Director of Operations & Marketing

Be the right hand to a bootstrapped CEO at a 3-person, profitable software company. Drive operations end-to-end, lead marketing and community, and run our podcasts and newsletters. A do-everything role for someone who takes charge and pushes things forward.

This is a right-hand-to-the-CEO role at a self-funded, bootstrapped software company
. We’re three people today, profitable, and growing - and we need an operator who can take ownership of nearly everything that isn’t writing code or designing the product.

The CEO has another high-priority commitment that takes a significant amount of his time, which is exactly why this role exists. We’re looking for someone who can be the primary driver pushing the company forward day to day - across operations, marketing, community, and content.

You’ll oversee product development cadence
, run our community efforts
, manage our podcasts and newsletters
, and generally make sure things are moving in the right direction. The closest title in the wild is probably Chief of Staff or COO
, but at our size and stage we’re calling it Director of Operations & Marketing because that’s what the work actually looks like.

This is a hybrid role based in Utah - mostly remote, with occasional in-person meetings. You’ll need to live in Utah.

We’re looking for someone with a marketing background who is highly task-oriented
, takes charge naturally, and has experience working with software people. If you’ve ever been the person at a small company who quietly held everything together while the founders focused on the product — and you loved it — this role is for you.

• Be the CEO’s Right Hand
  :
  Push the company forward day to day. Make decisions, unblock the team, and keep momentum going across every front
• Run Operations
  :
  Coordinate priorities, deadlines, and execution across the team. Make sure things ship and nothing slips through the cracks
• Oversee Product Development
  :
  Work alongside our engineer and designer to keep the product roadmap moving - you won’t be writing code, but you’ll be making sure the right things get built on the right timeline
• Lead Marketing
  :
  Own how we show up to the world - brand voice, promotion, content, social. Drive the strategy and the execution
• Build & Grow Community
  :
  Take ownership of our community efforts, starting with our existing Airtable community. Spotlight members, create connections, and grow our presence in spaces that matter
• Run Our Podcasts
  :
  Own production cadence, guest pipeline, and how the show shows up in the world
• Send Newsletters
  :
  Own the calendar, write or commission the content, and grow the list
• Project Management
  :
  Keep cross-functional initiatives organized and on-track
• Promote the Company
  :
  Be a public face for Openside in our community and the broader software/no-code space

• Marketing Background
  :
  You’ve owned marketing functions before - content, community, brand, newsletters, social, or some combination - and you can point to results
• Takes Charge
  :
  You walk into ambiguity and start organizing. People consistently describe you as someone who gets things done without being asked twice
• Highly Task-Oriented
  :
  You love a list, you love finishing things, and you can hold a lot in your head at once without dropping the ball
• Strong Communicator
  :
  Excellent written and verbal skills - you can write a great newsletter, run a great meeting, and represent the company publicly
• Comfortable with Software People
  :
  You’ve worked with engineers, designers, or technical founders before and know how to be effective in that environment
• Self-Starter
  :
  You thrive with autonomy and don’t need heavy oversight - you set the cadence
• AI-Fluent & Automation-Minded
  :
  You’re already using AI tools in your day-to-day and…