Founding Head of Growth - Music AI/Social Media - $230k + equity

USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the founding growth strategy for a social music platform, building end-to-end loops from awareness to habit and leading a new growth team.

  • Must-have: 8+ years in growth at high-growth consumer tech, social, or gaming companies.
  • Standout: Proven ability to scale a product from early traction to millions of engaged users.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As our founding Head of Growth, you will serve as the architect and hands-on driver of user acquisition, activation, and retention.
  • You will design the growth system from the ground up, building powerful loops, optimizing onboarding flows, creating habit-forming triggers, and scaling the tactics that drive sustainable, compounding growth.
  • You will own our growth roadmap across acquisition, activation, retention, and referral for both consumers and creators.
  • You will partner closely with product and design teams to optimize onboarding, conversion, and engagement flows.
  • You will identify, design, and scale growth loops and network effects that turn users into advocates.
  • You will test messaging and run campaigns across paid, organic, referral, and lifecycle channels while refining funnels from awareness through to habit formation.
  • You will define success metrics, run rapid experiments, and translate insights into repeatable, scalable wins.
  • You will implement core growth infrastructure, including tracking, attribution, and lifecycle systems.
  • Finally, you will hire and lead a high-performing growth team that consistently delivers strong results.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate brings at least eight years of experience in growth, growth marketing, or growth product roles at high-growth consumer technology, social, or gaming companies.
  • You will have successfully scaled a product from early traction to millions of engaged users.
  • You possess a deep understanding of growth mechanics, including viral loops, retention drivers, and compounding growth levers.
  • You are equally strategic and hands-on, capable of setting the plan and executing experiments yourself.
  • You move quickly, thrive in ambiguity, and take decisive action even without perfect data.
  • Above all, you are analytical, creative, and deeply committed to uncovering what truly works.
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Founded in 2023
London, England, GBR
3 employees

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