Strategic Growth Lead

ARQ; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary performance bonus

Latest tools and technology

World-class team

Job summary

ARQ is seeking a Special Projects Lead to partner with the founders on critical strategic initiatives in London. You will help identify revenue streams, design activation and cross-sell programs, and drive growth across the user base.

You will own local growth efforts, negotiate favorable commercial terms, and monitor the P&L impact of active projects, ensuring targets are met while collaborating across marketing, product, and growth teams.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience as an entrepreneur in a VC backed company, a top tier management consulting firm, or in a top tier investment bank.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to bond with critical partners and manage customers needing support.
• Excellent organisation, being able to find information about all areas of the company.
• Resourceful, with maximum attention to detail and due diligence.
• Strong analytical skills and taste for aesthetics.
• Ability to work well as part of a team, driven, relentless and a proven closer.
• Business fluent in English; Spanish or Portuguese a plus.
• Ideally, you are an expat living in London or willing to relocate (ARQ can sponsor your visa).

Responsibilities

• Work with the product and marketing teams to identify and launch new revenue streams or improve monetization of existing ones.
• Partner with growth and product teams to design and execute activation and cross-sell programs that increase revenue per user and improve product adoption across the customer base.
• You help execute local growth efforts - including community building, affiliate marketing, brand marketing and influencer marketing
• Identify, execute and own initiatives that directly improve gross margin whether by growing revenue, reducing COGS, or cutting operating costs.
• Negotiate with vendors and partners to improve commercial terms.
• Track and report on the P&L impact of active projects, holding teams accountable to targets.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Team player

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

ARQ is seeking a Special Projects Lead to partner with the founders on critical strategic initiatives in London. You will help identify revenue streams, design activation and cross-sell programs, and drive growth across the user base.

You will own local growth efforts, negotiate favorable commercial terms, and monitor the P&L impact of active projects, ensuring targets are met while collaborating across marketing, product, and growth teams.