Every year, one million businesses shut down, yet the process remains messy, expensive, and underserved. At SimpleClosure, our mission is to make business shutdowns seamless, compliant, and stress free, because closing a company shouldn’t feel harder than starting one.
We recently raised our $15 million Series A and were named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025. Backed by top investors and trusted by hundreds of startups, we’re rapidly establishing ourselves as the technology leader in this space. Join us and make an outsized impact as we create innovative solutions for businesses, their teams, and their stakeholders.
Job OverviewThis is two jobs in one body.
By day, you are a rigorous growth operator: designing experiments, pulling signals, building flywheels, and finding the non-obvious channels that move our top-of-funnel. By night, and on weekends, and at 7am coffee meetups, you are SimpleClosure's most visible presence in the Bay Area startup ecosystem.
You know every founder, every partner at a VC fund, every senior associate at a startup law firm. You are the person people text when a portfolio company is in trouble. You are the reason founders hear about SimpleClosure before they need it, and remember us the moment they do.
*Ideal candidates MUST be located in the San Francisco Metro Area.
ResponsibilitiesBy Day:
Design, launch, and evaluate a continuous portfolio of growth experiments across acquisition, activation, and referral
Build and maintain a rigorous test-and-learn framework: clear hypotheses, defined metrics, disciplined post-mortems
Identify and exploit non-obvious acquisition channels — communities, integrations, partner loops, viral mechanics
Work closely with product to find growth loops embedded in the product itself: onboarding hooks, referral triggers, retention signals
Use AI as core infrastructure for research, outreach personalization, content generation, and workflow automation
Synthesize what works into institutional knowledge; make the invisible visible for the rest of the GTM team
By Night:
Attend 3–5 Bay Area startup events per week — accelerator demo days, VC-hosted dinners, founder meetups, legal and accounting firm events, tech week gatherings
Build genuine, deep relationships with: VC associates and partners (especially those managing portfolio companies in distress), startup attorneys and paralegals, founders who have recently shut down or are considering it, accelerator program managers (YC, a16z, First Round network)
Become the known SimpleClosure face in SF — the person the ecosystem thinks of when the words 'shutdown' or 'wind-down' come up in conversation
Source warm introductions and referral relationships that feed directly into the sales pipeline
Run or co-host SimpleClosure-branded community touch points: founder dinners, VC roundtables, informal 'what to do when it's over' conversations
Feed intelligence back to the team: what are founders worried about, what language do they use, what do VCs tell their portfolio when things go wrong
Already living in SF and plugged into the ecosystem, or a demonstrated track record of building community presence quickly in a new city
Genuine social energy — you are energized by events and people, not drained by them. This is not a hustle requirement, it is a personality fit.
Demonstrated growth track record: scrappy, high-impact experiments at an early-stage or growth-stage startup
Strong analytical foundation: you pull, interpret, and act on data without needing a data analyst
AI-native: you actively use AI tools to multiply output and you are constantly exploring what is newly possible
Comfortable with ambiguity, energized by uncertainty, driven to create something from nothing
Desired but not required:
Excellent collaborator — you bring people with you without formal authority
Existing relationships within the SF VC community (bonus if you have contacts at funds with large portfolios of early-stage companies)
Personal experience founding or shutting down a company — you know what this moment feels like from the inside
Background in product, engineering, or data science in addition to marketing or growth
Experience building AI-assisted outreach, community, or content workflows
Familiarity with legal, financial, or professional services markets
Compensation: $125,000 – $200,000 base salary
Competitive equity package
Employer Covered Medical Benefits
Unlimited PTO
Remote in SF - with regular travel to NY and LA
Budget for community events, dinners, and hosting — this role has a real expense account
Two in-person team retreats a year
*We are unable to support any visa outside of Canada (no H1B Visas)
Skills Required
- Demonstrated growth track record at early-stage or growth-stage startup
- Strong analytical skills to interpret and act on data
- AI-native with experience using AI tools
- Existing relationships within the SF VC community
- Personal experience founding or shutting down a company
What We Do
Each year, hundreds of thousands of companies in the US shut down, and we’re dedicated to becoming the leading technology company that transforms this painful and bureaucratic experience into a smooth and streamlined one. By combining human expertise with technology, we aim to give founders the peace of mind to move on.
Why Work With Us
We’re a product-driven company dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs by integrating design with technology. Our work culture values collaboration, ownership, and creativity while prioritizing low ego and high output. At SimpleClosure, you'll make a meaningful impact with continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do.
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