Growth Lead

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$100K/yr – $150K/yrFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Description

About the Role

We're a fast-growing, early-stage startup building infrastructure for reinforcement learning (RL) environments — enabling AI labs and developers to train, evaluate, and align frontier models to real-world workflows. We're hiring a Growth Lead to help evangelize our vision and connect us with the right people across the AI ecosystem.

This is a high-trust, high-ownership role where you'll shape recruiting, culture, and community from the ground up. You'll work cross-functionally alongside engineering, marketing, and go-to-market teammates to tell our story, build world-class teams, and expand our network in the frontier AI space. Visa sponsorship is available.

What You'll Do

  • Tell our company's story compellingly — get candidates, researchers, and industry players genuinely excited about our mission through worldbuilding and narrative.

  • Find, engage, and build relationships with candidates, AI/ML engineers, RL researchers, and other key figures in the AI ecosystem.

  • Define company culture and values, then apply them to candidate screening and new-hire onboarding processes.

  • Own end-to-end recruiting in partnership with the Chief of Staff — building and optimizing recruiting systems, tooling, and automated workflows.

  • Collaborate with the Marketing & Events function to host and represent the company at community and industry events, and to create compelling content.

  • Work with Go-to-Market engineers to identify introduction pathways and connection strategies into high-priority leads and partners.

What We're Looking For

Required

  • Genuine excitement about frontier AI models and the drive to evangelize a bold technical vision.

  • Demonstrated experience finding and connecting with people — whether through recruiting, business development, community building, or a similar function.

  • Strong interpersonal skills: articulate, extraverted, and skilled at reading people and rooms.

  • Experience operating independently at an early-stage startup in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

  • Ability to understand technical products well enough to explain them clearly and accurately to a range of audiences.

Nice to Have

  • Existing network within the RL research, RL engineering, or broader startup communities.

  • A clear point of view on how great technical companies build and communicate their story.

  • Prior experience in recruiting, community management, or content creation at a startup.

  • A standout writing portfolio that demonstrates your storytelling ability.

  • Desire to grow into adjacent functions such as marketing, events, or go-to-market over time.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 USD annually

  • Visa sponsorship available

  • Opportunity for significant ownership and impact at an early-stage, well-backed AI company

Location

This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA. We're looking for candidates who are based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco — strong in-person presence and local networking are core to this role.

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Founded in 2025
San Francisco, California, USA
8 employees (1 in marketing)