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About SaaS Academy
We help B2B SaaS founders scale with proven playbooks, personalized coaching, and a powerful peer community. We’ve helped 2,000+ founders grow their businesses—and we’re looking for experienced fractional coaches to help us impact thousands more.
About the Role
As a Strategic Coach, you’ll support 15–45 B2B SaaS founders through 1:1 coaching, focusing on business strategy, execution, and accountability. You’ll guide clients using our proven frameworks across six strategic calls annually, and the option for tactical coaching sessions. This is a fractional, remote-first opportunity to supplement your consulting practice with high-caliber SaaS clients.
This role is fractional, allowing you to coach on your terms while making a real impact in the SaaS space.
What You’ll Do
- Lead strategic 1:1 Zoom coaching sessions with SaaS founders
- Build Annual Visions and Quarterly Game plans
- Review progress in structured retrospectives
- Commit ~15–20 hours/month for coaching
- Collaborate with Client Success Managers to ensure client success
- Contribute insights to refine our playbooks and curriculum
You Bring
- Direct experience coaching SaaS founders (not just execs)
- 5+ years in SaaS—deep understanding of metrics, GTM, org design, etc.
- Strong executive presence and client rapport
- Strong understanding of business strategy (in the B2B SaaS space is a plus)
- Thought leadership or strong personal brand in SaaS is a plus
Ideal Backgrounds
- Current/former SaaS Founder, Co-Founder, or Fractional Exec
- VP or Director in SaaS (Ops, RevOps, Sales, Product, Marketing, Finance)
- Startup advisor, board member, or VC operaton
Why Join Our World-Class Coaching Network?
- Work with world-class SaaS founders and help them scale
- Leverage your expertise in a meaningful, flexible way
- Maintain autonomy while joining a top-tier coaching ecosystem
- Access premium content, a private community, and exclusive events
- Grow professionally with opportunities to coach at higher levels (Boardroom, Tactical, etc.)
Location & Time Zones
- Must reside in the U.S. or Canada
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