Director of Growth

Bluefish; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluefish in New York is seeking a strategic Director, Growth to lead and scale our account teams, driving revenue expansion and customer success across key verticals. You’ll coach Account Leads and Account Managers, partner with Head of Growth to translate strategy into execution, and own day-to-day activity to ensure strong outcomes, retention, and growth across portfolios.

Join a fast-moving startup building an AI marketing platform and collaborate with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Customer

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise SaaS growth or account leadership with 2+ years in people management.
• Proven track record of scaling account teams and driving revenue retention and expansion.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven forecasting and KPI monitoring.
• Excellent communicator able to influence at executive levels.
• Strategic thinker who operationalizes growth frameworks in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage a team of Account Leads and Account Managers aligned to industry verticals, driving high performance and career growth.
• Partner with Head of Growth to translate growth strategy into clear execution plans, team goals, and operating rhythms.
• Own day-to-day execution across vertical account portfolios, ensuring strong customer outcomes, retention, and expansion.
• Establish and scale best practices for account planning, forecasting, pipeline management, and performance tracking.
• Run regular business reviews, pipeline reviews, and performance check-ins to monitor KPIs and growth targets.
• Serve as executive sponsor for customers, supporting executive-level relationships when needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Customer Success to align priorities and go-to-market initiatives.
• Provide strategic insight on vertical-specific trends, customer needs, and product opportunities to inform broader growth strategy.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and team design as the Growth organization scales.

Skills

Account leadership

People management

Data-driven decisions

Forecasting & KPIs

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

About the Position:

Bluefish is seeking a strategic and results-driven Director, Growth to lead and scale our account teams. This role is a critical leader within the Growth organization, responsible for managing and developing the Account Leads and Account Managers and driving revenue expansion, strategic engagement, and customer success across key industry verticals.

As Director, Growth, you’ll play a central role in shaping how our organization scales strategic account engagement and post-sales expansion. You’ll help ensure that team execution translates directly into measurable customer outcomes and sustained business growth, building on the foundation established by the Head of Growth and powering the success of individual Account Leads and Account Managers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead, coach, and manage a team of Account Leads and Account Managers aligned to specific industry verticals, driving high performance and career growth.
• Partner closely with the Head of Growth to translate growth strategy into clear execution plans, team goals, and operating rhythms.
• Own day-to-day execution across vertical account portfolios, ensuring strong customer outcomes, retention, and expansion.
• Establish and scale best practices for account planning, forecasting, pipeline management, and performance tracking.
• Run regular business reviews, pipeline reviews, and performance check-ins to monitor progress against KPIs and growth targets.
• Serve as executive sponsor for customers, supporting executive-level relationships when needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Customer Success to ensure alignment on priorities and go-to-market initiatives.
• Provide strategic insight on vertical-specific trends, customer needs, and product opportunities to inform broader growth strategy.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and team design as the Growth organization continues to scale.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise SaaS growth, account leadership, or related customer success roles, with at least 2+ years in people management.
• Proven track record of managing and scaling high-performing account teams that drive revenue retention, expansion, and strategic impact.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with data-driven decision-making, including forecasting, KPIs, and customer health metrics.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to influence at all levels, from internal partners to senior executives at enterprise accounts.
• Strategic thinker who can both design and operationalize frameworks that balance short-term impact with long-term growth goals.
• Startup-ready attitude and comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve quickly.

About Bluefish:

Bluefish believes that AI represents the next major chapter of the internet – and that consumers will increasingly use AI to consume information and media online. On this new AI internet, brands will need new tools and technologies to tell their stories to consumers online – and a new marketing ecosystem will be created around AI. Bluefish is building the platform that helps brands engage consumers on this new AI channel, with powerful enterprise tools to manage AI brand safety and engage consumers with thoughtful and personalized AI marketing experiences.

The Bluefish team is a tight-knit group of mar-tech industry veterans who previously helped build foundational ad-tech platforms now owned by Meta and Microsoft. Bluefish, the leading AI marketing platform for the Fortune 500, recently announced a $20M Series A funding round led by NEA, with participation from Salesforce Ventures. Additional investors include Crane Venture Partners, Swift Ventures, and Bloomberg Beta. We are a globally distributed team, with business operations based in New York City and engineering based in Berlin.

Why Bluefish & Our Values:

• Unique opportunity to join on the ground floor of a fast-moving startup building at the center of AI
• Tackle challenging and abstract problems while disrupting the $300BN legacy mar-tech industry
• Join an experienced high-performing team where you will have immediate ownership and impact
• Experience a true meritocracy with significant career growth upside as the business scales

Our Values:

• Demonstrated grit and resourcefulness—you find creative solutions, adapt quickly, and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Thoughtful and strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate needs, ask the right questions, and deliver insights that truly drive value.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions and roles, fostering open communication and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Commitment to craftsmanship—you take pride in delivering high-quality work, paying attention to the small details while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset and a strong sense of accountability—able to drive projects forward independently while staying aligned with team goals.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and learning new tools, processes, or technologies to get the job done.