Head of Brand

At Lapel, we believe the most hospitable companies win. We're building the data, infrastructure, and tools that help customer-facing teams understand every customer and act on that insight at scale throughout the entire customer lifecycle.

Most internet businesses want to treat customers well, but their tools work against them. We’re building the layer that makes every interaction feel personal again: unifying context, coordinating action, and closing the gap between intent and experience.

It’s a technically ambitious challenge spanning data infrastructure, AI, and systems design—with a deeply human outcome: helping software companies serve people better. We call it hospitality at scale.

We’re well-funded, backed by top-tier investors, and already working with incredible companies, from fast-growing startups to large enterprises. We’ll share more details when we talk.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain Lapel’s brand voice and positioning across every external surface

• Shape how the market understands and talks about a new category of software

• Write content that builds Lapel's public presence

• Translate complex product concepts into sharp, compelling external content

• Own the marketing engine across written, video, and launch formats

• Support frequent product launches with structured narratives and polished assets

• Brief and manage freelance writers, designers, and video editors

• Operate as a close creative partner to the founders

You'll Thrive in This Role If You

• Have 3+ years of experience owning brand, content or narrative at a tech company

• Are a genuinely compelling writer, not just a content producer

• Have strong strategic instincts and can connect product, market, and culture into a coherent story

• Understand how attention works online and know what founders & operators pay attention to

• Have a high bar for taste and can immediately tell what's sharp versus generic

• Have executed end-to-end across launches, content systems, and distribution

• Are comfortable writing and developing POVs on behalf of the team

• Thrive with high ownership and little infrastructure

This role is fully in-person at our San Francisco HQ. We work together in-office most days of the week.

The Process

We aim to hire with intention, respect your time, and offer feedback along the way.

1. Initial conversation (20 minutes) We’ll explore your motivations, share what we’re building, and answer your questions.

2. In-depth interview (45 minutes) We’ll go deeper into your craft and experience. No live coding. No prep work necessary.

3. Take-home project (2–4 hours) You’ll complete a short, well-scoped exercise that mirrors the kind of work you’d do here.

4. On-site visit (1–2 days) Join us in the office to review your take-home, grab lunch, and work on something real.

Compensation and Benefits

We believe great people build great companies—and we invest accordingly.

• Competitive salary + meaningful early-stage equity

• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and commuter benefits

• Generous time off: many company holidays and coordinated team-wide breaks throughout the year to focus and recharge

• Office perks: lunch and dinner provided daily, in-office snacks, and health & wellness benefits

• Team culture: regular off-sites, tight feedback loops, and a bias toward action

Other notices

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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