Growth Manager, Marketplace

Job description

Leland’s mission is to unlock human potential by making the world’s expertise more accessible. Our platform connects ambitious people with coaching, content, and courses that can can help them achieve their career and educational goals. Since our founding in 2021, we’ve helped tens of thousands of people reach their most ambitious goals, raised $19M from world-class investors, and built the industry leader in educational, career, and AI coaching. We're looking for a hungry, high-ownership Growth Manager to help drive bookings for Leland's core Marketplace business. This person will own several of our most exciting growth channels — influencer marketing, event marketing, and partnerships — and will work closely with team members on performance Marketing, lifecycle marketing, and the GM of Marketplace to hit aggressive growth targets. If you're someone who thrives with real ownership, moves fast, and wants to see your work directly drive business results, this role is for you. What you'll be doing: - Drive overall Marketplace bookings, your goal is efficient and robust growth for the business, with a sharp eye on what channels and tactics are actually working - Own influencer marketing, event marketing, and partnerships end-to-end for our Marketplace business — strategy, execution, and results - Build scalable playbooks for each channel and become the internal expert on what moves the needle - Dig into funnel data across top, middle, and bottom to understand where opportunities are and where we're losing people - Run structured experiments, measure results, and iterate quickly based on what you find - Partner closely with Performance Marketing and Lifecycle to make sure channels are working together - Find and test new marketing opportunities that can move the business What we're looking for: - 0-3 years of experience in growth, marketing, strategy, operations, consulting, or a similar fast-paced environment - A true owner — you take accountability for outcomes, you don't wait around for direction, and you find a way to get things done - Strong analytical instincts; you're comfortable in data and you use it to make decisions - Energetic, hardworking, and genuinely excited to build something - Great communicator who can work cross-functionally without dropping balls - Scrappy and creative — you don't need a big budget or a big team to make things happen WHY LELAND? - The chance to join a world-class team helping people achieve their career and educational dreams - Work in a collaborative, high-energy environment where your contributions have a direct impact - Operate in a fast-paced, AI-native environment - We don't hire people who merely want to work for a great company; we hire people who want to make a great company Leland is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and demographics to apply.