HUD
Growth Lead
New
70000 –120000 USD / yearUSALeadrecruitingmarketingevents
Lead growth efforts including recruiting, community engagement, and representing HUD in the AI ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- We’re hiring a Head of Growth to help HUD meet the right people and evangelize our vision . This is the most unique role at HUD as “right people” could mean
- Candidates for hiring, the initial focus of this role
- AI engineers and researchers at events
- Key people at other AI companies and the broader AI ecosystem
- This role isn’t growth in the traditional GTM sense - though it could become that if you develop a large rolodex and enjoy sales. Where this role leads really depends on you!
- Telling HUD’s story and getting people excited about our vision through worldbuilding
- Finding, connecting, and meeting with candidates, AI engineers and researchers, and other key people in the AI ecosystem
- Define our culture and values, then screen candidates and develop an onboarding process for new hires based on them
- Work with the Chief of Staff to own end-to-end recruiting, including building and optimizing the systems (recruiting ops and tooling, automated workflows, etc.)
- Work with the Marketing & Events Lead to host community events, represent HUD at industry events, and create content
- Work with the GTM Engineers to find intros or connection pathways into high-priority leads
Requirements
- Genuine excitement about frontier models and telling HUD’s story - explain your interest in detail under “Why are you interested in working at HUD?”
- Experience finding and connecting with people in any context (e.g., recruiting or GTM)
- Strong soft skills - well-spoken, probably extraverted, and good at reading people
- Desire to learn recruiting, marketing and events, GTM, or any other function that could evolve from this role
- Startup experience in early-stage technology companies with ability to work independently in fast-paced environments
Conditions
- Competitive compensation based on experience and location
- 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CA
- Lunch and dinner when you’re in the office
- Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays
- Other perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefits
- Unlimited* access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. * By unlimited, we mean no one on our token usage leaderboard has ever hit a limit. So we have no idea what the limit is.
- Due to high volume, we may not actively respond to every application, but feel free to contact us at [[email removed]](mailto:[email removed]) or elsewhere if we missed your application!
Other
- HUD is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents, as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We’ve raised $16M from top VCs and were YC W25.
- Strong network within the RL researcher, RL engineer, and broader startup communities
- A clear point of view on how great technical companies tell stories
- Experience in recruiting, community, or content roles in startups
- Evidence that you can understand technical products well enough to explain them simply and accurately
- A standout portfolio of writing that showcases your ability
- We prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all criteria.
- Team Size : ~15 people currently, mostly full-time in-person, but some remote.
- Our team: Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI, ILO, IPhO), serial AI startup founders, and researchers with publications at ICLR, NeurIPS, etc.
- Company stage: We have 8 figures in funding and high revenue growth. We’re scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand.
- Employment : Full-time preferred, open to fractional for exceptional candidates.
- Location : On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Visa Sponsorship : We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US.
- Timeline : Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 1-week work trial.