VP of Marketing , First Resonance
$200-240k
+ Equity
Factory operating system for manufacturers
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Factory operating system for manufacturers
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-240k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
First Resonance's mission is to empower those who are building the future.
Role
Who you are
- The "Builder" DNA: You have a track record of building marketing functions from 0 to 1 in high-growth, technical SaaS environments
- AI Native: You don't just use ChatGPT; you understand how to integrate LLMs and automation tools into the entire marketing lifecycle to gain a 10x speed advantage
- Quantitative Rigor: You live in the data. You can trace every dollar spent back to a pipeline stage and defend your ROI to a skeptical Board
- Competitive Spirit: You enjoy winning. You are obsessed with understanding market shifts in electrification and additive manufacturing to ensure First Resonance stays ahead
What the job involves
- At First Resonance, we aren’t just building software; we’re redefining the speed of advanced manufacturing
- To do that, we need a marketing leader who builds at the same velocity as our engineers
- We are looking for a VP, Marketing who views the traditional marketing playbook as a legacy system ripe for disruption
- You aren’t here to just "manage a team." You are here to build a self-sustaining demand engine from the ground up
- You will lead with an AI-first mindset, automating the mundane to focus on the lethal: high-impact tactics that displace incumbents and put ION in the hands of every innovative manufacturer on the planet
- The Mission:
- Build the Engine: Move beyond "brand awareness" to own the pipeline. You are responsible for the immediate acceleration of new logos and qualified pipeline
- AI-First Execution: Replace manual, slow-moving processes with automated workflows. From content orchestration to lead scoring and outreach, you will build a lean, high-output machine
- Competitive Warfare: Analyze the tactics of our competitors and outperform them. You will equip our sales team with the intelligence and collateral needed to win in a crowded market
- Velocity over Tradition: We value iterative testing over six-month planning cycles. You will deploy, measure, and pivot in real-time
- Core Responsibilities:
- Demand Generation & Pipeline: Take full accountability for the "New Logo" quota. Design and execute multi-channel demand engines that deliver predictable, scalable revenue
- Automation & Tech Stack: Architect a marketing technology stack that prioritizes AI and automation, reducing the need for bloated headcount while increasing lead velocity
- Sales Enablement as a Weapon: Partner with Sales to develop aggressive "anti-competitor" playbooks and account-based marketing (ABM) strategies that move the needle
- Cross-Functional Growth: Work directly with Product and Engineering to bake virality and onboarding hooks into the product, driving both MQLs and PQLs
- Strategic Positioning: Serve on the Executive Leadership Team to align marketing spend directly with aggressive Board-level growth targets
Our take
First Resonance was co-founded by a former SpaceX engineer to offer manufacturers end-to-end software to create any modern hardware, from electric or aerial vehicles to satellites or robotics.
Since founding in 2018, the company has amassed a growing list of extremely impressive customers including satellite manufacturer Astranis, aircraft automation startup Reliable Robotics, and the NYSE-listed Joby Aviation, which intends to operate an air taxi service with its fleet of electric aircraft.
The complexity of the operations that First Resonance’s customers are undertaking speaks to the value of the startup’s OS, especially when it comes to things like part traceability, collaboration, supply chain, and data analytics. The company has secured significant investment, as well as generating impressive interest from the industry, which all suggests it will continue to grow as time goes on.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2021
$14m
SERIES A
Dec 2020
$3.5m
SEED
Total funding: $17.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Generous life and disability insurance for you and your family
- Flexible PTO
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Other financial benefits and services to give you financial peace of mind
- Up to 16 weeks of parental leave
- Equity
- Flexible spending accounts
- Work-from-home setup
- Remote & hybrid options (role dependent)
- Amazing office in Downtown LA
Company HQ
Los Angeles, California
Leadership
Karan Talati
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former SpaceX Manufacturing and Software Engineer, and former Data Engineer at Sense360. Before this, they interned in Advanced R&D Engineering at Samsung Electronics and in Mechanical Development for Motorola Mobility.
Neal Sarraf
(Co-Founder & Boardmember)Investor and former OnDeck Fellow, who previously worked in Corporate Development & Strategy for Uptake. They also worked in Investment Banking for William Blair, and Strategy Consulting for PwC.
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