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Head of Growth

Agency Cybersecurity
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2026
About Agency

Agency is a fast-growing, YC-backed cybersecurity and compliance company helping high-growth startups and mid-market companies achieve and maintain frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more.

We don’t just sell software — we operate security and compliance for our clients. Our customers rely on us to remove the operational burden from founders, executives, and engineers.

We are building the category-defining managed compliance platform.

Now we’re hiring our first Founding Head of Growth.

About The Role

This is not a brand marketing role. This is not a social media role. This is a pipeline ownership role.

As Founding Head of Growth, you will build and own Agency’s inbound growth engine from scratch. You will design, execute, and optimize a demand generation strategy that drives high-intent pipeline and revenue.

You will work directly with the founders and sales team. This is an in-person role based in our San Francisco office.

You will be both strategist and operator.

What You’ll Own

Demand Generation

  • Own qualified inbound pipeline targets
  • Launch and manage paid acquisition (Google Search, LinkedIn, retargeting)
  • Optimize cost per SQL and pipeline ROI
  • Run weekly growth experiments

High-Intent SEO Strategy

  • Build and execute SEO strategy around bottom-of-funnel keywords:
    • SOC 2 cost
    • SOC 2 timeline
    • ISO 27001 startup
  • Vanta/Drata/Secureframe alternatives
  • Drive conversion-focused content
  • Develop programmatic or scalable content systems
Conversion Optimization

  • Improve website conversion rates
  • Design and test landing pages
  • Optimize demo booking flows
  • Improve lead qualification workflows

Messaging & Positioning

  • Clarify and refine ICP
  • Translate compliance pain into ROI-driven messaging
  • Align messaging with sales conversations

Attribution & Analytics

  • Own marketing attribution
  • Implement proper tracking (HubSpot, CRM, paid channels)
  • Report on marketing-sourced pipeline and revenue
  • Kill channels that don’t perform

What This Role Is Not

  • Not a people management role (yet)
  • Not purely strategic
  • Not content marketing only
  • Not brand awareness-focused
  • This is a hands-on growth builder role.

Required

What We’re Looking For

  • 4–8 years in B2B SaaS growth, demand gen, or performance marketing
  • Experience driving measurable pipeline in high-ticket sales environments
  • Strong understanding of paid search and LinkedIn ads
  • Experience with SEO strategy (especially bottom-of-funnel)
  • Strong analytical skills — comfortable with CAC, payback, conversion metrics
  • Experience working closely with sales teams
  • Comfortable operating autonomously in early-stage environments

Strong Plus

  • Experience in cybersecurity, compliance, fintech, or enterprise SaaS
  • Experience marketing to founders, CTOs, CISOs, or technical buyers
  • Experience with HubSpot or similar CRM systems
  • Experience scaling growth from $10M to $100M ARR

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)

  • Clear, repeatable inbound pipeline engine
  • Measurable marketing-sourced revenue
  • Strong alignment between marketing and sales
  • Reduced founder dependence for inbound growth
  • Documented GTM playbook

Compensation

  • Total compensation: $110,000 – $160,000 (base performance bonus)
  • Performance bonus tied to a qualified pipeline and revenue impact
  • Meaningful early-stage equity
  • In-person role in San Francisco

Why This Role Matters

Agency operates in a high-trust, high-ticket category. Growth here is not about vanity metrics — it’s about building a defensible inbound engine that compounds over time.

This Is a Rare Opportunity To

  • Build a GTM function from the ground up
  • Work directly with founders
  • Define category messaging in a massive compliance market
  • Own revenue-impacting growth

If you want to build, not inherit — this role is for you.

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