Founding Growth Lead

ABOUT THE ROLE Own prelaunch growth for an early-stage consumer AI hardware startup developing a wearable for more private interaction with computers. You will build the waitlist and shape the product story from the ground up, working closely with the founder and a small founding team. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build and grow the prelaunch waitlist, with signups as the primary measure of success. - Develop messaging that helps people understand the need for private, hands-free computer interaction. - Create and distribute social content, starting with Instagram and LinkedIn, then testing other channels. - Run quick experiments with a small paid acquisition budget and invest further in approaches that drive signups. - Own campaign distribution and use results to guide the next growth experiments. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 2 years of growth or marketing experience at an early-stage startup, building an audience or waitlist. - Experience growing an audience or waitlist from zero and clear examples of your individual contributions and results. - Hands-on social content creation and an understanding of how platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn distribute content. - Experience managing paid acquisition budgets and running rapid conversion experiments. - Comfort working with a small founding team; event planning experience is also useful. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $60,000 to $70,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.