Job Description
Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.
Title of Role: Head of Marketing Location: San Francisco, CA (On-site, 5 days/week)
Company Stage of Funding: Seed (YC-backed, ~$3M raised, profitable)
Office Type: On-site
Salary: $150,000 - $210,000 + Equity (0.2% - 0.75%)
Company Description Our client is an early-stage AI startup building the
conversation intelligence layer for companies -starting with AI-powered meeting notes and expanding into a unified system that captures, organizes, and activates knowledge across meetings, calls, and emails.
The company is already
profitable and growing rapidly , with thousands of paying customers including companies like PostHog and Browserbase. Backed by Y Combinator, the team consists of experienced operators from companies like Stripe, Twitter, and Microsoft.
With a lean team of under 10 people and ~$7M ARR, this is a rare opportunity to join a
high-traction startup as the first marketing hire and define the company's brand, growth strategy, and go-to-market motion from the ground up.
What You Will Do - Own the entire marketing function end-to-end as the first hire
- Define and execute brand positioning, messaging, and narrative
- Drive growth through scrappy, high-impact experiments across channels
- Build and manage a content engine aligned with product launches
- Create and execute a cohesive marketing strategy across all surfaces (web, social, product)
- Turn product features and releases into compelling stories and campaigns
- Leverage AI tools to automate workflows and scale marketing impact
- Partner closely with founders on GTM strategy and product positioning
- Analyze performance metrics and optimize growth channels systematically
- Build the foundation for a scalable marketing function
Ideal Candidate Background - 3-8 years of experience in growth, product marketing, or generalist marketing roles
- Experience owning or heavily contributing to marketing at a Seed-Series B startup
- Strong understanding of multiple growth channels (content, social, product-led, etc.)
- Proven ability to execute scrappy, high-leverage marketing initiatives
- Product-minded with strong user empathy
- Experience working in fast-paced, early-stage environments
Preferred - Experience as first marketing hire or early marketing leader
- Strong personal brand or online presence (Twitter, LinkedIn, content, etc.)
- Experience marketing AI, developer tools, or SaaS products
- Deep familiarity with PLG (product-led growth) motions
- Strong storytelling and brand-building ability
- Experience using AI tools to build marketing systems and workflows
Compensation and Benefits - Base salary: $150,000 - $210,000
- Equity: 0.2% - 0.75%
- Visa sponsorship available (case-by-case)
- Founding-level ownership of marketing
- Direct collaboration with founders
- High-growth, profitable startup with strong traction
- Opportunity to define brand and GTM from scratch
Why Join This is a rare opportunity to be the
first marketing hire at a profitable, high-growth AI startup with strong product-market fit.
You'll own everything from
brand → growth → narrative , working directly with the founders to scale a product that's already loved by customers.
If you're a
scrappy, AI-native marketer who wants full ownership and impact , this role offers the chance to build a category-defining brand from the ground up.
Job Tags
Work at office, Remote work