Recruiting from Scratch
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
Title of Role: Head of Marketing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series A
Office Type: Onsite - 5 Days a Week
Salary: $165,000 - $225,000 base + contingent component + equity
Company Description
We are partnering with a fast-growing Series A AI fintech company that is transforming consumer underwriting for real estate and beyond. With over $20M in funding, $10M in annual recurring revenue, and projected growth of 150-200% this year, the company has already achieved strong product-market fit. Its AI-enabled platform automates application evaluation, fraud prevention, and risk assessment for mortgages and apartment rentals-reducing operational costs and improving accuracy for its clients.
The team is lean, high-performing, and ambitious, with a culture centered on hard work, low ego, and intellectual rigor. This role offers the opportunity to be the first marketing hire , building the marketing function from the ground up in a data-driven, high-growth environment.
What You Will Do
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
Title of Role: Head of Marketing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Stage of Funding: Series A
Office Type: Onsite - 5 Days a Week
Salary: $165,000 - $225,000 base + contingent component + equity
Company Description
We are partnering with a fast-growing Series A AI fintech company that is transforming consumer underwriting for real estate and beyond. With over $20M in funding, $10M in annual recurring revenue, and projected growth of 150-200% this year, the company has already achieved strong product-market fit. Its AI-enabled platform automates application evaluation, fraud prevention, and risk assessment for mortgages and apartment rentals-reducing operational costs and improving accuracy for its clients.
The team is lean, high-performing, and ambitious, with a culture centered on hard work, low ego, and intellectual rigor. This role offers the opportunity to be the first marketing hire , building the marketing function from the ground up in a data-driven, high-growth environment.
What You Will Do
- Build and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy to drive awareness and lead generation.
- Develop a strong content creation engine-including thought leadership, case studies, blog posts, and social media campaigns.
- Launch demand generation initiatives across paid, organic, event, and outbound channels.
- Collaborate with the sales and product teams to craft compelling product positioning and messaging.
- Establish performance metrics and use data to optimize campaigns for ROI.
- Represent the brand at industry events, conferences, and key customer touchpoints.
- Take full ownership of the marketing funnel-from ideation through execution and optimization.
- 5+ years of marketing experience, ideally in high-growth B2B SaaS startups.
- Proven success as the first or second marketing hire in a scaling environment.
- Strong background in content creation and strategy with exceptional writing and editing skills.
- Experience building marketing campaigns from the ground up, including demand generation across multiple channels.
- Ability to translate complex technical products into clear, compelling narratives.
- Comfortable in a metrics-driven role focused on generating measurable pipeline growth.
- Mission-oriented, highly intelligent, low ego, and willing to roll up your sleeves.
- Experience in fintech, regtech, AI, or related SaaS industries.
- Background in marketing for financial infrastructure, payments, or lending technology.
- Degree from a top-tier university.
- Base salary: $165,000 - $225,000
- Contingent performance-based component tied to pipeline targets
- Equity package (0.10% - 0.30%)
- Opportunity to join a high-growth Series A company with significant upside potential
- 100% in-office work at the San Francisco HQ-collaborative, high-energy environment
- High visibility and direct impact as the first marketing hire shaping the company's growth trajectory