine, Andrew, and Josh officially founded the organization. Since 2019, Recidiviz has built an A-team of software engineers, designers, product managers and domain experts, from companies like Google, Apple, and Dropbox.
• Recidiviz was part of Y-Combinator’s 2019 class and has received support from respected philanthropists and foundations, including Arnold Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Schmidt Futures, Ford Foundation, and the Mozilla Foundation.
• Four years in, Recidiviz is working in 11 states – big and small, red and blue. These states are responsible for 1 in 4 people in prison in the US.
• To-date, Recidiviz has helped remove 70,000 people from the criminal justice system (saving states nearly $1 billion along the way).
• Over the next five years, Recidiviz is bringing its platform to national scale and aims to safely shrink the criminal justice system by 300,000 people.
• In addition to partnering with state Departments of Corrections, Recidiviz collaborates with partners — from the Correctional Leaders Association to community-based organizations, to people directly impacted by the system — who guide our work and our strategy.

The Role

Recidiviz is a fast moving team focused on arming corrections agencies with the data that they need to quickly reduce incarceration in the US criminal justice system. When we find a solution that works, we scale it – quickly. We are now reaching 1 in 4 people in prison in the US. In 2023, we’re focused on deepening our impact in each of our 11 partner states, expanding to new states, and growing the team. That’s where you come in.

In this role, you’ll work closely with the CEO and Chief of Staff to make the whole operation run as smoothly and effectively as possible. You’ll get exposure to every part of the organization — product and design, engineering and data science, finance, comms, and people operations. You’ll support the CEO’s wild travel schedule, handle expenses and calendaring, support our two offices and remote staff, and generally help maximize every opportunity for a smoother, more impactful organization. You’ll spot gaps, find solutions, and pinch hit where needed. This is a fast-faced, broad role that’s great for someone who wants to help grow an organization from 50 to 100 people and maximize impact every step of the way.

A year from now, you will know Recidiviz inside and out, will fully own scheduling, travel, and coordination for the CEO and will be supporting the operations of two offices and our remote team as the company grows from 50 people to 100.

You’ll also work with the CEO and Chief of Staff to identify one or more growth areas for yourself: there are endless possibilities here — go deep on ghostwriting, own the planning and execution of team gatherings, find cross-team efficiencies by coordinating travel across the team or by spotting other org-wide opportunities, dive deeper into strategy, finance, or team/culture, etc.

Core Responsibilities

This role is entrepreneurial — previous administrative experience is awesome, but not required. Proactivity, detail-orientation, curiosity, and collaboration are crucial.

• Admin

  • Expertly handle calendar on behalf of the CEO, optimize her workflow to create efficiencies
  • Manage the inbox, triage emails, and ghostwrite on her behalf
  • Sit in team meetings, take notes, address action items
  • Coordinate complex travel arrangements, handle expenses (and travel occasionally!)

• Strategy

  • Learn about all parts of the organization (product, engineering, data science, comms, finance, legal, people operations) and spot gaps
  • Partner closely with the CEO and Chief of Staff on special projects as they arise (e.g. spearhead projects that help connect the dots between teams, reduce repetitive work, and position Recidiviz for scale
  • Work with Chief of Staff to understand and act on strategic priorities

• Team

  • Assist with new employee onboarding
  • Organize and run yearly company retreats
  • Run the New York City and San Francisco offices coordinating equipment, snacks, office events and speakers
    
  • Coordinate events and maintain team culture across an in-person and remote team

Qualifications

• You’re passionate about our mission to dramatically reduce incarceration in ways that are safe and equitable, and you’re excited to work in a startup environment where you’ll have a lot of ownership in making that mission a reality.
• You live and breathe organization. You bring order to chaos by being thorough and systematic. You get energized by creating and maintaining systems.
• You always dot your i’s and cross your t’s. You thrive in the details. In your work, you leave no stone unturned. You maintain a high bar of polish for the work that crosses your desk.
• You can run with ambiguity. You can take a debrief from a funder meeting, figure out what “wild success” looks like, deep-dive into the details, become an expert, and deliver a result that you feel proud of. You are a resourceful and independent problem solver.
• You’re a great teammate. You pick up balls that are dropping, you roll up your sleeves to do what it takes to move the mission forward, you identify gaps and fill them temporarily, while designing and advocating for the right long-term solution.

Compensation & Benefits

Recidiviz offers:

• The opportunity for growth in a mission-driven environment
• A remote work environment + two offices (one in NYC and one in SF)
• 13 company holidays and 20 days PTO
• An annual Company Offsite
• 90% of the medical, dental, vision insurance premiums for you and 60% of the medical, dental, vision insurance premiums for your dependents
• 5% match on Retirement plan (401K) with no vesting period
• Life and disability insurance options
• $30 monthly Classpass credit
• OneMedical subscription (location dependent)
• Free Talkspace subscription, a mental health partner
• Free Headspace subscription
• A company-provided Macbook and monitor

Important Note

Lasting change is always built on diversity. Recidiviz recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, gender identity and all protected status as required by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a special need that requires accommodation, please let us know in your application.

Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria above, drop your resume, and we'll take a look. You might be right for another role and/or another time.