Founding Growth Operator - MeritFirst
Core
Building a zero-to-one growth engine to connect exceptional talent with companies via objective assessments and flagship programs.
Role type
Founding Growth Operator (Zero-to-one builder)
Builds
Candidate acquisition programs, employer activation channels, assessment challenges, and placement systems.
Domain
Talent technology / Human capital management
Required skills
Generalist operations, strategic role selection, employer partnership building, candidate network activation, program design, event management, funnel optimization, productization of manual processes
Preferred skills
High agency, zero-to-one experience, persuasion, analytical rigor, comfort with unscalable work
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Identify high-leverage role categories, activate employer demand, build candidate networks, create assessment challenges, launch flagship programs, execute placements, measure full funnel, productize operating playbooks
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC
