Vice President of Marketing

USA (Remote)

$180K/yrSenior Level10+ years expSalaried Ft

Posted 6 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and execute multi-channel campaigns that convert small business customers, optimizing CAC and ROAS while leading high-velocity testing and data-driven attribution across Google, mail, social, TV/CTV, influencer, and affiliate channels.

  • Translate the CMO roadmap into production campaigns
  • Manage omni-channel mix and budget for ROI
  • Lead rapid testing and attribution improvements with data teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Convert the CMO’s high-level roadmap into production campaigns that acquire and keep small business customers
  • Direct and scale the omni-channel mix: Google, mail, paid social, TV/CTV, influencer, and affiliate channels
  • Own the Google ecosystem, including search, YouTube, and PMax, to capture high-intent demand
  • Carry the marketing budget and drive ROI, relentlessly optimizing for CAC and ROAS efficiency
  • Lead high-velocity testing across formats and emerging avenues to maintain our competitive edge
  • Partner with data teams to refine attribution in GA4 and deliver status the business trusts
  • Run internal teams and external agencies to a predictable cadence of accountability and results

Requirements

  • Experience: 10+ years of progressive marketing experience, with at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership role (VP or Senior Director) managing multi-channel strategy for well-known brands. Experience in financial services, B2B, or direct-to-business marketing is a strong plus.
  • Channel Expertise: Deep hands-on experience across digital and traditional media—specifically Google Search/YouTube/PMax, direct mail, paid social, linear TV/CTV, broadcast, affiliate, and influencer/creator networks.
  • Google Platform Mastery: Deep familiarity with Google’s suite of growth and performance products (Google Ads, YouTube Ads, GA4, Google Tag Manager, and Google Marketing Platform).
  • Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success scaling media spend efficiently while driving top-line revenue growth through rapid testing and channel expansion.
  • Financial Acumen: Deep experience managing multi-million dollar budgets and a strong understanding of unit economics, CAC, LTV, and attribution modeling.
  • Leadership Style: High-energy execution mindset with strong cross-functional communication and people-management skills.

Preferred

  • Industry Perspective: Experience in small-business lending, fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated, performance-driven category.
  • Lifecycle Marketing: Success building segmentation, CRM, lead-nurture, retention, and re-engagement programs that improve conversion and customer lifetime value.
  • Brand and Creative Leadership: A strong point of view on positioning, creative strategy, and message development, with experience translating customer insights into campaigns that perform across channels.
  • Marketing Technology: Familiarity with modern CRM, marketing automation, customer data, experimentation, and business intelligence platforms, including their role in a reliable measurement stack.
  • Organizational Scale: Experience building high-performing teams, developing senior talent, and managing agency and vendor relationships through periods of rapid growth.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible PTO and observed holidays
  • Remote-first, with support for your home-office setup
  • Direct access to leadership and to the problems that matter
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Cardiff

Cardiff is small business lender intent on transforming the digital lending vertical for the 21st century. We are a financial services leader with unparalleled industry-specific products and expertise. We maintain thousands of relationships with business owners, equipment dealers and manufacturers across the US who value our integrity, creativity and technology. Our product set includes commercial equipment financing and leasing, credit cards, merchant services, and insurance.

Founded in 2004
San Diego, California, USA
108 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
62.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$303K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32%
Direct
52.5%
Referral
6%
Social
7%
Paid
2.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~108

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (5% of company)
Median Tenure
1.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$5.7M
Last Raise
$5.7M
Debt Financing, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Debt Financing
  • Nov 2024
    Debt Financing • $5.7M