Co-Founder and Head of Growth Full Time NEW

About ParagraphAI

ParagraphAI is building and launching the next generation of AI-native software companies. We validate ideas, build initial product, and partner with exceptional operators to spin out companies as co-founders. Our model means you join a partially de-risked company with real infrastructure behind you — engineering, legal, finance, recruiting, fundraising support, and a network of investors and operators — while owning the upside of a true founder.

The Opportunity

We’re launching our next portfolio company and looking for a Co-Founder & Head of Growth to build it with us from day one. You’ll own the entire commercial function: defining the go-to-market strategy, closing the first customers yourself, building the go-to-market playbook from scratch, partnering with the CEO on marketing and positioning, and eventually hiring and leading the team that scales it.

This is a true co-founder role. You’ll shape company strategy alongside the CEO, hold meaningful equity, and be central to every major decision from pricing to fundraising to hiring.

What You’ll Do

• Lead founder-led selling for the first 12–18 months, closing early design partners and paying customers yourself.
• Define ICP, pricing, packaging, and the initial sales motion from a blank page.
• Build the commercial playbook — messaging, discovery, demo, close, expansion.
• Own positioning and partner with the CEO on early marketing strategy, content, and brand.
• Partner with the CEO on fundraising — narrative, metrics, investor conversations.
• Hire and lead the first go-to-market team once the motion is proven.
• Own revenue forecasting and pipeline management through Series A and beyond.

Who You Are

• 7+ years in B2B sales or marketing, with at least 3 years in a sales leadership role.
• Prior experience at an early-stage startup (seed to Series B), ideally as an early commercial hire or founding sales leader.
• Experience as head of sales, head of growth, founding AE or a revenue leader.
• Track record of building a go-to-market motion from zero — not just scaling one that already worked.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, resourceful, and energized by the zero-to-one phase.
• Strong written and verbal communication — you’ll be the voice of the company to customers and investors.
• Toronto-based or willing to be here often.

The Offer

• Competitive base salary with step-ups tied to funding milestones.
• Significant co-founder equity with standard founder vesting.
• Performance incentives aligned to company outcomes.
• Benefits and expense coverage.
• Full Studio infrastructure: engineering, legal, finance, recruiting, and ongoing operational support.
• Access to our investor network and warm introductions for fundraising.

Process

1) Initial conversation with the ParagraphAI team (30 minutes).

2) Written exercise on go-to-market strategy for the portfolio company.

3) Deep-dive working session with the CEO and engineering team.

4) Reference checks and meetings with our investors.

5) Paid four-week trial period working together on a defined project before final offer.

We move fast for the right candidate — typically one to four weeks from first conversation to offer.

How to Apply

Apply directly on LinkedIn. We review every application thoroughly.