Director, CRO

Boston, MA (Remote)

$140K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own and grow CRO programs end to end, leading discovery, audits, experiments, and results while aligning with sales and client leadership to drive revenue impact.

  • Own CRO engagements from discovery to reporting
  • Connect optimization work to revenue, leads, and business outcomes
  • Collaborate with Sales and account leadership to close opportunities

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Commercial Ownership & Growth
  • - Proactively identify and pitch CRO opportunities to prospective and existing clients.
  • - Lead CRO discovery calls, presentations, RFP contributions, and proposal discussions, connecting recommended services to client business goals.
  • - Evaluate existing accounts to identify opportunities for audits, optimization projects, and recurring CRO programs.
  • - Develop scopes and pricing recommendations with clear deliverables, measurement approaches, and resource requirements.
  • - Partner with Sales and account leadership to advance opportunities through close, owning the CRO expertise, solution, and pitch.
  • Client Leadership
  • - Serve as the primary contact for CRO scope, delivery, and results, while keeping designated account leaders informed of commitments, commercial opportunities, and risks.
  • - Lead client conversations that connect optimization recommendations to revenue, qualified leads, and other relevant business outcomes.
  • - Adapt programs to client budget, traffic volume, business model, and data maturity.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years’ Demonstrated experience independently delivering CRO programs, with examples showing personal execution, measured outcomes, and support required from others.
  • Proven ability to pitch and sell CRO services to prospective and existing clients.
  • Current practical proficiency in experimentation platforms, web analytics, behavioral research, and CRO reporting.
  • Configure, QA, launch, and monitor experiments using approved testing platforms and website tools.
  • Personally implement variations within those tools’ capabilities, and scope specialist support for changes requiring custom development, integrations, or substantial design work.
  • Strong knowledge of experiment design, sample requirements, statistics, and measurement limits.
  • Demonstrated CRO experience across ecommerce and lead generation, including measuring lead quality and downstream outcomes rather than form submissions alone.
  • Strong conversion copywriting, presentation, and client engagement management skills.
  • Commercial judgment across scoping, pricing, delivery effort, and profitability.
  • Agency or consulting experience preferred. Familiarity with Shopify and WordPress, and working knowledge of Claude are advantages.

Benefits

  • Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA.
  • Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 12 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
  • 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider.
  • Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family.
  • Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work.
  • Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program.
  • Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses.
  • Continuing Education. Receive a personal budget to attend events and conferences.
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829 Studios

We are your partner in performance — delivering
tech-enabled, full-service digital marketing solutions optimized to elevate your business.

Founded in 2007
Boston, Massachusetts, US
249 employees (105 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$140K/yr – $180K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

CRO median pay in the United States

$104K/yr

Most pay falls between $80K and $121K. Based on 114 salaries.

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Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2021
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.7%
Direct
53.5%
Referral
6%
Social
8.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~264
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Director, CRO

829 Studios · Boston, MA · Remote