Founding Growth Manager

New York City, NY (Remote)

$190K/yr – $250K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the first growth engine for Pallet by building and scaling an SDR function that directly drives pipeline and revenue.

  • Own the SDR build, playbook, and coaching to raise prospecting quality and outbound discipline.
  • Lead from the front with hands-on prospecting and script refinement while developing a growing team.
  • Align with Marketing and Sales on ICPs and campaigns and measure impact through meetings booked, pipeline generated, and conversion rates.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • We’re hiring our first Founding Growth Manager to build, lead, and scale a world-class SDR organization.
  • You’ll inherit a growing team, diagnose and optimize current processes, and establish the playbook that defines how Pallet generates pipeline at scale.
  • Balance strategy and execution, crafting vision and metrics while staying close to the work as a player-coach and setting the bar for prospecting quality, messaging, and discipline.
  • Be the first Founding Growth Manager at Pallet, coaching and developing a growing team of SDRs.
  • Build the playbook for SDR excellence, from activity metrics and messaging to culture and accountability.
  • Coach and develop SDRs through structured 1:1s, call reviews, feedback loops, and skill-based training across prospecting, objection handling, and qualification.
  • Align with Marketing and Sales on ICPs, campaigns, and messaging to ensure every outbound motion ties directly to revenue goals.
  • Track team performance through key metrics including meetings booked, pipeline generated, conversion rates, and activity quality.
  • Lead from the front by personally prospecting, refining scripts, and modeling persistence and quality for the team.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop future SDR talent as the organization grows

Requirements

  • 5+ years of B2B SaaS or technology sales experience, including 2+ years leading SDR or BDR teams
  • Proven success building or scaling outbound programs that consistently exceed pipeline targets
  • Experience coaching and developing early-career sales talent into top performers
  • Strong understanding of outbound prospecting, account prioritization, and multi-channel outreach strategies
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Apollo, Sales Navigator, and other modern sales tools
  • Analytical and systems-oriented, using metrics and dashboards to improve team performance
  • A hands-on player-coach who leads with energy, accountability, and a high-performance mindset
  • Excited to work in a fast-paced, highly ambitious startup environment

Benefits

  • 🩺 Health, Vision, and Dental benefits
  • 🏝️ Flexible PTO
  • ➕ Life Insurance and Accidental Insurance
  • ❤️‍🩹 Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • 💸 Generous salary and equity for all staff
  • 🪜 401k option; helping you save for the future
  • 📚 Yearly learning and development stipend
  • 🚌 Commuter benefits for Bay Area employees
  • 🚘 Uber ride stipend if you ever have to work late in the office
  • 🏡 Remote office home stipend to get you comfy in your space
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Pallet

PalletTM is the national leader in rapid-response shelter villages. The Everett, Washington-based company is addressing the homeless crisis with speed, at scale. Pallet shelter villages provide the dignity and security of private units within a community. A resource net of on-site social services, as well as food, showers, laundry, and more helps people transition to permanent housing. The majority of employees who build these shelters have experienced homelessness, addiction, or incarceration.

Founded in 2016
Seattle, Washington, USA
121 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.9%
Direct
53.1%
Referral
5%
Social
8.3%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~121

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$28.7M
Last Raise
$9.6M
Series Unknown, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Series Unknown • $9.6M
  • Mar 2022
    Series A • $15M
  • Aug 2020
    Debt Financing • $666.7K

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