Chief Growth Officer

Company Description FreeSWITCH is a free and open source telecommunications platform that powers voice, video, and messaging applications and infrastructure across the globe. It is recognized as one of the largest projects in communications, with a community of over 10,000 active developers contributing to continuous innovation. The platform enables organizations and developers to build scalable, reliable real-time communication solutions. Joining FreeSWITCH means working at the intersection of open source technology, global collaboration, and next-generation communications. Candidates can learn more about the community at http://signalwire.community.
Role Description The Chief Growth Officer (CGO) is a full-time remote role responsible for driving sustainable revenue growth and expanding FreeSWITCH’s market presence. This role oversees integrated growth strategies across sales, business development, and marketing to increase adoption of the FreeSWITCH platform and related offerings. Day-to-day responsibilities include defining growth targets, building and refining go-to-market plans, and leading cross-functional initiatives that align product, marketing, and sales teams. The CGO will monitor performance metrics, analyze market trends, identify new segments and partnerships, and optimize the customer acquisition and retention funnel. This position also involves mentoring team members, establishing scalable processes, and representing FreeSWITCH in strategic discussions with partners, customers, and community stakeholders.
Qualifications
Demonstrated expertise in Sales and Sales Management, with a track record of leading high-performing teams and meeting or exceeding revenue targets.
Strong Business Development skills, including partnership creation, channel development, and identifying new market opportunities.
Experience in Marketing and Digital Marketing, with the ability to design and execute data-driven campaigns that support growth objectives.
Proven ability to develop and implement comprehensive growth strategies across product, sales, and marketing functions.
Comfort operating in open source or developer-focused ecosystems, ideally within telecommunications or real-time communications.
Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making abilities, supported by strong skills in interpreting market and performance data.
Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels in a remote, distributed environment.
Experience in senior leadership roles driving growth in technology or SaaS organizations; prior C-level or VP-level growth, sales, or marketing experience is highly beneficial.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field; advanced degrees or equivalent experience are a plus.

Work arrangement
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