Founding Marketing Lead

Posted Yesterday
Be an Early Applicant
San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
150K-200K Annually
Senior level
Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Build and lead the company’s marketing function across product launches, user growth, technical community development, events, partnerships, public relations, and customer research. The role includes managing community CRM activities, organizing hackathons and conferences, developing university and research-lab relationships, creating marketing content, coordinating case studies and social media, and measuring acquisition, activation, onboarding, and product usage.
Summary Generated by Built In

About the company

Our client is a technology company serving technical users.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this opportunity through the Paraform network. The position is with our client. Build a founding marketing function spanning product launches, technical community growth, events, and partnerships.

What you'll do

- Own product launches and measure signups, activation, onboarding, and ongoing use.

- Build a technical community, maintain its CRM, and run office hours and product updates.

- Organize hackathons, meetups, conferences, and partner marketing programs.

- Develop university and research-lab partnerships.

- Coordinate public relations, customer case studies, social content, and weekly user interviews.


Requirements

What we're looking for

- 4 to 7 years in growth, community, developer relations, or ecosystem marketing.

- Experience growing users or technical communities at an AI, infrastructure, or developer-tools company.

- Technical fluency to demonstrate AI products and engage engineers and researchers.

- Ability to independently run campaigns and programs from planning through measurement.

- Strong writing, communication, and customer research skills.

Bonus points

- Experience as an early startup hire.

- University or research-lab partnership experience.

- Ability to create demo clips and marketing content independently.


Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 200,000 per year.

- Equity: Founding-level equity, with allocation up to approximately 0.5% based on experience.

Location and work model

- Hybrid role in San Francisco. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.

Skills Required

  • 4 to 7 years of experience in growth, community, developer relations, or ecosystem marketing
  • Experience growing users or technical communities at an AI, infrastructure, or developer-tools company
  • Technical fluency to demonstrate AI products and engage engineers and researchers
  • Ability to independently run campaigns and programs from planning through measurement
  • Strong writing, communication, and customer research skills
  • Experience as an early startup hire
  • University or research-lab partnership experience
  • Ability to create demo clips and marketing content independently
  • Must be local to San Francisco or willing to relocate
Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.

Similar Jobs

Outsmart Logo Outsmart

Founding Marketing Lead

Artificial Intelligence • Edtech • Software
In-Office
2 Locations
22 Employees
175K-235K Annually

Network Right Logo Network Right

Founding Marketing Lead

Information Technology • Software
In-Office or Remote
2 Locations
24 Employees
150K-180K Annually

Foundry Robotics Logo Foundry Robotics

Founding Marketing Lead

Artificial Intelligence • Robotics • Automation • Manufacturing
In-Office
Emeryville, CA, USA
11 Employees
150K-250K Annually

Within Logo Within

Founding Product Marketing Lead

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise Web • Software • Automation
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
128 Employees
170K-200K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Fora Thumbnail
Agency • On-Demand • Professional Services • Sales • Software • Travel • Hospitality
New York, NY
250 Employees
Energy CX Thumbnail
Greentech • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Energy • Financial Services • Utilities
Chicago, IL
150 Employees
Northslope Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Software • Analytics • Consulting • Generative AI
London, GB
100 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account