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Vice President, Performance Marketing

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Role Summary:

The Vice President, Performance Marketing owns the end-to-end strategy, execution, and scaling of performance-driven lead generation across SEO/AEO/GEO, SEM, email, affiliate, and emerging channels. This executive leader will architect a high-velocity demand funnel that fuels MQL ? SQL ? SAL ? revenue targets across all product lines and industries.

Reporting directly to the CGO, the VP will build and lead a world-class performance marketing organization, establish predictive forecasting models, and implement real-time optimization frameworks powered by data, automation, and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Ownership: Design and execute a unified performance marketing strategy that drives predictable, scalable demand across B2B and B2C segments.

• Funnel Architecture: Build and optimize a multi-touch attribution funnel with stage-specific KPIs (MQL, SQL, SAL, pipeline velocity, revenue attribution).

• Target Setting & Accountability: Define, forecast, and hit aggressive growth targets for lead volume, cost-per-lead, conversion rates, and downstream revenue impact.

• Data & Analytics Leadership: Establish enterprise-grade reporting, dashboards, and experimentation frameworks (A/B testing, incrementality, LTV:CAC modeling).

• Team Building & Leadership: Scale and mentor a high-performing team; recruit senior talent in paid social, SEO, and lifecycle marketing.

• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Product, Sales, RevOps, and Finance to align marketing investment with revenue outcomes and unit economics.

• Innovation & Channel Expansion: Identify and pilot high-ROI channels (e.g., TikTok, Reddit, partner co-marketing, review platforms) while optimizing core engines (Google, LinkedIn, Meta).

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in performance marketing, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role (Director or above) at a high-growth SaaS, tech, or AI-native company.

• Proven P&L Impact: Track record of building and scaling $10M+ performance marketing budgets with measurable ROI and revenue attribution.

• Technical Mastery: Deep expertise in Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, SEO platforms (SEMrush, Ahrefs), Google Analytics 4, Tag Manager, CDP integration, and HTML/CSS for landing page optimization.

• Analytical Rigor: Advanced proficiency in performance forecasting, cohort analysis, attribution modeling, and statistical significance testing.

• Leadership & Team Scaling: Experience hiring, developing, and leading distributed or multi-disciplinary marketing teams (8+ members).

• Creative Problem-Solving: Known for testing bold hypotheses, failing fast, and iterating toward breakthrough efficiency.

• Collaborative Operator: Thrives in high-autonomy environments; partners seamlessly with Sales, Product, and Executive leadership.

Nice-to-Have

• Led demand gen at a company with $50M+ ARR** or 1M+ monthly active users.

• Built in-house capabilities in SEO content engines, email lifecycle automation and affiliate/partnership programs.

• Experience with Capterra, G2, Software Advice, or industry-specific review platforms.

• Familiarity with privacy-first marketing.

Work Location Expectation: This position is based out of our San Francisco, Chicago, Salt Lake City or New York offices. Candidates residing in or near these metro areas are expected to work on a hybrid (2-3 days in-office/week) or fully onsite basis.

Cool Company Benefits:

• A dynamic, rapidly growing company, focused on helping organizations thrive
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
• Competitive & Fair Pay
• Maternity & paternity leave (for full-time employees)
• Short & long-term disability
• Opportunity to learn from a dedicated leadership team
• Top-of-the-line company swag

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