Founding Growth
On-site · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
The Founding Growth hire at Shipd will focus on solving supply-side scaling challenges to enhance the contributor base. Responsibilities include recruiting specialized talent, converting signups into engaged contributors, developing retention systems, and promoting community dynamics. The role requires strong analytical skills, creativity in growth strategies, and hands-on involvement in community management. Ideal candidates should have experience in two-sided marketplaces or competitive platforms, along with a data-driven mindset and the ability to design scalable processes.
Required Qualifications
- Experience growing two-sided marketplaces, consumer apps with high friction, developer products, creator economies, or gig/freelancer platforms.
- A track record of building engaged communities—developer ecosystems, or competitive programming platforms.
- Comfort with data analysis (cohorts, funnels, retention metrics) and building lightweight systems.
- Ability to design scalable processes—from onboarding to QA to contributor promotions.
- Strong product sense for human motivation and psychology; understanding systems of incentives.
- Willingness to work hands-on: sourcing talent, running community experiments, and jumping into ops.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in gamification, hackathons, or developer competitions.
- Background in community-led platforms or marketplaces with strong supply-side dynamics.
- Familiarity with QA systems, contributor assessments, or technical training funnels.
Additional Requirements
- You’re a traditional marketer focused on ads and brand campaigns.
- You’ve only worked in big tech with large budgets and teams.
- You don’t understand developer/technical talent motivation.
- You need structured processes and research cycles before acting.
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