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Job Description
Workstream is a mission-driven company that believes in building premium modern software solutions for hourly businesses. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers who make up 80% of the global workforce but theyve been heavily underserved by technology and deserve better. We help local businesses around you hire manage and pay qualified workers.
Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors including Burger King Carls Jr./Hardees IHOP KFC and Culvers. At series B we are quickly expanding our product portfolio. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund BOND and Coatue.
Grow With Us
We are looking for a Founder in Residence GTM Innovation at Workstream who will own the vision strategy and execution of AI-powered workflows that reinvent how we generate pipeline close deals and support customers. Youll operate as the CEO of a high-impact GTM Innovation squad driving one of Workstreams most forward-looking initiatives.
This is a full-time in-office role based in San Francisco requiring up to 5 days a week onsite.
This is designed as a bootcamp for potential founders ideal for operators builders or aspiring startup leaders who want hands-on exposure to modern GTM systems inside a high-growth company. Youll have the opportunity to identify bottlenecks evaluate emerging AI platforms test bold hypotheses and deploy solutions at scale. Our goal is for you to leave this role more prepared to launch your next venture though were equally open to you continuing on with us beyond the initial term.
What Youll Own
- AI-First GTM Strategy: Lead the vision and roadmap for embedding automation into the sales and customer journey from lead gen to onboarding and retention.
- Opportunity Identification: Surface high-impact use cases for AI and automation across Sales Marketing Customer Success and RevOps.
- Rapid Prototyping: Build and test AI-driven workflows using modern agentic platforms low/no-code tools and custom integrations.
- Cross-Functional Execution: Partner with GTM stakeholders to launch solutions that directly impact revenue conversion and team productivity.
- Performance & Iteration: Define KPIs track outcomes and continuously optimize workflows based on data and feedback.
- Culture & Enablement: Champion an AI-first mindset helping teams adopt automation and rethink how work gets done at scale.
How to be successful in this role
- Founder Mentality: You own the problem end-to-end navigate ambiguity with confidence and bias toward action and impact.
- AI-First Thinking: You instinctively look for scalable automated solutions and understand how to apply modern AI to real business problems.
- Execution at Speed: Youre comfortable iterating in the wild testing assumptions and shipping fast to learn what works.
- Influential Collaborator: You bring people along by solving their problems showing value early and building trust across functions.
- Creative Builder: Whether through no-code tools APIs or clever workflows you know how to get from zero to one and beyond.
This role is ideal for a high-agency operator ex-founder or technical GTM strategist eager to define the next frontier of AI-enabled growth. At Workstream youll have the backing of a fast-growing company and the runway to build whats next.
What We Offer
- A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empower deskless workers and local businesses
- An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
- Competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical dental and vision. We pay 95% of your premiums for our employees and 75% for dependents.
- In-office amenities and stocked kitchen
- 401K Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Learning/development stipend
- Unlimited PTO
Salary Range: In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Law the salary for this role is $68640 - $ 999999 in San Francisco. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidates compensation we consider a number of factors including skillset experience job scope and current market data.
Additional Information
Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
Required Experience:
Founder
Employment Type
Full Time
