Growth Engineer

## **The Role** We're hiring a Growth Engineer to build the engine that takes AthenaHQ to $10M+ ARR. This is not a "run the blog and manage some paid spend" role. You'll own the entire growth function, working directly with the CEO and founding team to architect a repeatable, scalable revenue system. You will be responsible for both the **fuel** (the content, messaging, and creative that reaches our audience) and the **engine** (the channels, systems, and processes that distribute it and convert it into pipeline). ## **What You'll Do** ## **Run Growth Experiments** - Design and execute experiments to increase lead generation across channels - Test hypotheses, measure results, and report findings to the team - Double down on what works and build compounding growth loops - We won't judge you on failed experiments.

We value curiosity and grit. Show us what you've got. ## **Build Systems** - Architect end-to-end systems that make growth repeatable, not ad hoc - Own the marketing-to-sales-to-CSM handoff: build seamless flows so contacts move through our pipeline without friction - Set up and manage the tools, automations, and analytics infrastructure that power our growth engine - You should have a high learning curve and be comfortable picking up new platforms from scratch ## **Take Ownership** - We operate on a high-agency basis.

If you see an opportunity or a problem, you take action instead of waiting for permission. - Own results and entire areas of the company, not just tasks. At an early-stage startup, your scope expands as fast as you do. ## **Be AI-Native** - You've built an end-to-end project in Claude Code (or similar) that you're comfortable demo'ing - You use AI tools daily to move faster, think more clearly, and multiply your output - Be a power user of the AthenaHQ platform itself, providing daily product feedback to our product team ## **What We're Looking For** - No specific background or years of experience required.

We care about your ability to do the job. - Strong critical thinking. You form your own hypotheses about markets and channels, you don't blindly follow playbooks. - Systems-oriented mindset. You think in loops, leverage, and compounding, not one-off campaigns. - Comfort with ambiguity. You can figure out what to do when nobody has told you what to do. - **Bias toward action**. You ship, measure, learn, and iterate quickly. - Clear communication.

You can articulate what you're doing, why, and what you've learned. ## **Why AthenaHQ** - **Category-defining company.** GEO/AEO is one of the biggest shifts in digital marketing in a decade. You'll be at the center of it. - **Real traction.** We're not pre-product. We have paying Fortune 500 customers and strong revenue growth. - **YC-backed.** W25 batch, with top-tier investors behind us. - **Direct access to leadership.** You'll work side-by-side with the CEO and founding team every day. - **Outsized impact.** The growth systems you build here will directly determine the trajectory of the company. ## **Details** - **Location:** In-person at our San Francisco office, 5 days a week - **Reports to:** CEO