Gusto
R&D Insights and Operations - Growth
$189K–$299K
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years; must include time building a growth function from an earlier, less mature stage.
About the job
Build and operate Growth’s strategy, analytics, planning, and cross-functional systems, connecting Growth R&D with Product and go-to-market teams to drive business outcomes.
What you'll do
- Identify and size Growth opportunities, analyze their potential, and recommend plans for action.
- Establish planning, prioritization, roadmapping, and execution mechanisms across Growth, Product R&D, and GTM.
- Improve investment decisions through attribution, LTV, and experimentation analysis; build AI-powered workflows for planning, synthesis, and reporting.
What they ask for
- 15+ years in operations, business operations, or strategy & ops at a high-growth technology company, including building a growth function at an earlier, less mature stage.
- Direct experience with attribution and LTV modeling, testing and experimentation, and demonstrating business impact from marketing or growth spend.
- Experience connecting Growth and go-to-market teams (or Product and Sales) around shared goals.
- Financial acumen, strong organizational and communication skills, and ability to start as an individual contributor; demonstrated ability to build and lead teams when needed.
Pay
USD $188,510 - $232,496/year base salary in Denver; USD $221,275 - $298,721/year base salary for New York/San Francisco
AI focus
Use AI by default and build reusable AI-powered workflows for planning, synthesis, and reporting.
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