Head of Business, Substack
Tech & Finance Partnerships
$175-225k
Platform for writers & podcasters
Be an early applicant
Platform for writers & podcasters
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$175-225k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To give thinkers, writers, and creatives the opportunity to pursue their curiosity and make money at the same time.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will be an innovative, creative thinker, with a deep interest in supporting creators, shaping culture and deeply connected within the business, tech & finance industries
- They’ll be a self-starter who is ok with shifting priorities and eager to make an impact in a fast-paced, startup environment – able to both set ambitious strategy and goals and also execute on those goals
- They will be comfortable interfacing with creators, publishers, influencers and industry leaders
- They will possess experience managing direct reports, and building and iterating on programs that can eventually scale across markets
- Excellent written, verbal, and diplomatic skills, with a sharp attention to detail
- Experience managing a team
- Comfortable working with data, and using it to measure impact and develop stronger programs
- A voracious reader and subscriber to Substacks, with a keen sense of the evolving tech and media landscape
- The ability to work quickly and effectively while managing several projects under deadline
- Strong people skills, with experience working directly with creators
- 8-10 years of professional experience in publishing, production, business, tech or finance industry
What the job involves
- As the Head of Business, Tech & Finance Partnerships, you will be responsible for making Substack the number one destination for Business, Tech & Finance leaders
- You will be representing your market both internally and externally to create programs and initiatives that help creators reach new audiences and bring new subscribers into the Substack network
- In this role, you’ll be a leader on the Partnerships team, overseeing strategy, external relationships, budget and goal execution for your market
- This role reports to the Head of Partnerships and is based in San Francisco, CA
- Creator acquisition across multiple creator segments (journalists, business, tech and finance leaders, creators)
- Earn and keep the trust of key people in business, tech and finance
- Display market leadership in the business, tech and finance creator economies
- Develop strategic programs for the market in service of activating creators and bringing new users to Substack
- Be a leader on the Partnerships team, working cross-functionally with the communications, product business operations and leadership teams to build and execute programs for the market, and for the Substack brand
Our take
Substack is an online platform for journalists and writers to manage subscription-based newsletters. It has attracted a range of users who wish to connect with their audiences in a different way to social media or ad-based models, and boasts more than 35 million subscribers.
For an industry that has seen a steady decline in its fortunes since the rise of digital, Substack is a breath of fresh air. It allows journalists to avoid the clickbait-heavy models that have dominated the last decade, and provides more freedom than its competitors. Users produce their newsletters on the site for free, charging an optional subscription fee of which Substack takes 10%.
The company continues to seek out ways to diversify its offerings, whilst securing funding rounds to expand its reach. It has also taken an outspoken approach to the AI-generated content that is taking over the internet. It already provides its users access to an AI-detection tool, and is exploring other features such as enabling users to opt out of seeing AI-generated content on their feeds altogether.
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Insights
62% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2025
$100m
SERIES C
Nov 2024
$10m
ANGEL
Total funding: $200.3m
Company benefits
- Remote work support - All employees receive a generous allowance to customize their home offices
- Comprehensive health care - Substack covers 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents, and fully funds HRA plans
- Parental leave - We want employees to be fully present for the new members of their family, so we offer generous parental leave
- Flexible vacation and paid time off - You’re the best person to decide when you need a day—or a week—off to travel or decompress. Our flexible vacation policy puts you in control
- Company holidays and Winter shutdown - In addition to flexible time off, we honor 12 paid holidays annually on average. And we close the office between Christmas Eve and New Year's day to recharge each year
- Phone & internet stipends - Many of our employees work from home or on the go. So we offer full time employees a monthly stipend to cover for phone and internet costs
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Chris Best
(CEO & Co-Founder)After several software internships, they co-founded Kik Interactive in 2009, serving as CTO until 2017. At this stage, they founded Substack, and have served as CEO ever since.
Hamish McKenzie
(Chief Writing Officer & Co-Founder)Previously a journalist for several publications include The Independent and Time Out. Lead Writer for Tesla and Editorial Advisor to Kik Interactive.
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