Role Description
We're looking for a Director of Search & Display to own paid acquisition across search, display, and video β from strategy through execution, expansion, and optimization. You'll drive annual gross margin growth for your channel while operating with full ownership: building scalable systems, shaping creative direction within our brand standards, and partnering cross-functionally to lift lead conversion and overall marketplace performance. This is a role for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset who wants to fight for their channel's results and build something repeatable.
What You'll Do
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Revenue Ownership
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Own and achieve annual gross and net revenue targets for your channel(s)
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Develop and execute channel expansion strategies to accelerate growth
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Manage and optimize multiple traffic networks to maximize profitability
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Communicate the resources and growth levers needed to hit performance goals
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Strategy & Performance Leadership
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Lead strategy across search, display, and video acquisition
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Develop the creative vision for the channel within company branding and quality standards
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Continuously test, iterate, and optimize campaign structure, targeting, and creative
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Drive consistent multi-vertical growth aligned with seasonality and long-term scaling goals
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Maintain best-practices documentation to build repeatable systems
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Website & CRO Collaboration
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Partner closely with the Website CRO team to improve lead conversion rates
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Keep site vision aligned with traffic strategy
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Provide performance insights that inform the landing page testing roadmap
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Compliance & Risk Management
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Ensure campaigns and messaging stay compliant with regulatory and client requirements
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Proactively monitor network and regulatory changes to mitigate risk
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Keep documentation of best practices, learnings, and processes organized
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Team Leadership & Development
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Coach, train, and develop the people on your team
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Set clear accountability standards and performance expectations
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Support your team's career growth and performance improvement
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Stakeholder Communication
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Present progress toward goals clearly and concisely to leadership
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Report on margin performance, testing velocity, and growth initiatives
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Advocate for your channel and back your strategic decisions with data
Qualifications
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7+ years in performance/direct-response media, with meaningful time spent in lead generation specifically (not just brand or ecommerce)
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A track record managing significant monthly media spend across search, display, and video
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Expert-level, hands-on experience running campaigns in Google Ads, Microsoft Ads
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Proven ability to manage multiple paid traffic networks simultaneously
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Deep fluency in lead gen economics β CPL, CPA, lead-to-sale conversion, and how traffic quality translates to downstream margin, not just platform-reported ROAS
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Takes an analytics driven approach and has fluency in data requirements to manage performance
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Preferably has operated in both home services and insurance lead generation verticals
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Working knowledge of TCPA, DNC, and other advertising compliance requirements relevant to lead gen
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Strong leadership ability, with experience coaching and developing a team
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An entrepreneurial mindset and a full ownership mentality
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Excellent organizational and process skills, with a habit of documenting what works
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Clear, confident communication with the ability to present performance to stakeholders
How Success Is Measured
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Achievement of annual net revenue targets
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Consistent year-over-year multi-vertical growth
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Expansion of channel capacity and scalability
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Measurable performance growth and skill development of your direct reports
Benefits
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Join a collaborative, international team with strong growth ambitions
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Opportunity to shape and influence culture and employee experience
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Competitive Compensation Package: Recognizing and rewarding your impact
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Comprehensive Benefits: Health, vision, and dental insurance