Head of Growth, Research​/Development

Overview

Refine is the AI platform researchers at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Cambridge, IMF, and World Bank use to catch errors in technical documents. We're at $1.5+M ARR, profitable, growing fast, and have more inbound demand than we can systematically convert. That's the problem — and the opportunity.

You'd be the first dedicated go-to-market hire, working directly with both co-founders. The product already has deep traction; adoption across 1,000+ institutions, top economics journals, central banks, hedge funds.

John Cochrane, one of the most cited economists alive, called Refine's feedback "on the par of the best comments I’ve received on a paper in my entire academic career."

You're not starting from zero product-market fit. You're building the growth engine around a product researchers already love.

• PLG optimization — activation experiments, conversion funnels, retention
• Systematizing our institutional sales motion (central banks, universities, research organizations)
• Outbound, partnerships, whatever moves the needle

This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role. You'll have direct access to every customer conversation, every metric, and the latitude to run your own playbook.

• You learn fast and execute faster
• You're drawn to academia or research — familiarity with how research institutions operate is a real advantage
• You want to build something, not manage something
• You're motivated by the mission: making research more reliable

Early-stage equity + competitive comp. Remote — Europe or US based.