Head of Growth

Reinforced Learning; Town of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Reinforced Learning is seeking a Head of Growth to own the supply side of our marketplace. You will design and execute sourcing strategies, build scalable growth tools, and partner with product and engineering to turn playbooks into automation.

Lead a team focused on recruiting top-tier experts globally and improving conversion across the funnel. You will forecast demand, ensure the right experts are available when needed, and collaborate with leadership on expansion into new expert categories,

Qualifications

• 6+ years in growth, recruiting, or talent marketplaces.
• Experience partnering with engineering and product teams.
• Ability to build scalable systems rather than just execute processes.
• Strong analytical and operational capabilities.
• Proven track record hiring and leading high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build expert networks and scalable acquisition channels for talent.
• Design and execute sourcing and outreach strategies across domains and geographies.
• Develop playbooks and partner with engineering to automate growth systems.
• Forecast supply needs and ensure timely availability of experts.
• Lead growth teams and foster a culture of urgency and ownership.
• Collaborate with leadership on expansion into new expert categories.

Skills

Experience >6 years in growth

Partnership with engineering/product

Scaling systems over process

Analytical and operational mindset

Hiring and leading teams

High execution velocity

Ownership mentality

Job description

Overview

As Head of Growth, you will own one of the company's most important strategic assets: the supply side of our marketplace. The systems you build will directly determine our ability to serve customers, launch new products, enter new domains, and maintain our quality advantage.

Overview

As Head of Growth, you will own one of the company's most important strategic assets: the supply side of our marketplace. The systems you build will directly determine our ability to serve customers, launch new products, enter new domains, and maintain our quality advantage.

This role sits at the intersection of growth, product, engineering, recruiting, and operations. Early on, you'll develop the playbooks yourself. Over time, you'll partner closely with engineering to transform those playbooks into software, automation, and scalable systems, all towards the end of creating a repeatable engine that can identify, recruit, and retain exceptional talent globally.

Responsibilities

• Build the Expert Network
• Design and execute the strategy for sourcing expert independent contractors across professional domains
• Develop scalable acquisition channels for highly qualified talent
• Build systems for identifying and targeting professionals in specific industries, geographies, and specialties
• Create repeatable playbooks for recruiting niche expert populations on demand
• Optimize funnel performance from sourcing through activation
• Measure expert satisfaction and lead the team in ensuring experts are unblocked and satisfied with their experience
• Build Growth Infrastructure
• Partner closely with Engineering to build internal growth tools and automation systems
• Design scalable workflows for sourcing, outreach, qualification, onboarding, and engagement
• Develop experimentation frameworks and growth loops
• Create data systems that improve acquisition efficiency over time
• Reduce manual operational effort through automation and productization
• Marketplace Operations
• Forecast supply needs based on customer and project demand
• Ensure the right experts are available at the right time and quality level
• Develop segmentation, matching, and workforce planning systems
• Monitor marketplace health metrics and capacity constraints
• Build and Lead a Team
• Recruit and manage a high-performing team of growth associates
• Coach managers and individual contributors
• Build a culture of urgency, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner with Product and Engineering to prioritize systems that improve scalability
• Work with Operations to improve contributor quality and retention
• Collaborate with Leadership on company growth strategy and expansion into new expert categories

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in growth, recruiting, talent marketplace, operations, or related functions; direct experience building talent marketplaces, labor marketplaces, or expert networks is preferred
• Experience partnering deeply with engineering and product teams; high technical aptitude understanding
• Experience building and scaling systems rather than simply executing processes
• Strong analytical and operational capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to hire and lead high-performing teams
• Exceptional execution velocity and willingness to operate hands‑on
• Strong ownership mentality and bias toward action