About Central

What is Central?

Central is the first payroll & benefits back-office for startups that works like a teammate and proactively handles everything needed to run a compliant business.

Unlike traditional payroll/HR software that forces you to do all the work, Central actually handles multi-state registrations, insurance, HR tasks, government mail, and everything else related to hiring & paying people.

Learn more at centralhq.com

Why Central?

We’re on a mission to kill business bullshit so startups can fly.

Building a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.

Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing.

Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).

As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.

Our culture

Central is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar and 3 core values:

1. Think clearly

2. Show high agency

3. Craft magic

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You’ll be marketer #1 at Central and turn customer love into revenue by telling stories and building growth programs that actually work.

What you'll do

Customer content & advocacy

• Interview customers to uncover and celebrate their founding stories

• Generate reviews, testimonials, and case studies that close deals

• Manage customer reference program and intros for sales

• Build and optimize our customer referral engine

Growth programs

• Execute partner co-marketing campaigns that drive pipeline

• Support product launches with customer proof

• Test new community channels

Who you are

Must haves:

• 3+ years at early-stage startups or VC (<50 people, pre-Series B/C)

• Built something from scratch (community, content series, etc)

• Natural storyteller & interviewer who gets people to open up

• Genuinely enjoys talking to customers

• Strong writer who doesn't sound like ChatGPT

• Comfortable with no playbook and get shit done fast

Bonus:

• You've seen what great customer marketing looks like and want to build your own version

• Ex-founder, investor or first marketing hire at a startup

• Your content has actually gone viral (show us the receipts)

• Know your way around audio/video editing

Not looking for:

• People who need a process and clear guidelines

• Specialists who only want to do one or two things

• Anyone who says "that's not my job"

• Anyone who wants to build out a team to delegate work.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k (US employees only)

• Unlimited PTO and sick leave

• Remote work

• 2-4 off-sites per year

Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.