The 3 Roles Founders Hire Right Before They Scale

Top talent picks you can hire immediately: an Operations Manager, a Marketing Manager, and an Account Manager, from $2,250/month

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Happy Saturday ๐Ÿ‘‹

When growth stalls, founders usually assume they need more leads.

But what they actually need is the right people in the right seats!

So, this week, weโ€™re introducing you to three elite, fully vetted operators (you can hire today), each designed to remove a specific growth bottleneck:

  • An Operations Manager to get your business running smoothly

  • A Marketing Manager to builds strategies, campaigns, and conversion-driven programs that actually make you money

  • An Account Manager to protect revenue and client relationships

All 3 candidates are available full-time from $2,250/month with 0% recruiter markup.

Candidate #1

๐Ÿ“ Serbia | ๐Ÿ’ฐ $2,920/month | Full-Time | 0% recruiter markup

Candidate #1 is an experienced Corporate Operations Manager with a strong background in finance and business training. She has owned day-to-day operations across growing teams where accuracy, follow-through, and communication actually matter.

Sheโ€™s a solution-driven Ops professional with a track record of tightening workflows, implementing cost-saving strategies, supporting HR, and making sure people know what โ€œgoodโ€ looks like. 

Highlights:

  • Led day-to-day operations across cross-functional teams

  • Built and rolled out SOPs to improve execution and accountability

  • Owned CRM quality control and internal reporting

  • Created onboarding and training programs for new hires

  • Supported HR ops (payroll scheduling, compliance, performance reviews)

  • Worked directly with high-value clients and external vendors

Strengths: Operational leadership, process design, attention to detail, team training & accountability, calm execution under pressure

Education: Bachelor of Economic Science

Candidate #2

๐Ÿ“ Argentina | ๐Ÿ’ฐ $3,000/month (Full-time, 0% recruiter markup)

Candidate #2 is a Marketing and Communications Manager who can run your full-funnel strategy, write the copy, manage the campaigns, and actually grow revenue. With 20+ years of experience across digital marketing, copywriting, and communications, heโ€™s a true 360-degree marketer.

Heโ€™s worked across industries like e-commerce, health, edtech, construction, TV, and radio, and has led campaigns that deliver real ROI. Skilled in Google Ads, Meta, and digital strategy, he combines creativity with analytical rigor to drive traffic, conversions, and growth.

Highlights:

  • 20+ years in marketing, digital strategy, and copywriting

  • Built and scaled campaigns across multiple industries with measurable results

  • Designed full-funnel strategies from acquisition to conversion

  • Managed paid media across Google, Meta, TikTok, and other platforms

  • Creative lead with hands-on execution and team leadership

Strengths: Marketing strategy, full-funnel execution, digital communication, copywriting, CRO, paid media scaling, cross-industry growth

Education: Master's degree, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 

Tools:  ClickUp, Trello, Asana, Zoho CRM, HubSpot, Google Ads, Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram), LinkedIn Ads, TikTok Ads. 

Candidate #3

๐Ÿ“ South Africa | ๐Ÿ’ฐ $2,250/month (Full-time, 0% recruiter markup)

Candidate #3 is an Account Manager with 10+ years of experience across account management, project coordination, and creative services

Heโ€™s owned client relationships end-to-end (from onboarding to delivery), running check-ins, pitching ideas, managing feedback, and spotting upsell opportunities early. Having worked closely with U.S.-based teams, remote collaboration and time zones come naturally.

Highlights:

  • Owned client relationships end-to-end, from brief to delivery

  • Identified and executed upsell and expansion opportunities

  • Ran client check-ins, concept pitches, and feedback cycles

  • Coordinated designers and internal teams across workflows

  • Worked remotely with U.S. teams across time zones

  • Managed multiple accounts seamlessly

Strengths: Client retention, account growth, remote coordination, clear communication, relationship ownership

Education: Diploma in Graphic Design 

Tools: Asana, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite

๐Ÿ‘‰ All 3 candidates are available immediately and can be interviewed within days.

Ready to meet them?
Schedule a free 30-minute discovery call with one of our recruiting specialists and get matched with the best global talent this week!

Until next time,

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Nathan Fales

Nathan Fales

Nathan Fales is an award-winning entrepreneur and social impact leader whoโ€™s spent the last three years helping U.S. businesses build high-performing teams across the globe. His Lean Leverage recruitment model has helped dozens of entrepreneurs hire smarter, scale faster, and achieve stronger ROI through world-class talent.