> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2454063-growth-lead](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2454063-growth-lead). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Growth Lead - **Company:** CLERA, LLC - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Applicant Tracking Systems, Reinforcement Learning - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5dce71c9ed94e739 ## About the Role * Genuine excitement about frontier AI models and the drive to evangelize a bold technical vision. * Demonstrated experience finding and connecting with people - whether through recruiting, business development, community building, or a similar function. * Strong interpersonal skills: articulate, extraverted, and skilled at reading people and rooms. * Experience operating independently at an early-stage startup in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. * Ability to understand technical products well enough to explain them clearly and accurately to a range of audiences. Nice to Have * Existing network within the RL research, RL engineering, or broader startup communities. * A clear point of view on how great technical companies build and communicate their story. * Prior experience in recruiting, community management, or content creation at a startup. * A standout writing portfolio that demonstrates your storytelling ability. * Desire to grow into adjacent functions such as marketing, events, or go-to-market over time. ## Description We're a fast-growing, early-stage startup building infrastructure for reinforcement learning (RL) environments - enabling AI labs and developers to train, evaluate, and align frontier models to real-world workflows. We're hiring a Growth Lead to help evangelize our vision and connect us with the right people across the AI ecosystem., * Tell our company's story compellingly - get candidates, researchers, and industry players genuinely excited about our mission through worldbuilding and narrative. * Find, engage, and build relationships with candidates, AI/ML engineers, RL researchers, and other key figures in the AI ecosystem. * Define company culture and values, then apply them to candidate screening and new-hire onboarding processes. * Own end-to-end recruiting in partnership with the Chief of Staff - building and optimizing recruiting systems, tooling, and automated workflows. * Collaborate with the Marketing & Events function to host and represent the company at community and industry events, and to create compelling content. * Work with Go-to-Market engineers to identify introduction pathways and connection strategies into high-priority leads and partners. ## Related Videos - [Recruiting in 2025: Will AI Help or Take Over?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1301-recruiting-in-2025-will-ai-help-or-take-over) - [AI in Recruiting: What Works, What Fails - Real Lessons from Office & Volume Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100060-ai-in-recruiting-what-works-what-fails-real-lessons-from-office-volume-hiring) - [On the straight and narrow path - How to get cars to drive themselves using reinforcement learning and trajectory optimization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/205-on-the-straight-and-narrow-path-how-to-get-cars-to-drive-themselves-using-reinforcement-learning-and-trajectory-optimization) - [Edit Your Future: Queerverse Radical AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/909-edit-your-future-queerverse-radical-ai) - [From conversational job search to AI agents, must we reinvent recruitment?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100252-from-conversational-job-search-to-ai-agents-must-we-reinvent-recruitment) - [Angstfreude - AI and Corporate Culture - The Thrill and the Threat](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100354-angstfreude-ai-and-corporate-culture-the-thrill-and-the-threat) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to start an AI project for a good cause and boost your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/15-how-to-start-an-ai-project-for-a-good-cause-and-boost-your-career) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What Are Large Language Models?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/304-what-are-large-language-models) - [13 AI Tools You Have to Try](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/219-13-ai-tools-you-have-to-try) - [How to Tell if Something Was Written by ChatGPT](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/314-how-to-tell-if-something-was-written-by-chatgpt)