--- title: "Engineering leadership mentor in Europe - CTO coaching" description: "Remote 1:1 mentoring and coaching for engineering leaders across Europe. CTO coach, VP of engineering coaching, engineering manager mentoring. European timezones, 3,400+ sessions, 17 countries." url: "https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-europe/" lang: "en" image: "https://www.marian.coach/_astro/speaker-05.D2k3JWKF_9kTFr.jpg" --- Europe # Engineering leadership mentor in Europe Most CTO coaches sell from the US: calls at 7pm your time, advice priced in dollars, playbooks that assume a bottomless hiring pool. If you lead engineering in Europe, you deserve a mentor who works your timezone and knows your market. I mentor 1:1, remote-first, out of Prague. I took Mews engineering through a Series C, led engineering at Manta until IBM bought it, and spent four years at Databricks in the Bay Area before any of that, so I've watched both sets of assumptions from the inside. 3,400+ sessions, mentees in 17 countries. - 3,400+ sessions - 300+ engineering leaders - 3,200+ ELC community - 9.17/10 across 300+ reviews [Book the intro →](https://www.marian.coach/meet) ## European constraints, not Silicon Valley theory European scale-ups run on different math: tighter comp budgets, works councils, multi-country teams, investors who want capital efficiency before blitzscaling. Leadership coaching that ignores that's theory. My mentoring starts from the market you operate in. Mentees lead engineering at Mews, Apify, Kiwi.com, Vendavo, Ataccama and Česká spořitelna, from staff engineer through to CTO. Hiring, org design, board communication, your own energy: it's unlikely you will bring me something none of them has already survived. ## Remote sessions, European timezones, real network Sessions run online in European hours, in English, Czech or Slovak. No 6am slots, no async-only coaching. When it makes sense we meet in person in Prague or at an Engineering Leaders Community event. The ELC network I founded is 3,100+ engineering leaders, twelve in-person meetups a year, and a yearly conference of 500+ with speakers from Netflix and Stripe. When something specific comes up, there's usually somebody in it who closed the same question recently and will take the call. ## What mentees say > “Marian was part of helping scale up our technical teams from 35 to 100 people during his time with Mews. One of his key successes was around creating visibility on engineering output and ensuring we were able to more effectively reach our goals.” Matthijs Welle · CEO, Mews > “Allowed us to drive a higher level of strategic thinking across the engineering organization.” David Edwards · CTO, Vendavo > “A true professional with vast experience. I recommend Marian with complete trust.” Idan Fridman · Director of Engineering, DraftKings [All 40+ testimonials →](https://www.marian.coach/testimonials/) ## Frequently asked Do you mentor fully remote?+ Yes. Sessions run online in European timezones. Mentees so far span 17 countries, from Portugal to the Baltics. In-person options exist in Prague and at ELC events. Are you a mentor or a leadership coach?+ Mentor first: I've run the engineering orgs you're running and give answers as well as questions. Sessions end with concrete next steps. If you want pure non-directive coaching, I'll tell you on the intro call that I'm the wrong fit. Can my company pay for it?+ 81% of my mentees are company-funded. Invoice with full EU VAT details goes to your employer, ready for procurement. Pricing is public at [marian.coach/pricing](https://www.marian.coach/pricing/). What seniority do you mentor?+ Staff engineers stepping into leadership, engineering managers, directors, VPs and CTOs. Pick your role on the [homepage](https://www.marian.coach/) to see the specific fires I help with. How much does engineering leadership mentoring cost?+ 430 EUR per 60-minute session, 2,580 EUR for a first quarter of six, or 790 EUR a month for the retainer. EU VAT invoice, same rate for individuals and companies. [Full pricing](https://www.marian.coach/pricing/). ## Mentoring across CEE - [Engineering leadership mentor for Czechia →](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-czechia/) - [Engineering leadership mentor in Prague →](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-prague/) - [Engineering leadership mentor for Slovakia →](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-slovakia/) - [Engineering leadership mentor for Poland →](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-mentor-poland/) ### Mentoring by role - [CTO coach & mentor](https://www.marian.coach/cto-mentor/) - [Engineering Director](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-director-mentor/) - [Engineering manager coach](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-manager-mentor/) - [Staff Engineer](https://www.marian.coach/staff-engineer-mentor/) - [Product Manager](https://www.marian.coach/product-manager-mentor/) ## Ready to start? Free 30-min intro. No pricing conversation on the first call. 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