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Founding Growth Strategist - San Francisco Bay Area

Flagright Data Technologies Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States


About Flagright Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime.

We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership.

Role overview Our GTM team is central to scaling Flagright. We are looking for a Founding Growth Strategist who can strengthen our positioning, improve win rates, and drive engagement within high-value enterprise accounts.

This role sits at the intersection of marketing and sales. You will own Flagright’s market positioning, segmentation, and GTM strategy including named account marketing. You will translate strategy into segment, vertical, and account-level execution by designing targeted programs that drive engagement, pipeline creation, and deal progression.

You will work closely with the CEO, sales team, and marketing team to ensure Flagright competes effectively in enterprise deal cycles and wins in the global financial crime compliance market.

People who thrive at Flagright

Have been knocked down before and gotten back up

Are resourceful—they figure things out with whatever tools are available

Have strong opinions and can defend them

Learn fast because they’re hungry

Want to work with no‑BS people building something important

People who struggle here

Need extensive hand‑holding

View high expectations as “unreasonable”

Actually prioritize work‑life balance

Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection

Prefer consistent routine over fast‑changing priorities

Key responsibilities Account‑based marketing & execution

Own the named account marketing motion across target enterprise accounts

Validate account tiers, buying‑group maps, and account plans with sales

Design and execute 1:1 and 1:few plays combining content, outbound, events, and executive follow‑up

Translate positioning and segment priorities into account‑specific programs

Ensure events and field activities are integrated into account progression, not standalone

Positioning and messaging

Define product positioning and value propositions

Create messaging frameworks by vertical, segment, persona, and channel

Maintain a consistent narrative across the revenue organization

Segmentation and ICP strategy

Define target segments, buyer personas, and priority verticals

Identify adjacent segments and emerging market opportunities

Guide BDR targeting and campaign prioritization

Strategic deal support

Support enterprise opportunities with deal strategy and positioning

Help structure RFP responses and requirement definitions

Design competitive minefields that expose competitor weaknesses

Sales enablement

Build sales playbooks, battlecards, and enablement materials

Train AEs and BDRs on messaging and competitive positioning

Competitive intelligence

Track competitors and market dynamics

Maintain competitor positioning frameworks

Product feedback loop

Gather insights from prospects, customers, and sales teams

Translate market feedback into inputs for product development

Lifecycle marketing & events

Plan and run lifecycle & reactivation campaigns with the marketing & sales teams

Work closely with Field Marketing and Sales on event planning

Measurement & pipeline visibility

Build clear ABM reporting across engagement, meetings, pipeline creation, and opportunity progression

Identify gaps in account coverage and inefficiencies in resource allocation

Who we are looking for

3+ years of experience in business development, growth marketing, product marketing, or GTM strategy

An ABM operator who has actually worked with enterprise sales, not someone whose “ABM” experience is mostly ad targeting

Thinks in terms of pipeline and revenue, not campaign jargon; able to earn credibility with AEs and BDRs

Confident handling ambiguity; able to create structure in messy, target‑account environments

Ability to translate technical products into clear, compelling commercial narratives

Experience building segmentation frameworks, sales playbooks, and competitive positioning

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Based in the Bay Area with the right to work in the USA (no visa sponsorship available), this is a fully in‑person role at our Santa Clara office

Willing and able to travel up to 30% of the time

Preferred experience

Experience in enterprise sales processes

Experience in fintech, compliance technology, fraud prevention, or data infrastructure

Experience supporting enterprise RFP processes

Experience working with regulated financial institutions

What we offer

Housing subsidy for those living within 1 mile of the office

Direct exposure to leadership and influence on GTM strategy

Product with clear, real‑world differentiation

High‑bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement

Get equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup

Work alongside a highly competent, top‑tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir

Enjoy a low‑bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture

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