Chief Growth Officer

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$251K/yr – $283K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-function growth, fundraising, and team enablement to drive CredLens from early traction toward scale, with a data-driven plan across market segments, channels, and partnerships; build sustainable fundraising and a unified growth culture.

  • Growth Strategy: Own cross-functional growth priorities, segment sequencing, and market creation vs capture.
  • Team & Pipeline: Build the sales/marketing org, enablement, and disciplined forecast with transparent pipeline.
  • Fundraising & Governance: Lead diversified funding and board-facing storytelling tied to revenue and outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Growth Strategy & Engagement Leadership: Own the integrated growth strategy across sales, marketing, and communications; define customer segments, channels, and partnerships to drive market creation and broad adoption, with sequencing of investments.
  • Fundraising Management: Lead fundraising strategy with the CEO; manage a diversified funding pipeline, cultivate funders, craft cases for support, and build systems to sustain fundraising alongside growing earned revenue.
  • Team Development, Enablement & Pipeline Management: Lead and grow the sales and marketing/communications function; design onboarding and enablement; own forecast and optimize the sales process for a disciplined, transparent, predictable pipeline.
  • Board-Ready Communication & Cross-Functional Leadership: Produce concise narrative materials linking fundraising, revenue, market signals, and product; align Sales, Marketing, Product, and Customer Success around feedback loops and roadmaps; serve as CredLens ambassador.
  • What Success Looks Like in Year One - Growth Strategy: Data-informed growth plan with prioritized segments, channels, and partnerships; target $2M revenue in Year 1 and step toward $9M in Year 2.
  • What Success Looks Like in Year One - Fundraising: Diversified funding pipeline; strengthened funder relationships; scalable systems for sustaining fundraising with growing revenue.
  • What Success Looks Like in Year One - Team & Pipeline: Enabled sales team with ramped onboarding; unified growth culture; reliable forecast and reduced cycle friction.
  • What Success Looks Like in Year One - Communication & Cross-Functional Alignment: Concise board materials; aligned cross-functional teams; CredLens presence in workforce ecosystem grows.
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CredLens

CredLens is a national hub for verified non-degree credential data. We empower stakeholders to make informed decisions, enhancing education and workforce outcomes.

26 employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.2%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
4.9%
Social
9.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26