# Strategic Project Lead, Demand Side at Clera

Strategic Project Lead, Demand Side at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time. Posted October 30, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 1+ year
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/c6054d2f-c081-4455-b5d3-fde13f74ff31/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/strategic-project-lead-demand-side-clera-dnep8n

## Requirements

- At least 1 to 2 years of experience in a client-facing, commercial, consulting, operations, or growth role.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment, such as a venture-backed startup, management consulting, investment banking, or venture capital.
- Firsthand experience executing outbound client acquisition or demand generation, ideally engaging founders or senior leaders.
- Strong written and verbal communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
- Comfort working across strategy and execution, including designing a go-to-market approach and carrying out early outreach personally.
- Recent in-person work experience and ability to work on-site in San Francisco.

## Description

### About the Role

Join a growing AI-powered talent marketplace to lead demand-side growth and help companies find qualified candidates. You will own the client journey from initial outreach through onboarding, working across strategy and hands-on execution, with the opportunity to take on broader business leadership over time.

### What You'll Do

- Own company acquisition from prospecting and first conversations through onboarding and activation.

- Build trusted relationships with startup founders, executives, and talent leaders.

- Understand hiring needs and translate them into effective searches on the marketplace.

- Generate demand through outbound outreach, referrals, partnerships, events, and content.

- Personally execute cold calls and tailored email and LinkedIn campaigns.

- Test messaging, channels, customer segments, and commercial approaches, then turn successful experiments into repeatable processes.

- Partner with talent and product teams to improve matching, client experience, and marketplace liquidity.

- Track the demand funnel and improve conversion at each stage.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 1 to 2 years of experience in a client-facing, commercial, consulting, operations, or growth role.

- Experience in a fast-paced environment, such as a venture-backed startup, management consulting, investment banking, or venture capital.

- Firsthand experience executing outbound client acquisition or demand generation, ideally engaging founders or senior leaders.

- Strong written and verbal communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.

- Comfort working across strategy and execution, including designing a go-to-market approach and carrying out early outreach personally.

- Recent in-person work experience and ability to work on-site in San Francisco.

### Location

On-site in San Francisco, California.