Senior Growth Lead

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
160K-180K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.
The Role
Own expert sourcing and candidate pipeline performance across key initiatives. Lead sourcing pods, manage associate capacity and throughput, optimize sourcing channels, build expert relationships, oversee talent pipelines, and partner with Project Management, Product, and Engineering. The role combines hands-on outbound growth work with strategy, systems improvement, prioritization, and team leadership to support revenue growth and scalable delivery.
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About Mercor

Mercor's mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We're a leading AI data company, building the layer between human expertise and frontier models. Millions of domain experts on the platform are paid over $4 million per day to train frontier AI models. Mercor's APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. Mercor Enterprise brings this same infrastructure to Fortune 500 companies: helping companies capture how their best people actually work, translating that expertise directly back into agents.

 

Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious, fast-paced and deeply committed team. You’ll work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco, NYC, or London offices.

About the Role

As a Senior Growth Lead, you will own candidate pipeline performance end-to-end for some of Mercor’s most important initiatives. You’ll operate with significantly autonomy and lead a pod of Associates, making judgment calls on prioritization, channel strategy, and execution.

This role is ideal for someone who has mastered the fundamentals of sales and outbound work and is ready to drive outcomes. You will still be hands-on, but you’ll also shape strategy, improve systems, and help raise the bar for the broader team.

 
What You’ll Do
  • Own Expert Sourcing Pods: Lead expert sourcing for a defined set of projects, owning outcomes across quality, speed, and throughput

  • Manage Capacity & Throughput: Plan and balance your own workload and the capacity of Growth Associates to consistently meet demand

  • Scale & Optimize Sourcing Channels: Evaluate, experiment with, and scale sourcing channels to maximize yield and efficiency

  • Build & Maintain Expert Relationships: Develop durable relationships with high-performing experts to drive repeat engagement

  • Oversee Talent Pipelines: Manage multiple pipelines end-to-end, identifying bottlenecks and proactively reallocating resources

  • Partner Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Project Managers, Product, and Engineering to align sourcing strategy with project needs

  • Drive Growth Outcomes: Ensure your pod’s sourcing efforts directly support revenue growth and delivery at scale

What We’re Looking For
  • Experience

    • 3–5 years of experience in GTM, outbound sales, or growth roles

    • Demonstrated success owning pipelines and delivering results at scale

    • Strong familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Sales Navigator, and similar tools

  • Skills & Mindset

    • Strong judgment and ability to prioritize under pressure

    • Highly data-driven: comfortable tracking, analyzing, and optimizing funnel metrics

    • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

    • Self-directed, accountable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity

    • Thrives in fast-paced, performance-oriented environments

  • Nice to Have

    • Experience mentoring or onboarding junior teammates

    • Exposure to marketplaces, platforms, or two-sided businesses

    • Comfort working cross-functionally with technical teams

 
Benefits
  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure

  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years

  • Up to $15k Relocation bonus

  • $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)

  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals

  • Free Equinox membership

  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement

  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement

  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Skills Required

  • 3-5 years of experience in go-to-market, outbound sales, or growth roles
  • Demonstrated success owning pipelines and delivering results at scale
  • Strong familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, Sales Navigator, and similar tools
  • Strong judgment and ability to prioritize under pressure
  • Data-driven approach with comfort tracking, analyzing, and optimizing funnel metrics
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Self-directed, accountable, and comfortable operating with ambiguity
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, performance-oriented environments
  • Experience mentoring or onboarding junior teammates
  • Exposure to marketplaces, platforms, or two-sided businesses
  • Comfort working cross-functionally with technical teams

Mercor Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mercor and has not been reviewed or approved by Mercor.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles, with clear hourly ranges and an hourly/pay‑per‑task mix designed to align rates with expertise. The structure emphasizes transparent, appropriate pay levels and guarantees payment for legitimate logged time.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Payments are processed on a predictable weekly cadence via Stripe/Wise, and some tracks offer additional weekly bonus incentives for top performers. This combination of regular payouts and performance bonuses supports dependable earnings when projects are active.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Select full‑time roles include generous equity grants alongside cash perks such as relocation and housing bonuses. These elements increase total compensation for those positions.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
2,217 Employees
Year Founded: 2023

What We Do

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

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