About the job Growth Marketing, Co-Founder (SaaS)
Growth Marketing Co-Founder (SaaS)
Location: Remote (India, MENA, SEA)
Compensation: Equity + Co-founder Title
The Mission
Reinvent how people advance their careers by putting skills at the center. Build and scale a community where job seekers know their skills, discover skill gaps, and follow personalized learning journeys while employers find trusted, role-fit talent faster.
What Youll Drive
- Community-led growth: Launch and scale a job-seeker community (cohorts, challenges, AMAs, live workshops).
- Design engagement systemsleaderboards, badges, streaksto motivate repeat use.
- Content flywheels: Ship multi-channel content (LinkedIn/Twitter, short-form video, newsletters, blog, case studies) that educates on career paths, skill mapping, and practical upskilling.
- Viral & referral loops: Build refer-to-earn and peer-invite mechanics across onboarding, assessment, and learning milestones.
- Partnerships for trust: Activate universities, bootcamps, creators, L&D platforms, and employer brand partners to fuel distribution and credibility.
- Lifecycle & CRM: Own segmentation, funnels, and lifecycle messaging (email, in-app, WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord) to increase activation proficiency advocacy.
- Data-driven storytelling: Translate user outcomes (skill validation, gap closure, interview wins) into narratives that attract more seekers and employers.
Scope (Product Context)
- Skill-first experience: Champion messaging around skill mapping, transparent profile scoring, and guided learning paths.
- Job-seeker outcomes: Move users from resume upload validated skills role-fit matches sharable profiles.
- Network effects: Turn every completed profile, course, and referral into stronger recommendations for the next user.
- MVP focus: Prioritize fast experiments that prove adoption, retention, and word-of-mouth.
What Youll Own (Examples)
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Launch community cohorts for target roles (e.g., frontend, data, QA).
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Spin up creator/influencer programs and student ambassador networks.
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Run SEO for learning paths and role guides; scale newsletter subs.
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Build performance loops across paid, organic, and partnerships.
- Create playbooks for employer-facing spotlights sourced from community wins.
You Might Be a Fit If You
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Have led 01 growth at a startup (SaaS/edtech/career-tech/B2C/B2C2B).
- Are a community builder + storyteller who ships fast experiments and measures what matters.
- Can design referral/incentive mechanics and collaborate tightly with product to embed them.
- Are comfortable operating equity-first at the earliest stage and wearing many hats (growth, PMM, partnerships).
Bonus Points
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Experience with hiring, edtech, talent platforms, or gamified products.
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Creator energynewsletter, podcast, video, or memes that teach.
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Familiarity with employer branding or campus programs.
Structure
- Engagement: Equity-based to start (pre-seed), evolving with traction and funding.
- Collaboration: Works cross-functionally with product, data, and partnerships.
Apply
Send your portfolio/resume and LinkedIn URL to help@uptech-solution.com with the subject: Growth Marketing Co-Founder.