Job Description: Lead Growth Innovator
Job Description: Lead Growth Innovator
About Us:
PaddleGuru, LLC was founded in 2012 by three US national team kayakers that were looking for a way to improve the way paddling races were run. Over the last four years, we have developed a race management platform that includes tools for registration, timing, results, and photos in way that aims to socialize the athlete experience. In a few short years, our initial website, PaddleGuru, has served over 1000 races in the greater paddling community. RaceHub is our second generation platform that expands on this vision to support all sports.
Our goal is to provide a one stop shop for managing events and also help increase registrations, sponsor value, and post-race engagement. In addition to serving our race organizers, we care deeply about the athlete experience and have built tools for streamlined signup, athlete profiles, safety check-in, live results, event calendars, photos and more.
Whether the event is a weekly race series, or a world championships, PG/RH’s event platform helps both athletes and directors create unique racing experiences around the world.
About the Job:
PG/RH’s Business Development team is hyper-focused on growing sustainably. You would be working with Tim, our co-founder, and small team focused on this goal. The team has multiple areas of focus: supporting our existing race organizers, streamlining the experience for athletes, and building new relationships to drive future sales for the platform. We’re looking for someone to help on a contract basis in these exciting areas.
This is a unique opportunity to be an integral, early member of the PG/RH organization. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about helping our users have fantastic experiences, and passionate about growing our presence in the sporting community.
We have a distributed team, and are looking for a motivated self-starter who thrives in a remote environment that values efficiency and independent thinking.
The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and relationship opportunities, and have a demonstrated track record of initiating and driving high-value partnerships. A keen sense of ownership, speedy execution, and hustle is a must.
Example Day in the Life!:
Early am adventure of your choice - team favorites include: surfing, trail run, paddle, dog walk, overcaffeinate!
Support race organizers that have sent questions the night before.
Skype European partners regarding new race series
Creative discussion with PG/RH team about release of new photo feature
Marketing analytics of newsletter and A/B test design formatting
Support race organizers in Hawaii that are finally awake!
Support athletes questions regarding upcoming world series event
Send out a sales campaign to help drive our growth in the cycling community
Daydream brand activation ideas while embarking on your second daily adventure
Coffee or beers with local race organizer in your hood
What We’re Looking For:
Experience in business development, sales, marketing
A focus on helping users
Strong product management experience
Proven track record of building and executing on partnerships
Strong use of insights and data-driven decision making
Strong work ethic and passion for our mission
Proactive, self starter mentality with strong organizational skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to identify and provide comprehensive solutions for varying partner needs
