Chief Growth Officer Department: Ekai- A C10 Portfolio Company
Employment Type: Full Time
We are a dynamic pre-seed startup based in the heart of MIT / Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA on a mission to automate the hardest part of data engineering: Our proprietary technology helps in contextualizing data and building the semantic layer that powers BI, analytics, and AI. Agentic data systems are worthless without enterprise context. Our platform is the missing piece for organizations that want their data infrastructure to deliver real business value. If you’re passionate about transforming how enterprises leverage data to get them ready for AI, we want you on our founding team. As Chief Growth Officer (CGO), you will be a key member of the executive founding team, responsible for driving the company’s go-to-market strategy, accelerating customer acquisition, and building the growth engine that will defi ne our trajectory. You will work closely with the CEO, product, and engineering teams to position our platform as the essential layer for modern data infrastructure. You will work closely with cloud data platform companies such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and others to drive ekai’s platform adoption through key partnerships, monetization activities and getting us to the inflection point.
Build and lead demand generation, digital marketing, and outbound sales initiatives.
Establish and manage partnerships with cloud data platforms, analytics vendors, and industry influencers.
Brand & Thought Leadership
Position the company as a thought leader in semantic layers, data contextualization, and AI-powered analytics.
Represent the company at industry events, webinars, and in the media.
Team Building
Foster a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision-making, and rapid iteration.
Data Metrics/ OKRs
Define and track KPIs/OKRs for growth, including pipeline velocity, customer acquisition cost, and revenue targets.
Report directly to the co-founding team (CEO + CAIO) and board on growth performance and strategic initiatives.
0 - 1: start up scale up experience, industry relationships and network
~ Experience: 8+ years in growth, marketing, or sales leadership roles at high-growth B2B SaaS or data/AI startups; Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of data engineering, BI, analytics, or cloud data platforms (e.g., Demonstrated success in building and scaling go-to-market functions from scratch.
~ Mindset: Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and passionate about solving complex data challenges.
~ Shape in the exciting future of data engineering and analytics at a foundational stage in a market that is massive (approx. Collaborative, mission-driven, and committed to making data infrastructure deliver real business value.
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