Chief Marketing Officer

Position: Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

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LinkCxO – The Exclusive Platform for Senior Leaders & CxOs

What We Do

high-quality business insights

Why LinkCxO?

• 🌐

  25,000+ Verified Senior Members

• 🧠

  AI-Aggregated Industry Insights

  from thousands of business sources
• 📅

  CxO Centric Industry Events

  (conferences, webinars, meet-ups) in one place
• 💼

  10,000+ Live CxO/Senior Level Jobs

  across industries
• 🤝 A trusted network for

  collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and growth

The Problem

CxOs are flooded with scattered content, irrelevant events, and fragmented job listings—not designed for their needs.

Our Solution

one platform, endless executive value

What We’re Looking For

Co-Founder & CMO

partner

Key Responsibilities

• 🚀

  Go-To-Market Strategy:

  Build and execute a clear, scalable GTM roadmap aligned with growth goals
• 🧠

  Branding & Positioning:

  Define and sharpen the LinkCxO brand across digital and offline channels
• 🎯

  Customer Acquisition:

  Own the top-of-funnel; drive performance marketing, partnerships, and influencer strategies
• ❤️

  Engagement & Retention:

  Lead lifecycle marketing, community-building, and CX strategies
• 🧩

  Product-Market Fit:

  Work closely with the founder & product team to shape offerings that deliver real value
• 📈

  Analytics & Growth:

  Track KPIs, optimize channels, and double down on what works

Who You Are

• ✅ 8–15 years in

  Branding, Marketing, Growth or Strategy

  roles
• ✅ Prior experience in a

  startup environment

  where you drove or led GTM success
• ✅ Strong grasp of B2B or niche community-based marketing
• ✅ MBA from a Tier-1 B-school (IIMs, ISB, XLRI, etc.) preferred
• ✅ You’ve “graduated” from the corporate grind and want to

  build your own legacy

• ✅ Willing to

  invest full-time energy

  into a co-founder role
• ✅ Understands and thrives in

  resource-constrained, high-ownership environments

What We Offer

• 📈

  Co-Founder Equity

  : Equity stake in a high-growth potential startup
• 💡

  Autonomy

  : You drive your vision—this is your ship to co-steer
• 🌍

  Impact

  : Help shape the future of executive networking and leadership platforms
• 🧾

  Minor payouts

  : To cover bills, but this is primarily a sweat+equity role
• ❤️ A chance to

  build something meaningful with a passionate team

Leadership Team & Advisors

Rajesh Padmanabhan

Former CHRO at Capgemini, Vedanta, and Welspun. A highly decorated senior executive, board advisor, and transformation leader. UN Award recipient for D&I practices.

Gyanesh Kumar

20+ years of global tech and consulting experience. Founder of ExoTalent & LeadersEdge. ISB (PGPMAX) and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus. Former CBO at Shine.com.

Hema Gupta

16+ years in executive search and industrial recruitment. Co-led growth at LeadersEdge and ExoTalent. Specialist in automotive and manufacturing sector hiring.

Sumit Jha

IIT Kharagpur & IIM Shillong. 18+ years in AI/ML across India, the US, and Europe. Expert in high-frequency analytics, chatbots, and enterprise data science systems.

Amitabh Kumar

20+ years in executive coaching, multilingual hiring, and startup mentorship. ICF-certified coach with 800+ hours of practice. Featured in NDTV, CNBC Awaaz, TOI.

You

The strategic Branding & Marketing leader who completes this high-caliber team—Brand positioning, User acquisition, User retention, User Engagement and a long-term founder mindset.

Ready to Co-Create the Future of Leadership?

Gyanesh Kumar (Founder & CEO)

📧 kgyanesh@linkcxo.com

🌐 www.linkcxo.com