Encord

The data layer for physical AI

Senior Growth Manager

London / New York / San Francisco
Job type
Full-time
Role
Operations
Experience
5+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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About the role

About us

Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production. Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.

We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $110M in funding, including a Series C backed by Wellington Management, CRV, Next47, and Y Combinator.

The role

We're looking for a Senior Growth Manager to architect how technical buyers find, evaluate, and choose our platform — from first signal to closed deal. You'll own our demand generation strategy, building pipeline from target accounts within a defined vertical, deepening engagement with existing customers, and operating as a true partner to Sales. You'll lead a squad of three, setting direction, developing your team, and ensuring output connects directly to revenue.

What you’ll do

  • Lead and develop your team — setting clear priorities, unblocking people, and maintaining a high bar for output across all growth programs

  • Own pipeline strategy for target enterprise accounts — coordinating content, campaigns, outreach, and in-person touchpoints to drive qualified opportunities in partnership with Sales and SDRs

  • Deploy AI agents to monitor account-level signals, identifying when target accounts are moving from cold to warm and surfacing the right moment for Sales to engage

  • Use AI-driven intent tools at the contact level to flag high-intent prospects, inform personalisation, and help Sales prioritise outreach across an account

  • Build and own our conference and field event strategy — identifying the right moments in the ML Ops, Data Ops, and AI infrastructure calendar, activating target accounts before and after events, and converting in-person presence into pipeline

  • Develop co-marketing programs with technology partners across the ML Ops and AI infrastructure ecosystem, turning integrations and shared customers into joint campaigns and warm introductions into target accounts

  • Work closely with AEs and Sales leadership to ensure Sales receives well-qualified, well-timed opportunities

  • Manage lead routing, enrichment, and nurture tracks to reduce friction across enterprise buyer journeys

Who we're looking for

  • You're structured and precise in how you think about markets — you know how to map a landscape, identify where to focus, and build programs that convert that focus into pipeline

  • You're energised by in-person relationship building — conferences, roundtables, and industry events are where you do some of your best work

  • You're quick to pick up new tools and workflows — you're already using AI to work faster and smarter, and you're curious about where it goes next

  • You can engage credibly on technical topics — ML infrastructure, compute orchestration, model evaluation, and developer tooling are areas you're motivated to go deep on

  • You've managed or led small teams and know how to get the best out of people while keeping programs moving

Experience requirements

  • 3+ years in B2B growth, strategy, finance, or a commercially rigorous field — with a track record of owning outcomes, not just workstreams

  • Direct experience in or exposure to the ML Ops, Data Ops, or AI infrastructure space, or adjacent areas such as model evaluation, robotics, physical AI, or autonomy

  • Experience building and executing demand generation, field event, or co-marketing programs in a B2B environment

  • Familiarity with AI-driven intent and signal tools (e.g. 6sense, Bombora, Clay) and how they integrate into a GTM motion

Why Encord

  • Competitive salary, commission, and equity in a high-growth start-up

  • Strong in-person culture - most of the team works from our London office 4+ days/week

  • 25 days annual leave + UK public holidays

  • Annual learning & development budget

  • Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe

  • Company lunches twice a week

  • Monthly socials & bi-annual team offsites

About Encord

At Encord, we're building the AI infrastructure of the future. Today, the biggest challenge companies face in getting an AI product to market is actually not half as glamorous as it may seem: it's all about data quality. In fact, the success of any AI application today relies on the quality of a model's training data — and for 95% of teams, this essential step is both the most costly and the most time-consuming.

As ex-computer scientists, physicists, and quants, we felt first-hand how the lack of tools to prepare quality training data was impeding the progress of building AI. AI today is what the early days of computing or the internet were like, where the potential of the technology is clear, but the tools and processes surrounding it are still primitive, preventing the next generation of applications. This is why we started Encord.

We’re a team of 60 working at the cutting edge of computer vision and deep learning, backed by top investors, including CRV and Y Combinator, leading industry executives like Luc Vincent, former VP of AI at Meta, and other prominent leaders in AI. We are one the fastest growing companies in our space, and consistently rated as the best tool in the market by our customers.

Encord
Founded:2021
Batch:W21
Team Size:150
Status:
Active
Location:London, United Kingdom
Founders
Ulrik Stig Hansen
Ulrik Stig Hansen
Co-Founder & President
Eric Landau
Eric Landau
Founder