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Workstream

HR platform automating hiring and onboarding

Head of Brand & Product Marketing

Full-Time
$160k - $190k/yr+ Stock options
Expert
San Francisco, CA, USA
HybridIn-office at least 4 days per week; relocation support is available.
Growth & MarketingBrand & Creative Marketing, Product Marketing
H1B Sponsorship Available

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of B2B marketing experience with substantial product marketing experience.
  • Experience building and leading marketing teams.
  • Experience starting a company, category, or function from zero.
  • Ability to develop positioning and build systems that enable the team to produce it.
  • Use of AI agents in daily work and ability to encourage team adoption.
  • Measure marketing performance through pipeline and revenue.
Responsibilities
  • Own Workstream's positioning and messaging end to end, including testing whether to lead with its restaurant market strength or broader frontline-workforce story.
  • Run go-to-market launches for AI products, hiring, HR, and payroll, including messaging, pricing and packaging input, launch plans, and sales enablement.
  • Lead the content and design team across the website, case studies, video, webinars, and social; improve customer-facing materials and use AI to increase production pace.
  • Equip account executives and partnerships with narratives, competitive analyses, return-on-investment stories, and customer proof; participate in deals, speak with lost prospects, and adapt messaging based on market feedback.
  • Manage and grow a team of product marketers, content marketers, and designers, while contributing directly as a strong individual contributor.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with small and medium-sized business buyers, hourly or frontline workforces, HR technology, or payroll.

About the company

Workstream is a HR technology platform that helps businesses hire and onboard hourly workers. It provides a full set of tools—applicant tracking, digital onboarding, payroll, and employee engagement—within one system. AI acts as a personal hiring assistant to answer applicant questions and collect applications automatically, speeding recruiting and reducing manual work. It uses a subscription model to give firms ongoing access, differentiating itself by combining hiring, onboarding, payroll, and engagement in one platform for frontline staff with automation.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$118M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • MenuSifu partnership launched November 20, 2025, expanding Asian restaurant reach.
  • Workstream's partner program and OTC26 roadmap deepened distribution and integration activity in July 2026.
  • Updated 2026 funding pages show $108 million raised, supporting product expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Rippling and Toast bundle hiring, payroll, and scheduling, compressing Workstream's differentiation in 2026.
  • Workstream's restaurant concentration ties revenue to franchise procurement cycles and partner integrations.
  • If MenuSifu integration slips past early 2026, Workstream loses a major distribution bet.

What makes Workstream unique

  • Workstream targets hourly-workforce hiring, HR, and payroll, not generic white-collar HR.
  • Forty-six of top 50 QSR brands used Workstream in August 2026.
  • MenuSifu integration in early 2026 embeds Workstream into restaurant operating systems.

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Benefits

  • Medical, dental, & vision
  • Paid counseling sessions
  • Competitive market compensation
  • Generous stock
  • Flexible PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Professional development

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-3%
PR Newswire
Nov 20th, 2025
MenuSifu Expands Ecosystem with Workstream Partnership to Simplify Restaurant Hiring and HR

MenuSifu expands ecosystem with Workstream partnership to simplify restaurant hiring and HR. News provided by. NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - MenuSifu, the No. 1 restaurant technology provider among Asian restaurants in the United States, today announced a strategic partnership with Workstream, a modern hiring, HR, and payroll platform built for the hourly workforce. The collaboration adds workforce management to MenuSifu's growing ecosystem, giving restaurant operators an easier way to hire, manage, and retain employees. The partnership will kick off with a joint webinar on December 10, where both companies will share best practices for simplifying HR and payroll operations. Operators can reserve a spot at www.menusifu.com/events/workstream-webinar. A full integration of Workstream's tools into the MenuSifu platform is planned for early 2026, bringing end-to-end employee management directly into MenuSifu's connected suite of restaurant technology solutions. MenuSifu has become the trusted technology partner in the Asian restaurant community. By adding Workstream's mobile-first hiring and HR automation to its platform, MenuSifu extends its leadership in creating a truly future-ready ecosystem that now spans POS, payments, online ordering, automation - and soon, workforce management. "This partnership reflects our mission to empower restaurants with connected, future-ready technology," said William Wang, Cofounder & CEO of MenuSifu. "Workstream shares our belief that success starts with people. Together, we're giving operators a simpler, smarter way to grow their teams and their businesses." "Workstream and MenuSifu both serve the heartbeat of the restaurant industry - independent operators," added Desmond Lim, CEO of Workstream. "By connecting hiring and HR directly with MenuSifu's operations platform, we're helping restaurants hire faster, retain longer, and build stronger teams for the future." The joint initiative underscores MenuSifu's broader roadmap to integrate AI, automation, payments, financing, and now HR into a single, seamless ecosystem. Restaurant owners interested in learning more or joining the upcoming webinar can visit menusifu.com/events/workstream-webinar. About MenuSifu Founded in 2014, MenuSifu is the No. 1 restaurant technology provider among Asian restaurants in the U.S., serving over 15,000 operators nationwide. Its ecosystem spans POS, payments, online ordering, automation, and AI-powered analytics - helping restaurants thrive, scale, and stay future-ready. About Workstream Workstream is a modern HR, hiring, and payroll platform built for the hourly workforce. Trusted by thousands of restaurants and franchise brands, Workstream helps operators streamline hiring, automate onboarding, and simplify team management - all from one mobile-friendly platform. more press release views with

NBC Bay Area
Feb 12th, 2025
Workstream raises $120M, founder's key insight

Desmond Lim, co-founder and CEO of Workstream, a platform for the hourly workforce, raised $120 million. Lim's journey from humble beginnings in Singapore to Harvard graduate and entrepreneur highlights the importance of making the right choices over just hard work. His success is attributed to curiosity and learning from others. Workstream's first investor was Zoom's Eric Yuan, and its backers include Peter Thiel and Jay-Z. Lim emphasizes exploring passions as crucial to success.

Business Wire
Nov 12th, 2024
Workstream Welcomes Restaurant Industry Leader Nadeem Bajwa as Strategic Advisor

Workstream welcomes restaurant industry leader Nadeem Bajwa as Strategic Advisor.

DHRM AP
Sep 30th, 2024
Workstream Launches First All-in-One Payroll Solution for the Hourly Workforce

Workstream has launched an all-in-one payroll solution tailored specifically for businesses that employ hourly workers, such as QSR franchisees and restaurants.

Total Food Service
Sep 8th, 2023
Workstream Launches HR Platform for Hourly Workforce Efficiency

Workstream launches HR platform for hourly workforce efficiency.