Founding Growth & Technical Community Lead

Blackhawk Talent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackhawk Talent is seeking a Founding Growth & Technical Community Lead in San Francisco. You will own the go-to-market for US product releases, build an engaged technical community, and partner with researchers, developers, and leadership to drive adoption.

You will orchestrate events, manage conferences, and coordinate with cloud and hardware ecosystems to generate pipeline and impactful case studies. Strong written communication and independence are essential in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in growth, developer relations, technical community, ecosystem marketing, or closely related function.
• Experience with AI, ML, robotics, infrastructure, developer tools, or deeply technical software company.
• Proven ability to build awareness, engagement, and adoption within technical communities.
• Ability to communicate credibly with engineers, researchers, developers, and decision-makers.
• Demonstrated history of creating and executing programs independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead US go-to-market execution for product releases and drive early researcher adoption.
• Develop an engaged technical user community across channels (Discord, Slack) through education and events.
• Create systems to understand the community and identify commercial opportunities.
• Build an events strategy around meetups, hackathons, workshops, and ecosystem gatherings.
• Manage participation at major AI/ML/robotics conferences with demos and post-event follow-up.
• Develop joint marketing with cloud, hardware, and ecosystem partners.
• Serve as the primary US contact for external PR support and senior stakeholder coordination.
• Establish university and research partnerships with leading labs and groups.
• Create lab presentations, campus programs, and ongoing relationships with academia.
• Build a customer advocacy program with case studies, references, and speakers.
• Represent the company on LinkedIn and X during launches and events, engaging researchers and technical teams.
• Conduct regular conversations with users to understand adoption, friction, and willingness to pay, feeding insights to Product.

Skills

Growth

Developer relations

Technical community

Ecosystem marketing

Event planning

Product-led growth

Communication

Job description

Blackhawk Talent is seeking a Founding Growth & Technical Community Lead in San Francisco. You will own the go-to-market for US product releases, build an engaged technical community, and partner with researchers, developers, and leadership to drive adoption.

You will orchestrate events, manage conferences, and coordinate with cloud and hardware ecosystems to generate pipeline and impactful case studies. Strong written communication and independence are essential in a fast-moving environment.