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Job Title Founding Growth Operator
Salary Not Disclosed
Company Description Known is a seed-stage AI startup backed by Forerunner Ventures, NFX, and Pear VC that is reinventing dating through deep voice AI matchmaking.
Job Description As the Founding Growth Operator at Known, you will build and scale the growth engine from zero to millions. Leveraging your experience from top-tier prosumer startups, you'll own acquisition, viral loops, and community building. You'll report directly to the founders, executing hands-on strategies to transform how people meet in the real world.
Location San Francisco, USA
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-conviction team of Stanford dropouts and ex-Uber/Apple talent backed by world-class investors like Forerunner and NFX.
- Build the growth playbook for a product with incredible early traction, including an 80% introduction-to-date rate in its SF beta.
- Influence the core product and brand direction as one of the first ten employees at a company aiming for Apple-grade craft.
What You Will Do
- Design and execute end-to-end growth experiments across acquisition channels, lifecycle marketing, and viral loops to drive user adoption.
- Build the company’s analytics foundation and community engagement strategy to foster a high-quality user base during the national launch.
- Partner directly with the founders to translate deep voice AI insights into compelling content and product-led growth initiatives.
The ideal candidate
- Proven track record as a hands-on growth operator at a successful prosumer startup like Notion, Figma, Superhuman, or Linear.
- Scrappy, seed-stage generalist who can move from high-level strategy to granular execution without relying on external agencies or contractors.
- Passionate about consumer behavior and local network effects, residing in or willing to relocate to San Francisco for in-person collaboration.
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