Cantina

Strategic Growth Lead

Cantina

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $210,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Leverage and expand your existing relationships within the San Francisco (and beyond) AI ecosystem through regular presence at demo days, meetups, private events, salons, conferences, and other networking events
  • Build authentic relationships with founders, engineers, researchers, operators, and investors in generative AI and adjacent fields
  • Represent Cantina in the community with genuine enthusiasm that naturally translates into strong advocacy
  • Apply your technical background to assess the value proposition of emerging companies and teams across our key investment areas
  • Track emerging technical concepts, research directions, and ecosystem trends—including notable talent movements
  • Surface ideas and opportunities that excite you and could meaningfully shape Cantina's strategy
  • Serve as the bridge between the AI community and Cantina, making strategic introductions at the right moments
  • Cultivate relationships with high-quality technical talent and teams for potential acquihire opportunities
  • Partner with leadership on strategic talent and partnership initiatives
  • Travel up to 30% of the time

Requirements

  • An embedded network in the San Francisco (& beyond) AI community with established, trusted relationships
  • 5+ years in cutting-edge technology with recent hands-on experience in generative AI
  • A Computer Science degree or equivalent technical fluency -- you can evaluate architectures and research directions at a high level
  • Experience working with or at VC firms (a plus)
  • Genuine passion for the consumer AI social media space
  • The ability to evangelize Cantina—getting a room excited about where we're going
  • A commitment to constantly learning about new models, tools, startups, and approaches
  • Energy for meeting people, building relationships, and discovering what's next
  • Comfort operating autonomously and shaping this high-ownership role through initiative
  • The ability to deeply understand our AI-driven product roadmaps
  • Strong communication skills with natural credibility among technical audiences
  • The ability to translate community insights into actionable strategic recommendations.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and generous company equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
  • 42 days of paid time off, including:
  • 15 PTO days
  • 10 sick days
  • 15 company holidays
  • 2 floating holidays
  • Generous parental leave & fertility support
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Lifestyle spending account – $500/month to use however you’d like
  • Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees
  • One Medical membership, and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
generative AItechnical assessmentarchitecture evaluationresearch direction analysisconsumer AIcutting-edge technologystrategic recommendationsemerging technical conceptstalent evaluation
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunication skillsenthusiasmadvocacyinitiativeautonomypassionenergycredibilitylearning commitment
Certifications
Computer Science degree