Clera
From company careers site
Growth Lead
- Location
- San Francisco
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join an early-stage AI company building infrastructure for reinforcement learning environments and model evaluation. This cross-functional role connects recruiting, culture, community, and go-to-market efforts to help grow the team and strengthen relationships across the frontier AI ecosystem.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Communicate the company's vision through clear storytelling and build excitement among people in the AI ecosystem.
- Find, connect with, and meet candidates, AI researchers, engineers, and other relevant community members.
- Define company culture and values, screen candidates, and develop onboarding processes for new hires.
- Own end-to-end recruiting in partnership with the Chief of Staff, including improving systems, tools, and automated workflows.
- Partner with marketing and events colleagues to host community events, represent the company at industry events, and create content.
- Work with go-to-market teams to identify and build connection pathways to high-priority leads.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Typically 3 to 8 years of relevant experience, including ownership of end-to-end recruiting in an early-stage startup.
- Experience building recruiting operations, tools, and automated workflows, as well as shaping culture and onboarding.
- Experience engaging technical communities through recruiting, community building, go-to-market work, or ecosystem development.
- Ability to understand and explain complex technical products, particularly frontier AI agents, reinforcement learning, and training data.
- Experience hosting events, representing a company externally, creating marketing or community content, and collaborating with go-to-market teams.
- A strong network in reinforcement learning or startup communities, and a portfolio of professional writing.
- Comfort working independently in a fast-paced startup environment, with strong interpersonal skills and an interest in frontier AI.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Base salary: $130,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
LOCATION
On-site in San Francisco, California.
From Clera's careers page (Ashby), checked 12 Nov 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on getclera.com. It opens Clera's own application form in a new tab, run on Ashby.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Clera will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 11 Nov 2026 · checked 12 Nov 2026 · Report this job