Tilde LowengrimmAfter @redqueen, I'm once again available for work under capitalism. There are some things that I'm very good at, but they aren't always well-expressed by the way we tend to write job descriptions and resumes. Just because a position puts the words "product" or "management" next to the spectrum of privacy, security, trust & safety, or compliance doesn't mean that's a role where I'd be most effective. I think this might be because I am not just an individual contributor or a manager. My strength is in working with peers (not subordinates) and facilitating effective happy teams without needing authority.
I communicate, build relationships, and connect experts. Working with technical specialists, I facilitate planning & coordination, getting teams to work cohesively towards a common goal. I combine broad & occasionally deep technical expertise with empathy & compassion. I build bridges, see the big picture, reduce busywork for those around me.
I'm passionate about the life-improving potential of technology as a bicycle for the mind and beyond. But I also understand tech's potential to surveil, control, and misdirect. I know that the benefits of the things we make cannot be shared widely and equitably unless the most vulnerable among can rely on the integrity of their tools. I choose to build things which are respectful, trustworthy, and safe enough to be used by everyone.
Relationships across an organization let me bring in the right person at the right time, which frees those people from having to keep track of everything that's happening. When action depends on expertise from a variety of domains — work which needs input from product, engineering, marketing, legal, and so on — I translate those experts' perspectives effectively, and help the group develop a plan which everyone can commit to.
With a team of specialists like engineers, I help create plans by asking the right questions to elicit the insights and concerns that people already know but might not have express and factored in. I juggle goals, priorities, and requirements from management, customers and engineers to ensure that we're working on the right thing, and that everyone understands where we're headed.
I understand my field. I have worked with journalists, activists, and queer people. I have seen and read about a great many ways that things can go wrong, and I keep abreast with the latest research. I recognize the potential for abuse, leaks, breaches, or liability before we build them, and help implement the best-known mitigations which fit with our designs.
Most of all: I establish trust with the people around me. I learn about potential obstacles and challenges and from within & without and help deal with them before they become problems so that the people I work with have the room to work on the things they're best at rather than paperwork or logistics.
I communicate, build relationships, and connect experts. Working with technical specialists, I facilitate planning & coordination, getting teams to work cohesively towards a common goal. I combine broad & occasionally deep technical expertise with empathy & compassion. I build bridges, see the big picture, reduce busywork for those around me.
I'm passionate about the life-improving potential of technology as a bicycle for the mind and beyond. But I also understand tech's potential to surveil, control, and misdirect. I know that the benefits of the things we make cannot be shared widely and equitably unless the most vulnerable among can rely on the integrity of their tools. I choose to build things which are respectful, trustworthy, and safe enough to be used by everyone.
Relationships across an organization let me bring in the right person at the right time, which frees those people from having to keep track of everything that's happening. When action depends on expertise from a variety of domains — work which needs input from product, engineering, marketing, legal, and so on — I translate those experts' perspectives effectively, and help the group develop a plan which everyone can commit to.
With a team of specialists like engineers, I help create plans by asking the right questions to elicit the insights and concerns that people already know but might not have express and factored in. I juggle goals, priorities, and requirements from management, customers and engineers to ensure that we're working on the right thing, and that everyone understands where we're headed.
I understand my field. I have worked with journalists, activists, and queer people. I have seen and read about a great many ways that things can go wrong, and I keep abreast with the latest research. I recognize the potential for abuse, leaks, breaches, or liability before we build them, and help implement the best-known mitigations which fit with our designs.
Most of all: I establish trust with the people around me. I learn about potential obstacles and challenges and from within & without and help deal with them before they become problems so that the people I work with have the room to work on the things they're best at rather than paperwork or logistics.
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