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Fellow

Direct-to-consumer coffee brewing equipment maker

Vice President of DTC & Ecommerce

Full-Time
$260k - $275k+ Bonus + Equity
Expert
San Francisco, CA, USA
HybridRegular in-office presence is required.
Growth & MarketingGrowth Marketing, Performance & Paid Marketing

About the job

Requirements
  • Have 10+ years of experience in direct-to-consumer e-commerce, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership role owning a profit and loss statement or channel.
  • Be able to build and maintain financial models and use data to drive decisions.
  • Have managed performance marketing agencies and understand paid media, attribution, and creative production.
  • Be able to translate data into narrative and narrative into action to drive outcomes.
  • Be able to influence cross-functionally without authority and drive urgency.
  • Have experience managing and developing a team, helping individual contributors grow into more strategic thinkers.
  • Be actively exploring how to leverage artificial intelligence tools to work smarter and move faster.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment and be comfortable handling varied responsibilities.
  • Have genuine interest in premium consumer products; coffee enthusiasm is a plus.
Responsibilities
  • Own weekly and monthly direct-to-consumer performance reporting, diagnose results, and drive the team to act on findings.
  • Maintain and evolve the top-down revenue forecast; reconcile it monthly with the agency's bottom-up model and Finance's SKU-level basket model.
  • Lead monthly financial review preparation for direct-to-consumer, connecting profit and loss results to operational drivers.
  • Drive annual and ongoing strategic planning for the direct-to-consumer channel.
  • Use artificial intelligence to automate reporting and improve analysis.
  • Own growth marketing internally and manage the performance marketing agency relationship.
  • Oversee the creative production pipeline across internal teams and external partners.
  • Own paid media strategy, spend allocation, attribution, and performance accountability.
  • Lead partner lifecycle marketing strategy across onboarding, activation, engagement, growth, advocacy, and retention.
  • Create personalized engagement strategies across digital, email, web, portal, event, and community channels.
  • Use data and insights to deliver relevant content, experiences, and calls to action for different partner audiences.
  • Lead and develop the direct-to-consumer team across customer relationship management and retention, site merchandising, search engine optimization, and digital product.
  • Facilitate weekly team cadence focused on problem-solving and prioritization, not just status updates.
  • Manage vendor relationships and technology stack decisions, including reviews platforms, email and SMS, accessibility, and development partners.
  • Advocate for direct-to-consumer resources, resolve blockers, and drive urgency through cross-functional coordination.
  • Drive analyses of new versus repeat customer dynamics, cohort behavior, lifetime value modeling, and product family performance.
  • Use BigQuery, Amplitude, Looker, and Shopify data to inform decisions.
  • Build and maintain automated reporting workflows, integrating artificial intelligence into everyday processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Global direct-to-consumer experience is preferred.

About the company

Fellow Industries, Inc. designs and sells premium coffee brewing equipment and accessories through fellowproducts.com. Its product lineup includes electric kettles, coffee grinders, travel mugs, and other brewing accessories that emphasize precise performance, thoughtful design, and everyday usability. The company sells directly to consumers through its online store and flagship retail locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, allowing it to control the customer experience and offer bundled deals to encourage higher cart values and repeat purchases. Fellow differentiates itself by focusing on aesthetics and functionality, maintaining direct brand relationships, and pursuing collaborations with other coffee brands to extend its reach. The company’s goal is to improve the coffee brewing experience for both home enthusiasts and professional baristas by delivering reliable, well-designed equipment and a strong brand experience.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$40.3M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • April 22, 2025 launch expands Fellow beyond kettles, grinders, and brewers into espresso.
  • Fellow's mid-2026 international rollout for Series 1 opens markets beyond the United States.
  • The 2026 Atmos Vacuum Canister launch broadens attach-rate across storage and consumables.

What critics are saying

  • Series 1 costs $1,499.95, directly challenging Breville and De'Longhi on premium espresso.
  • A first espresso machine in 2025 concentrates execution risk across manufacturing, service, and quality.
  • If Series 1 misses, Fellow's design premium collapses and financing new categories tightens.

What makes Fellow unique

  • Fellow's April 22, 2025 Espresso Series 1 pairs design with adaptive pressure profiling.
  • The company bundles hardware, app guidance, and Fellow Drops coffee credits into one ecosystem.
  • Fellow sells in 40 countries and employed about 100 people by May 2026.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Wellness Program
  • Company Equity
  • Employee Discounts

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

0%
T3
Jun 6th, 2025
Fellow's stylish new coffee canisters will complete your brewing setup

Fellow has recently launched its new Atmos Vacuum Canister, designed to keep coffee beans, tea, spices and dry goods fresh by removing oxygen and sealing in flavour.

PR Newswire
Apr 22nd, 2025
Fellow Introduces Espresso Series 1: A New Era Of Home Espresso Begins

Precision-engineered for the modern coffee lover, Espresso Series 1 delivers barista-level performance—without the learning curve or the price tagSAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fellow , the design-led home coffee gear brand behind cult-favorite kettles, grinders, and the award-winning Aiden Brewer, is entering a bold new chapter. Today, the company announces the launch of Espresso Series 1, its first-ever espresso machine and most ambitious product yet. By combining pro-grade engineering with minimalist design, Series 1 brings the quality of your favorite café—home.Fellow Espresso Series 1"Espresso is the heart of coffee culture—it's intimate, sophisticated, and the ultimate expression of craft," said Jake Miller, Founder and CEO of Fellow. "But for too long, home enthusiasts have had to choose between inconsistent results or a multi-thousand-dollar investment. Series 1 breaks that tradeoff, offering café-level control in a machine built for everyday use."With Series 1, Fellow is doing what it does best: pushing innovation in service of quality, while making the experience beautifully simple. Known for products that fuse form and function, Fellow now brings that same philosophy to the most technical corner of coffee

PR Newswire
Nov 11th, 2024
Aiden Precision Coffee Maker Selected As A Good Housekeeping 2024 Best Kitchen Gear Award Winner

Fellow's first-ever drip coffee brewer, Aiden, has been named a Good Housekeeping 2024 Best Kitchen Gear Award Winner

World Coffee Portal
Jul 23rd, 2024
California-based Fellows appoints Crocs CMO Heidi Cooley to its Board of Directors

US specialty coffee equipment manufacturer Fellow has appointed Crocs Chief Marketing Officer Heidi Cooley to its Board of Directors.

PR Newswire
Nov 1st, 2023
Fellow Stagg Ekg Pro Electric Kettle Selected As One Of Oprah'S Favorite Things 2023

As Oprah says on OprahDaily.com, "I just love the shape and design of this kettle—but it also has 'to-the-degree' temperature control, which your most fastidious coffee or tea aficionado, like me, will appreciate.". .