Head of Community

Location: United States (Remote), San Francisco, CA (Preferred)

Remote| Full-time

Compensation: $110K - $170K

Our client is a high-growth developer infrastructure startup that enables companies to ship software and AI agents directly into their customers' cloud environments, unlocking highly valuable enterprise data. Backed by $5M in seed funding from top-tier venture firms and prominent angel investors from OpenAI, Google, and Databricks, our client is currently operating as a lean, elite team. They are building a modern alternative to traditional infrastructure-as-code platforms, purpose-built for the AI era.

• Event Ownership: Plan, manage, and execute developer meetups and hackathons in the San Francisco/Bay Area every two months, managing all logistics end-to-end, including venue sourcing, speaker recruitment, and follow-up.
• Ecosystem Networking: Recruit high-profile speakers, strategic partners, and co-hosts from the developer infrastructure space to ensure every event provides significant technical value.
• Digital Community Management: Cultivate, scale, and energize the online community space (Slack) through authentic engagement, avoiding corporate or spammy communication methods.
• Relationship Architecture: Establish robust relationships across the developer tools ecosystem, keeping the organization closely connected to the core builders, relevant startups, and industry conversations.
• Pipeline Generation: Strategically transform community activity, event attendance, and digital engagement into actionable leads and customer conversations to accelerate the commercial pipeline.

• Experience: 0 to 5 years of dedicated experience in community building, event management, or field marketing specifically within developer tools, Dev Ops, or developer infrastructure sectors.
• Ecosystem Knowledge: Deeply embedded within the developer infrastructure landscape with an existing network of builders, engineers, and companies.
• Execution Strategy: Proven track record of organizing developer-focused events end-to-end and successfully turning community interest into quantifiable sales pipeline.
• Operational Mindset: A scrappy, resourceful, and self-directed operator who thrives on hands‑on execution rather than large corporate budgets and heavy managerial structures.
• Location & Travel: Based in the United States with the ability to travel to San Francisco every two months for events (residency in the San Francisco Bay Area is highly preferred).

• Compensation: $110,000 to $170,000 base salary.
• Equity: Highly competitive early‑stage equity package.
• Work Flexibility: Remote‑first operating model within the US.
• Travel Coverage: Dedicated travel budget provided for regular San Francisco events and meetups.
• Impact: A unique opportunity to join a foundational team as an early employee, offering substantial ownership and direct collaboration with the founder.

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