[Hiring] Director of Media Operations @Advantage HQ

Role Description

Advantage HQ is building a media organization capable of operating at significant scale. The Director of Media Operations will own the operating performance of that organization.

• Lead senior media leaders and establish systems and standards that govern media delivery.
• Build the organizational structure required to support continued growth.
• Define how Media Operations should work across teams, clients, and levels of leadership.
• Establish the operating model, responsibilities, standards, KPIs, and management rhythms required for consistent execution.
• Lead Media Operations Managers, Senior Managers, and other senior leaders.
• Set expectations for leadership performance and build a strong management layer capable of operating independently.
• Build and continuously improve systems for media execution, quality assurance, performance management, reporting, training, escalation, and resource planning.
• Determine where standardization creates leverage and where teams need flexibility.
• Work with executive leadership on hiring plans, organizational structure, resource allocation, and capacity forecasting.
• Ensure the organization can support growth without creating unnecessary cost or operational complexity.
• Connect operational decisions to client outcomes and company economics.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, retention, margins, and team performance.
• Work closely with the executive team and other functional leaders to ensure Media Operations supports the broader direction of the business.
• Bring clear recommendations rather than simply reporting problems.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in paid media, performance marketing, growth, or a related field.
• 4+ years leading multiple media teams or managers.
• Extensive e-commerce and performance marketing experience.
• Experience managing significant media portfolios.
• Demonstrated experience building operating systems and organizational processes.
• Experience with workforce planning, hiring, performance management, and leadership development.
• Strong commercial and analytical judgment.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership.
• Experience in an agency, growth, performance marketing, or high-volume client environment.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the operating model of a major media organization.
• Authority to redesign processes, build leadership structures, introduce technology and AI, and create systems required for continued growth.
• Impact will extend across every media team and client portfolio at Advantage HQ.

Compensation & Location

• $60,000 - $140,000 USD total annual compensation, including base salary, performance bonus, and equity.
• Fully remote with infrastructure for high-performance distributed teams.
• Open to candidates globally; emphasis on ownership, judgment, and execution over geography.