Founding Head of Strategic Growth

Matchii is the new way to hire agencies: matched, not browsed. Hiring an agency today is a slog: 20+ quotes, 40+ hours of vetting, and a gut-feel pick that's wrong about half the time. Matchii makes it feel like booking the perfect flight; describe what you need, the right team appears, work begins. Human, AI-native, or hybrid. We match. We back the outcome. Behind the scenes, it's two products on one platform: a matched marketplace for the people doing the hiring and an operating system that the agencies run their whole business on. Underneath both is a data layer, the largest dataset of real services pricing and outcomes anywhere, that makes every match smarter than the last. The timing is the whole point. The $500B+ global agency services market is old and broken, and AI just blew the supply side open: 100+ AI-native services launched in the past year alone, with no platform connecting buyers to the new shape of supply. That gap has been open for years. We're building the company that fills it. Mission Build Matchii’s growth strategy and turn it into revenue. You will lead the Strategic Growth function across marketing, growth, and partnerships — positioning Matchii in the market, bringing the right buyers to the platform, and building the relationships that drive growth. Role summary You own Matchii’s commercial growth strategy across marketing, sales, growth, and partnerships . You’ll define who we target, how we position Matchii, where we win, and how we turn market attention into qualified opportunities and revenue. You’ll lead a team across Marketing, Growth Engineering, and Strategy & Partnerships, while staying close to key customers, agencies, partners, and the founders. We’re looking for someone who understands how agencies actually sell, grow, and operate, but also knows how to build a strong brand and marketing engine. What you’ll own Growth strategy: Define target markets, segments, positioning, GTM priorities, and growth strategy. Marketing: Lead brand, content, campaigns, and demand generation with a clear commercial outcome. Revenue growth: Turn marketing and partnerships into qualified pipeline, customers, and GMV. Agency & buyer relationships: Build strategic relationships with key agencies, buyers, and ecosystem partners. Team leadership: Lead Marketing, Growth Engineering, and Strategy & Partnerships toward shared growth goals. Growth engine: Work with the Growth Engineer to build scalable acquisition, lifecycle, and data-driven growth systems. Partnerships: Identify and develop partnerships that create distribution, credibility, and demand. Market intelligence: Understand agencies, buyers, competitors, and market shifts — and turn insight into action. Founding team partner: Work directly with the founders on GTM, market expansion, and strategic growth decisions. Who we’re looking for 8+ years in agency, marketing, growth, strategy Strong agency background — ideally having worked inside an agency or closely with agency businesses. Strong marketing instincts with a track record of building brands, demand, and commercial growth. Experience leading teams and cross-functional growth initiatives. Commercially minded: you understand pipeline, conversion, revenue, margins, and customer value. Strong strategic thinking, but highly hands-on in execution. Comfortable in a zero-to-one startup environment with no established playbook. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Native or near-native English with strong understanding of the North American market. Founder mindset: You take ownership, move with urgency, and have the leadership to turn strategy into action. Preferred Experience in creative, digital, technology, or marketing agencies. B2B SaaS, AI, marketplace, or fintech experience. Experience building GTM strategy from scratch. Strong network across agencies, brands, and technology companies. Experience working across international markets. Why this, why now Matchii is building a new category at the intersection of agencies, AI, and procurement. The opportunity is not simply to market a product — it is to define how the market thinks about hiring agencies. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the category, build the growth function, and work directly with the founders as Matchii scales globally. How we hire Intro call (30 min). Founder call: the market and what you've closed. Assessment. References & offer.