CMO - AI Start Up (m/f/d) 100% remote

About the opportunity

This is a rare opening to join a young, well-funded AI startup at an early stage and help shape its growth from the ground up. The role is fully remote and can be performed from anywhere, making it a strong fit for an experienced marketing leader who wants to build a function from first principles.

The company is positioned between seed and Series A and is looking for a foundational hire to create the entire marketing setup. Prior direct experience in the AI industry is not required, provided you have already built marketing successfully in an early-stage startup environment.

What you will do

• Take ownership of the full marketing strategy and turn it from concept into execution.
• Shape the company’s market position, message, and overall category story in a rapidly changing AI environment.
• Partner closely with the founders to influence product-market fit and go-to-market priorities.
• Turn a technically complex product into clear, engaging, and easy-to-understand communication.
• Launch and learn from early growth tests across multiple channels.
• Create the first demand-generation engine through content, partnerships, founder-led promotion, and community activity.
• Set the core performance metrics and build feedback loops that support continuous improvement.
• Lay the groundwork for future customer acquisition and stronger brand awareness.
• Establish a recognizable, credible brand in a competitive and fast-moving AI landscape.
• Develop thought-leadership initiatives that help the company become a trusted source in AI decision-making.
• Build messaging that creates confidence and differentiation, especially around reliability and accuracy.
• Own essential marketing assets such as the website, content, tools, and analytics setup.
• Choose and implement a practical, lightweight marketing tech stack suitable for an early-stage business.
• Work in a highly hands-on way with limited resources at the start.
• Help define the future hiring plan for marketing as the company grows.
• Build and lead a small, high-performing team once traction and product-market fit are in place.

What the company is looking for

• Applicants from outside the AI sector are welcome, as long as they bring strong 0-to-1 marketing experience and a solid record of delivery.
• Demonstrated success building marketing in an early-stage startup, ideally at Seed to Series A/B stage or a comparable growth phase.
• Evidence of having contributed to a scale-up, fundraising process, or successful exit.
• A balance of strategic thinking and strong execution in day-to-day work.
• Experience creating positioning and generating early traction from the beginning.
• Comfort working in small teams and navigating ambiguity without much structure.
• International mindset and the ability to operate effectively in a remote, distributed setup.

What is on offer

• The chance to enter the AI market and help shape it early, even without prior industry experience.
• A competitive annual salary along with meaningful equity participation.
• The opportunity to build the marketing function from the ground up.
• Direct interaction with founders and investors in a high-impact startup environment.
• A remote-first arrangement with flexibility across Europe and beyond.

Additional information

This role is described as a foundational marketing leadership hire for an early-stage AI startup. It is a 100% remote position and is intended for someone who can operate independently in a lean environment and help build the company’s long-term marketing capability.

Reference code: JN-062026-7042906.