Ecosystem Manager

Lightbringer; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

SF-based work setup

Chance to build our US ecosystem from

Job summary

Lightbringer in San Francisco seeks the first US marketing hire to build our presence in the American startup ecosystem. You’ll lead partnerships with accelerators and incubators, run events and webinars, and create founder-focused content.

Reporting to the CMO in Malmö, you’ll collaborate with our CEO and co-founder in San Francisco to convert partner pipelines into customers and adapt our European playbook for the US market.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in partnerships, business development, community, or marketing.
• Excellent relationship-building and clear written and verbal communication.
• Organized, takes ownership, and moves projects forward with minimal supervision.
• Eager to learn and bring a growth mindset to new challenges.
• Comfortable working with a team nine hours ahead and able to join early-morning calls.
• Based in or near San Francisco and authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Identify and close partnerships with US accelerators and incubators that support deep tech founders.
• Nurture partnerships through joint events, webinars, and founder-facing content.
• Represent Lightbringer at demo days, founder meetups, and ecosystem events in the Bay Area.
• Plan and run Lightbringer's own US events and webinars.
• Track partner-sourced pipeline and convert it into customers.
• Adapt our European ecosystem playbook to the US and share learnings with the Malmö team.

Skills

Partnerships & BD

Communication

Organization

Growth mindset

Cross-cultural teamwork

Job description

Lightbringer, headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, replaces the traditional patent firm with agentic AI and experienced patent attorneys working together, taking filings from about two months to a couple of days at a predictable price. In June 2026, we raised a $10M Series A co-led by 6 Degrees Capital and Newion to fund our expansion into the US.

The role

As our first marketing hire in the US, you'll build Lightbringer's presence in the American startup ecosystem. Around 80% of the role is partnerships with accelerators and incubators; the rest is US marketing on the ground, from events to webinars. You'll be the US counterpart to our Head of Ecosystem in Europe, taking a playbook that already works and making it work here. You'll report to our CMO in Malmö and work alongside our co-founder and CEO, in San Francisco.

What you'll do

• Identify and close partnerships with US accelerators and incubators that support deep tech founders.
• Keep those partnerships active through joint events, webinars, and founder-facing content.
• Represent Lightbringer at demo days, founder meetups, and ecosystem events across the Bay Area.
• Plan and run Lightbringer's own US events and webinars.
• Track partner-sourced pipeline and work with the team to convert it into customers.
• Adapt our European ecosystem playbook to the US and share what you learn with the team in Malmö.

What success looks like in year one

A growing flow of partner-sourced pipeline, and Lightbringer becoming a known name among US accelerators, incubators, and the deep tech founders they support.

About you

• 1-3 years of experience in partnerships, business development, community, or marketing.
• You build relationships easily and communicate clearly, in writing and in person.
• You're organized, take ownership, and move projects forward without close supervision.
• You're eager to learn and bring a growth mindset to new challenges.
• You're comfortable working with a team nine hours ahead, including regular early-morning calls.
• You live in or near San Francisco and are authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience in the startup ecosystem, at an accelerator, incubator, VC firm, or startup.
• An existing network in the Bay Area startup scene.
• Event planning experience.
• Exposure to B2B SaaS, legaltech, or deep tech.

What we offer

• Stock options.
• A flexible, SF-based work setup.
• The chance to build our US ecosystem from the ground up.