GTM Lead

Clera

$180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on B2B growth experience, preferably in tech startup environments.
  • Strong technical fluency with the ability to communicate complex concepts to engineers.
  • Experience in running A/B tests and making data-driven marketing decisions.
  • Background preferred in developer tools, infrastructure, or platform companies.
  • Published technical writing targeting a real audience through various platforms.
  • Experience in repositioning or rebranding a company and analyzing its impact.
  • Prior experience managing and hiring a small marketing team.
  • Located in San Francisco or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage all aspects of marketing including positioning and demand generation.
  • Collaborate with the founder on brand and narrative direction, then execute and adjust based on outcomes.
  • Analyze the sales pipeline to identify and resolve bottlenecks in lead qualification.
  • Conduct experiments and utilize data to inform marketing strategies and initiatives.
  • Write effective copy, develop email sequences, and oversee GTM operations.
  • Engage with a technical audience authentically without traditional marketing jargon.
  • Hire and lead a team of marketers as strategies are validated.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to build the marketing function from the ground up
  • Direct collaboration with the founder in a hands-on capacity
  • A pivotal role in a seed-stage company poised for growth
  • Involvement in shaping the company's branding and narrative
  • Ability to implement strategies based on measurable outcomes
  • Potential for equity participation in a growing startup
Full Job Description
About the Role

This is a founding GTM role at a seed-stage AI infrastructure startup that has hit product-market fit early and is now growing faster than its current team can handle. You'll own the entire go-to-market function from day one, working directly with the founder to build marketing, sharpen the sales pipeline, and prove out a repeatable GTM motion - all hands-on, before you hire a team beneath you.
What You'll Do
  • Own marketing end-to-end: positioning, messaging, content strategy, product launches, and demand generation.
  • Co-own brand and story direction with the founder, then execute and iterate based on real results.
  • Analyze and optimize the sales pipeline - how leads arrive, get qualified, and where they stall - then fix the bottlenecks.
  • Run continuous experiments and use data, not opinions, to decide what to double down on.
  • Write copy, build email sequences, and manage GTM ops including tooling, tracking, and reporting.
  • Communicate authentically with a technical audience - engineers and platform teams who are allergic to marketing speak.
  • Hire and manage marketers once the playbook is validated.
What We're Looking For
  • 3+ years of hands-on B2B growth experience, ideally carrying a company from Series A through Series B - in the room making decisions, not adjacent to them.
  • Strong technical fluency: you can explain agent testing, infrastructure concepts, or developer tooling to engineers without needing a translator.
  • Proven track record running A/B tests and building marketing judgment through experimentation volume, not theory.
  • Background in developer tools, infrastructure, or platform companies strongly preferred.
  • Published technical writing for a real audience - newsletter, blog, Substack, or documentation people actually read.
  • Experience leading a company through repositioning or a rebrand and measuring its impact on metrics.
  • Prior experience hiring and managing at least a small marketing team.
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate - this is an on-site role.
Compensation & Benefits

Base salary starting at $180,000 USD annually (top of range not specified). Equity expected at this stage. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location

On-site in San Francisco, CA. Relocation candidates welcome; remote work is not available for this role.

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