About Bandana

Bandana is on a mission to improve the livelihoods of working-class Americans, starting with finding better jobs. We’re building the most transparent and trusted job platform in the US - we already reach 1.6M+ monthly active users!

And our vision is larger than just job search: we want to be America’s Livelihood Platform, expanding into financial planning, benefits navigation, upskilling, and much more.

Bandana has raised $25.8M in total funding from top-tier VCs; check out our current product at bandana.com/search.

The Role

We’re hiring for a Growth Business Strategy Manager to drive our next phase of GTM initiatives that directly drive our revenue growth and market expansions. This is a highly cross-functional role where you’ll own revenue and business initiatives such as enterprise contract development, innovative sales motions, new rev-share partnerships. We're looking for strategic thinkers who can execute.

This is not a “strategy-only” role—you’ll be expected to roll up your sleeves and execute, while knowing when to step back and codify processes so others can scale them.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue and business initiatives from conception → execution → measurement.
• Design and implement new sales motions including new revenue strategies, and vertical market approaches
• Design and test pricing evolution, monetization strategies, and competitive positioning
• Develop and execute scalable business playbooks to drive revenue across channels and geographies.
• Build reporting systems to track revenue, growth, and operational KPIs.
• Introduce efficiencies in business operations and scaling.

Who You Are

• Experienced Strategist: 2 to 5 years in management consulting, PE/VC, or GTM at a high-growth tech companies. (Strong candidates) Track record of driving $10M+ revenue impact through strategic initiatives.
• Execution-Driven: Thrives in ambiguity, makes fast but thoughtful decisions, and drives projects from 0 → 1.
• Analytical Operator: Strong with data, modeling, and creating clarity out of complexity.
• Communicator & Influencer: Can distill complex problems into clear narratives for clients, partners, and stakeholders
• Low-Ego Builder: Humble, collaborative, and open-minded.
• Mission-Aligned: Energized by building a platform that truly serves workers and communities.

Who You’d Work With

• Report to:
• Timothy (Tim) Makalinao - CEO / Co-Founder
• Work closely with:
• Vicky Xu - Head of Product & Partnerships
• Adrian Abeijon - Growth - Worker Strategy Lead
• Business Development Team

Why Join Us

• Help shape a company redefining how millions of workers find jobs and build livelihoods.
• Be at the ground floor of a high-growth, high-impact startup with proven distribution and massive market demand.
• Values-driven, execution-focused culture: Lead with Head and Heart. Informed Opinions, Loosely Held. Growth by Action.
• $160,000 - 170,000 salary, equity, and benefit (TC of over $225K)