General Manager, Stanley
Stan
Los Angeles, CAGeneral Manager, People Manager$80k–$190kPosted May 7, 2026
General Manager, StanleyJob type: Full Time · Department: Product · Work type: HybridLos Angeles, California, United States Job detailsApplication formAbout Stan💡Our Mission: Empower anyone to make money working for themselves.Stan is the Shopify for Content Creators, empowering anyone to make a living working for themselves on the internet.We help anyone build distribution for themselves (create content, build an audience, drive leads through Stanley, our AI Content Agent), and then convert that into a real, sustainable business (Stan Store).We're a mission-driven team of high-performers backed by the best VCs (Forerunner, Pear, and Norwest) and angel investors (Steven Bartlett, GaryVee, The Hormozis, and Michael Ovitz).We help the internet’s biggest Creators build their businesses so they can spend their time doing what they love: Creating. Over the past 5 years, we’ve scaled from $0 to $40M+ ARR—and done so profitably.If you’re excited about working with the very best, rigorous execution, and empowering millions of entrepreneurs to build their dream, we’d love to have you join us.🌟 About the TeamIn today's world, Distribution is the new Differentiation.Every Entrepreneur, Executive, and Creator is racing to build their personal brand - but very few know how.We built Stanley to solve that.Stanley is an an entire $1M content team in your pocket. He helps any Founder or Creators generate high-performing content in their authentic voice. On average, customers using Stanley are generating 50% better engagement in their first month.As a result, we've scaled Stanley from $0 to $3M ARR in just a few months.But e believe the opportunity is significantly larger ($10BN+), and we're looking for the right Owner to help us get him there.In a world where AI has commoditized building products/apps, the one thing that matters to a business is Distribution.Stanley solves that problem, and our ambitions is to build the agent for Distribution.An entire Operating System that helps any Founder, Entrepreneur, or Executive turn their story into a real asset.We're excited to work with you to make that happen.🎯 About the RoleWe’re hiring a General Manager to build Stanley into a $100M+ business.This is one of the most important leadership roles at the company.You’ll be responsible for turning an early-stage product with strong market pull into a scaled, repeatable, category-defining business.Your goal is to take this $3M business with massive potential, and turn it into a $100M scaled machine, helping millions of people build a voice for themselves.You’ll partner directly with the founders while owning the day-to-day business strategy, go-to-market execution, growth initiatives, customer outcomes, operating cadence, and organizational development required to achieve that vision.You should think of this role as operating somewhere between:General ManagerFounderCEO of a business unitIf you’re looking to inherit a mature organization, this is not the role for you.If you’re excited about building one, keep reading.🛠️ What You’ll DoScale Stanley to $100M+Develop and execute the long-term growth strategyOwn business performance and key operating metricsDrive customer acquisition, activation, retention, and monetizationBuild the systems and teams required to support meaningful scaleIdentify and unlock new growth vectorsBuild the Go-To-Market EngineEstablish repeatable growth and distribution channelsPartner closely with Growth, Product, and Customer teamsDrive adoption and customer successCreate operating rigor around growth performanceBuild the OrganizationRecruit and develop exceptional leadersCreate organizational structure and accountabilityEstablish a high-performance operating cultureBuild a leadership bench capable of supporting hypergrowthPartner with FoundersTranslate vision into executionHelp prioritize investments and resourcesDrive cross-functional alignmentSurface opportunities and risks earlySuccess Looks LikeWithin 12-24 months:Stanley...