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Speak · 1 day ago

Head of US Growth

positionSan Francisco Bay Area
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$175K/yr - $250K/yr
date7+ years exp

Speak is on a mission to reinvent the way people learn languages, providing an AI-powered tutoring experience. As the Head of US Growth, you will be responsible for driving growth in the US market through strategic marketing initiatives and collaboration with global teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)E-LearningLanguage LearningSpeech Recognition
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Responsibilities

Own growth performance of the US market, and other tier 1 English speaking markets, across all key metrics
Identify the biggest growth opportunities and lead strategic initiatives for the US market
Develop and implement comprehensive marketing strategies to increase both brand awareness as well as more targeted user acquisition
Help drive content creation, creative development, and localization efforts to ensure relevance
Collaborate with the central marketing team and other markets to ensure alignment and leverage best practices
Communicate market-specific product needs, working closely with product/engineering to deliver on them
Build strong relationships with cross-functional global teams
Establish policies that promote company culture and vision locally
Coach, mentor, and develop team members to achieve business objectives and ensure team motivation

Qualification

Growth marketingAnalytics proficiencyLeadership qualitiesTech startup experienceCultural understandingContent creationCollaborative mindset

Required

Generalist marketer with strong enough technical skills to think about campaigns, channels, and priorities quantitatively
At least 7-10 years of experience in tech startups in a growth or marketing role, with a focus on growth in the US
Proficient in analytics and using insights to inform decision-making, especially in the context of marketing and attribution
Spent substantial time in target market, developing an understanding of local culture and needs, though not a hard requirement to be located there currently
Collaborative mindset and can partner effectively with other teams across markets and disciplines
Strong leadership qualities with the ability to build high-performance teams
Passionate about the problem and mission we're trying to solve

Benefits

Offers Equity

Company

Speak

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The language learning app that gets you speaking
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.speak.com

H1B Sponsorship

Speak has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$152M
Key Investors
AccelBuckley VenturesLachy Groom
2024-12-10Series C· $78M
2024-06-21Series B· $20M
2023-07-19Series B· $16M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Hsu
Cofounder & CTO
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Recent News

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