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Who Is Agnostiq & How Are They Changing the World?

 

Agnostiq is on a mission to democratize access to the world’s most advanced computing resources. Founded in 2018 by Oktay Goktas and Elliot MacGowan and backed by a team of physicists, software engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians, they work at the intersection of High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud Computing and Quantum Computing.

Their open source platform, Covalent, is a multi-cloud, distributed computing framework designed to simplify access to advanced computing resources such as GPUs, ASICs, and quantum computers, to power the next generation of machine learning and quantum computing applications. The cloud-hosted, commercial version of Covalent, provides on-demand access to CPUs, GPUs and other cloud-based HPC resources. Covalent is used by leading teams at major universities, national labs, and Fortune 500 companies across North America and Europe.

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Covalent is industry and vertical-agnostic, from bio & life sciences (see how Covalent streamlines biotech workflows here, & LLM workflows here), to chemistry, quantum computing, machine learning and more. 

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In April 2023 Agnostiq closed a $9.1M USD seed extension funding round led by Differential Ventures. Additional investors include Scout Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Green Egg Ventures, and Rob Granieri, principal at Jane Street Capital. This follows their $2M USD seed round in 2021 and a ~$1M pre-seed round in 2018.

 

Hardware and cloud providers are investing heavily in HPC systems to power the next generation of AI applications. Agnostiq, with both a commercial offering (Covalent Cloud) and open-source offering, is well-positioned to capture this emerging market!

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How Will I Make An Impact?

Reporting to the COO, you will be the first marketing hire! You will be driving the marketing strategies and execution for Covalent and related products. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to understand the product features and benefits, identify target markets, and create compelling messaging to drive customer and community awareness.

 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Product Marketing Strategy Development: Develop and implement comprehensive marketing strategies for new and existing products, ensuring alignment with company goals.

• Content Creation: Collaborate with the technical writers & content vendors to create high-quality marketing materials, including brochures, website content, and social media posts.

• Demand Gen: Conceive and deliver on marketing campaigns to drive user growth; identify new channels and opportunities to drive awareness.

• Vendor Relations: Create and manage a network of vendors to help us achieve our marketing goals including PR firms, digital marketing agencies, contractors and more.

• Community Engagement: Find interesting and creative new ways to engage our communities.

• Analytics and Reporting: Monitor and analyze market and campaign performance. Provide regular reports to management and stakeholders.

 

You’ll be joining Agnostiq at an exciting inflection point in its growth. This is a high-impact role with a ton of room for ownership!

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How Do I Know If This Is For Me?

• You have a passion for deep technology and are technical enough to speak/understand the language in the world of AI/advanced computing

• You thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, a fact you learned in a prior leadership role with a scale-up or high-growth organization

• You’re humble; like the rest of Agnostiq’s executive team, you approach your role with a “no job too small” attitude. You understand their stage of growth and the need for every individual to be all hands on deck

• You thrive in ambiguity; you enjoy setting up or improving systems and processes, knowing how critical they’ll be to scale

• You transition seamlessly between strategic and tactical work

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Our Ideal Candidate Looks Like:

• Experience in a senior leadership marketing role in a B2B SaaS scale-up and high-growth environment

• Product Marketing experience - specifically with product launches, positioning, go-to-market, and community building

• Ability to market highly technical products 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with particular emphasis on the ability to convey information visually

• Knowledgeable in marketing tools like Hubspot & Google Analytics

• Previous experience working with vendors and other stakeholders to develop marketing collateral

• Nice-to-have: 

  • First-hand experience working with or marketing developer tools

  • Experience marketing high performance computing and/or Machine Learning products

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The Process:

While the process may evolve, the general steps look like:

Step 1: Meeting with the CEO/Co-Founder and COO/Co-Founder 

Step 2: Interview with the CEO/Co-Founder and COO/Co-Founder

Step 3: Meet the team

Step 4: In-person meet and greet with Co-Founders 

Step 5: References and Offer!

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As your Artemis Canada Recruitment Consultant, I’ll work closely with you through every step of the process.

 

We understand, accept, and value the differences between people of different backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, ages, beliefs, and abilities.  We aim to create an inclusive environment and encourage diverse individuals to apply.

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I’d love to hear from you - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. Send me a note at Carly@artemiscanada.com if you or someone you know is interested!