Growth Lead, Franchises

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$133K/yr – $179K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the growth of Pilot’s franchise channel by owning end-to-end experiments, messaging, and pipeline.

  • Own end-to-end growth experiments and franchise channel campaigns.
  • Must-have signal: 2–5 years in consulting, banking, startups, or GTM roles.
  • Standout: high-ownership, hands-on role with direct operator/franchisor engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Figure Out the Franchise Motion (0 → 1)
  • Understand how franchise systems buy (corporate vs franchisee vs both)
  • Identify high-potential segments (e.g., QSR, fitness, home services, multi-unit operators)
  • Test different entry points (top-down via franchisor vs bottom-up via operators)
  • Run Fast Growth Experiments
  • Launch scrappy tests across channels (events, outbound support, partnerships, content, paid)
  • Try different GTM motions (corporate deals, multi-location bundles, pilot programs)
  • Use results to determine what scales
  • Be Close to Customers
  • Talk directly to franchise owners, operators, and corporate teams

Requirements

  • 2–5 years of experience in consulting, banking, startups, GTM roles, or similar
  • MBA or equivalent experience is a plus, not required
  • Exposure to SMBs, multi-location businesses, or operations-heavy industries is helpful
  • You’re early in your career but have strong business judgment
  • You’ve taken ownership of something ambiguous before
  • You’re excited to do the work yourself—not just design strategy
  • You’re comfortable navigating messy, multi-stakeholder environments

Preferred

  • MBA or equivalent experience is a plus, not required
  • Exposure to SMBs, multi-location businesses, or operations-heavy industries is helpful

Benefits

  • We invest in our employees’ development and happiness because our employees are the keys to our success and ensuring happy customers
  • The opportunity to join a seasoned founding team that has led companies through two prior successful startups and acquisitions (by Oracle and Dropbox).
  • Flexible vacation/time-off policy
  • All federal holidays are observed
  • Competitive benefits package including additional wellness benefits
  • Parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents – 100% pay for 12 weeks
  • 401(k) plan
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Sequoia Capital Global Equities

Sequoia Capital Global Equities ("SCGE") is a public/private crossover firm that was founded in 2009 as an affiliate of Sequoia Capital. SCGE extends Sequoia Capital's technology investing into the public markets and applies the firm's thematic investment approach across the internet, software, semiconductor and fintech sectors. We are a long-term partner to transformational and enduring technology companies through their journey to IPO and beyond.

Founded in 2009
Menlo Park, California, USA
38 employees

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