Growth Strategist at HappyRobot (S23)
$100K - $160K
AI Communication. Built for Logistics.
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
Will sponsor
Any (new grads ok)
About HappyRobot

Happyrobot builds AI agents to automate phone calls in the logistics industry.

From simple check calls with truck drivers, to contract price negotiations between enterprises, our AI agents are able to provide and gather information more efficiently than other alternatives.

We believe that voice will become a much more prevalent interface for digital systems, and we're building the tools to make that possible.

About the role

About Happyrobot

HappyRobot is the AI-native operating system for the real economy—a system that closes the circuit between intelligence and action. By combining real-time truth, specialized AI workers, and an orchestrating intelligence, we help enterprises run complex, mission-critical operations with true autonomy.

Our AI OS compounds knowledge, optimizes at every level, and evolves over time. We’re starting with supply chain and industrial-scale operations, where resilience, speed, and continuous improvement matter most—freeing humans to focus on strategy, creativity, and other high-value tasks.


You can learn more about our vision in our Manifesto.HappyRobot has raised $62M to date, including our most recent $44M Series B in September 2025. Our investors include Y Combinator (YC), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), and Base10—partners who believe in our mission to redefine how enterprises operate. We’re channeling this investment into building a world-class team: people with relentless drive, sharp problem-solving skills, and the passion to push limits in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment. If this resonates, you belong at HappyRobot.

About the role

We're looking for a Growth Strategist to help scale our go-to-market motion and accelerate customer acquisition. In this role, you’ll work closely with the founding team to drive growth experiments, optimize our funnels, and uncover new opportunities across marketing, sales, and product. This is a highly cross-functional role, you'll collaborate with engineering, operations, and customer success to execute initiatives with immediate impact on revenue and user growth.

Responsibilities

  • Own operations for the growth team including lead tracking, campaign ROI, etc.
  • Execute and analyze growth experiments across channels.
  • Optimize lead-generation strategies to reach target stakeholders.
  • Drive discovery of new verticals.
  • Iterate on branding and messaging.
  • Build sales enablement material for the sales team.
  • Collaborate with the product team to share updates and documentation with our customers.
  • Support the sales team by qualifying leads, refining ICPs, and improving conversion rates.

Must Have

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to and negotiating with senior stakeholders, including C-level executives.
  • 3+ years of experience in early stage startups, working in marketing, with enterprise customers, or similar.
  • You are adept at crafting long-term commercial strategies, especially in dynamic, competitive markets.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset—comfortable with ambiguity and fast changes.
  • Extreme ownership, extreme organization.
  • Self-starter who thrives with high autonomy.
  • Basic copy and design skills.
  • Strategic commercial thinking.
  • High sense of urgency and gets things done.

Nice to Have

  • Basic technical knowledge & skills.
  • Analytical mindset; experience working with data to inform decisions.
  • Experience with SEO.
  • Experience with Salesforce.
  • Knowledge on lead tracking including multi-touch attribution.

Why join us?

  • Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup, backed by top investors.
  • Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, and Base10.
  • Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
  • Top-Tier Compensation - Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup.
  • Work With the Best - Join a world-class team of engineers and builders
Technology

JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Kubernetes, Rust, Python, PyTorch, LLM training & finetuning.

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