# Founding Marketing Lead

> Raydar · San Francisco, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-19

**Salary:** USD 150,000–200,000

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

About the company

Our client is a technology company serving technical users.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build a founding marketing function spanning product launches, technical community growth, events, and partnerships.

What you'll do

\- Own product launches and measure signups, activation, onboarding, and ongoing use.

\- Build a technical community, maintain its CRM, and run office hours and product updates.

\- Organize hackathons, meetups, conferences, and partner marketing programs.

\- Develop university and research-lab partnerships.

\- Coordinate public relations, customer case studies, social content, and weekly user interviews.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- 4 to 7 years in growth, community, developer relations, or ecosystem marketing.

\- Experience growing users or technical communities at an AI, infrastructure, or developer-tools company.

\- Technical fluency to demonstrate AI products and engage engineers and researchers.

\- Ability to independently run campaigns and programs from planning through measurement.

\- Strong writing, communication, and customer research skills.

Bonus points

\- Experience as an early startup hire.

\- University or research-lab partnership experience.

\- Ability to create demo clips and marketing content independently.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 200,000 per year.

\- Equity: Founding-level equity, with allocation up to approximately 0.5% based on experience.

Location and work model

\- Hybrid role in San Francisco. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/FD661B82B7/apply)

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