Head of Performance Marketing

Oregon, IL (Remote)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end paid acquisition and funnel optimization for a high-spend DTC growth engine, with hands-on control of budget, testing, and channel expansion across Google, Meta, TikTok, and emerging platforms.

  • Own the growth engine from funnel to checkout with product and engineering partners to improve conversion and onboarding.
  • Lead budget pacing, creative testing velocity, and channel expansion while building repeatable testing and reporting systems.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own Pettable's paid acquisition engine end-to-end; manage a monthly ad budget approaching seven figures during peak season
  • Hands-on in spend platforms; making real-time budget allocation, creative testing, audience strategy, and conversion optimization decisions
  • Own top-of-funnel through checkout; partner with product team on funnel performance
  • Lead paid acquisition across Google, Meta, TikTok, and emerging channels; build presence on additional channels
  • Manage pacing, seasonal allocation, and tradeoffs between scale and efficiency
  • Diagnose conversion issues and design/execute tests; own a significant amount of testing; collaborate with engineering to scale tests
  • Drive creative testing velocity; optimize message × audience × format × platform; build learning loops
  • Be accountable for measurement and reporting (paid new clients, CAC, conversion metrics); develop dashboards and cadence for weekly decisions; own attribution/incrementality
  • Evaluate and pilot new acquisition channels based on evidence over enthusiasm
  • 30-, 60-, 90-, and 180-day onboarding milestones focusing on learning, decision-making, ROI improvements, and scalable systems

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in performance/growth marketing
  • Deep experience in Google Ads and Meta
  • Personally managed significant ad spend (not just overseen)
  • Proficient in data-driven decision making; ability to diagnose funnel data and conversion signals
  • Experience setting up and running end-to-end A/B tests (landing pages, funnel steps, checkout)
  • Managed budgets in the mid-six to seven-figure monthly range
  • Ability to communicate to non-marketers (to GM, CEO, board)
  • Bias for action; ownership mindset; comfortable being the day-to-day operator
  • Experience in a DTC, health & wellness, regulated industries, petcare, or marketplace businesses
  • Experience with AI-native marketing tools and workflows; able to ship with AI (e.g., landing pages in Claude Code, AI-generated ad creative)

Nice to have

  • Experience in DTC health & wellness or regulated industries (strongly preferred)
  • Experience with petcare or marketplace businesses

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision with employer contributions (Receptive covers 100% of the premium for an employee’s coverage)
  • 401k with 4% employer match
  • monthly wellness stipend
  • annual L&D budget
  • flexible time off
  • company holidays
  • paid parental leave

Receptive

Receptive is a modern telehealth platform built for emotional wellness and mental clarity. We specialize in expert-led mental health care, ranging from ADHD treatment to emotional support animal (ESA) evaluations, all designed to be accessible, judgment-free, and clinically sound.- Licensed in all 50 states- Serving over 100,000 customers annually- Part of a growing movement to support the 15M+ people in the U.S. seeking ADHD and mental wellness care every yearWith people-first values and a commitment to better mental health outcomes, Receptive is reshaping how care is delivered, on your terms, and on your timeline.

Remote, Oregon, USA
16 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.9%
Direct
41.7%
Referral
12.8%
Social
9.9%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~16

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (19% of company)