ABOUT THE COMPANY
Dots is building global payments infrastructure for the future of work, moving $1.5B a year to more than 1 million payees. The company is post-Series A and scaling fast, with a clear mandate to accelerate growth across user acquisition and revenue. Dots is looking for its first dedicated growth hire to own the entire growth function and build the playbook from the ground up.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Head of Growth at Dots, you'll report directly to the CEO and own the entire growth function, strategy, execution, and iteration. This is the company's first dedicated growth hire, with a clear mandate to find creative, high-leverage growth strategies that accelerate an already impressive trajectory. You'll build the playbook, run the experiments, and lay the foundation for a growth team that will scale around you. This role is for someone with a founder's mentality who is energized by ambiguity, moves fast, and treats growth like it's their own company.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Own Dots' growth function end-to-end, strategy, execution, and iteration across all channels from day one
Identify, test, and scale unconventional, high-leverage growth channels that go beyond standard playbooks
Build the growth playbook for scaling user and revenue growth post-Series A, you create the process where none currently exists
Work directly with the CEO to define and hit aggressive growth targets, high visibility, high accountability
Lay the groundwork for a full growth team that will be hired around you as the function scales
REQUIREMENTS
Must-Have
Proven track record of creative, results-driven growth work, you've done things that don't fit neatly on a resume
High agency, you take initiative, move fast, and don't wait to be told what to do
Strong analytical instincts paired with the ability to execute quickly without heavy direction
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building processes and systems where none exist
Founder's mentality, you treat the company's growth like it's your own
Nice-to-Have
Experience in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure
Background at a high-growth startup, you've seen what fast scaling looks like
Familiarity with modern growth tooling, CRMs, automation platforms, analytics tools
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