# Scott Helmes

> Scott Helmes is a senior operator on the CEO team at Gusto, the San Francisco payroll, benefits and HR platform used by hundreds of thousands of small businesses. A product and marketing veteran who spent more than a decade scaling CareerBuilder across North America and Europe, he joined Gusto in 2019 and has been part of the leadership group steering its move into embedded payroll, AI-assisted workflows and SMB benefits.

- **Role:** CEO Team at Gusto
- **Organizations:** Gusto, CareerBuilder
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Telecommunications, Indiana University Bloomington, MBA, London Business School
- **Known for:** Senior product and marketing leadership across CareerBuilder's North American and European businesses., Member of the leadership team during Gusto's growth past 300,000 customers and ~2,700 employees., Part of the team behind the launch and scaling of Gusto Embedded Payroll.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Joined CareerBuilder as a Manager.
- **2005-2018** — Progressed through marketing director, managing director, VP Marketing and SVP Product roles at CareerBuilder across North America and Europe.
- **2011-2013** — Completed MBA at London Business School.
- **2019** — Joined Gusto in San Francisco.
- **2021** — Publicly championed the launch of Gusto Embedded Payroll on LinkedIn.
- **2025** — Posted about Gusto's Winter Showcase, spotlighting product releases.

## Achievements

- Senior product and marketing leadership across CareerBuilder's North American and European businesses.
- Member of the leadership team during Gusto's growth past 300,000 customers and ~2,700 employees.
- Part of the team behind the launch and scaling of Gusto Embedded Payroll.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Posted about the Gusto Winter Showcase product release.
- **2025** — Continued role on the CEO team as Gusto expanded embedded payroll partnerships.

## Links

- Website: https://gusto.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthelmes
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/shelmes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelmes/

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Last updated: 2026-05-30