Head of Growth, Checkr Personal San Francisco, California, United States

About Checkr

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr's innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. We're a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

Head of Growth

Checkr is looking for a Head of Growth for our consumer product, Checkr Personal. Our vision is to build the largest network of verified individuals. Over the past year, we've seen exponential growth, both through direct-to-consumer adoption and growing demand from job platforms looking to embed our verified profiles to let their workers stand out. This role will be the right hand to Checkr's Co-founder and Head of Checkr Personal. You will be instrumental in shaping and scaling our growth.

What you'll get

High-visibility work and ownership : Direct impact on one of Checkr's newest and fastest-growing product lines.

A fast-paced and collaborative environment : feels like a startup, but backed by the scale, resources, and reach of Checkr.

What you'll do

Own the growth engine : Design, run, and evolve our growth strategy, spanning acquisition, activation, and retention.

Move fast : Launch experiments across paid, organic, referral, and product channels; scale what works and drop what doesn't.

Be hands-on : Write copy, launch ads, test landing pages, tweak onboarding flows, and dig into data.

Find leverage : Identify new channels, loops, and creative bets that unlock step-changes in user growth.

Collaborate deeply : Partner with product, design, and engineering to make growth part of the product experience.

Measure what matters : Track CAC, retention, LTV, and virality, but focus on learning velocity and compounding results.

Who you are

8+ years in growth marketing, with some experience as a founder or at an early stage, high-growth consumer startup.

A generalist with experience across acquisition, lifecycle, and product-led growth.

Comfortable getting scrappy : you test, learn, talk to users, and build without waiting for process or polish.

Analytical and creative in equal measure : you can go from SQL to campaign copy and Figma mock in a single day.

Excited by ambiguity and speed.

Curious about AI-driven growth and automation tools.

Compensation and benefits

Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement

Learning and development allowance

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services

Flexible PTO policy

Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

Flexible access to top AI tooling of your choice

A real shot to be a growth legend

Pay Transparency Disclosure

One of Checkr's core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we've made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)

$174,000 - $205,000 USD

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. Starting January 2026, hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and / or federal laws, including the San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance.

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