Jaira Romero

For the last 3 years, I've been helping under-represented professionals get hired on RemoteWoman.com & RemotePOC.com. I'm really excited to be a part of this new project & support diverse founders launching big ideas :) I hope we can help shift the makeup of leadership teams for the next generation!

I'm the founder of RemotePOC. I started this community to help rebalance the workplace gap for professionals of color. As a first generation latina, I know that I'm not alone in feeling like the token in the conference room. Like many other professionals of color, I've dealt with condescending bosses, difficulty negotiating my salary, lack of promotion paths and systemic discrimination in the...

This project is very personal to me. My parents fled El Salvador during the civil war as teenagers and immigrated to the United States to create a better life. I was lucky to be born in the U.S., get a great education & work my way up...only to find myself at big tech companies as one of the few professionals of color in the office. As I talked to others, I found out that I'm not alone in...

Love the community - with something so new to the world, we need help from each other for ideas & tools

As the co-founder of the leading remote job board for women, remotewoman.com, I have seen the toll the pandemic has taken on the tech community. The Paycheck Protection Program Calculator helps freelancers and independent contractors get some much needed financial support during these difficult times.

In the last 2 weeks, over 4 million people have lost their jobs. Projections estimate that over 30% will be unemployed in the next few months. There is enormous uncertainty, fear and frustration. Millions will be on the job hunt looking for a new role. And during this volatile time, scammers will pop up, companies will take employees for granted and financial insecurity will lead to us...

Loving the idea that I can search by “beach, forest, lake, ski, wine country, etc.”!! Prices are insanely cheap compared to big city prices

I lost faith in remote jobs as a possibility. I came across a great seeming job on a very popular remote site...only to find out it was a scam. Promised high pay & solid work, I did interviews for hours on end. Ultimately, I was able to spot the scam once they asked for too many personal details & offered a job that was too good to be true. Luckily, I didn’t fall for it…but who knows...