Growth leaders who ship experiments, not just pitch decks.
We place Head of Growth, VP Growth, and growth-focused CMO candidates. Calibrated against your actual growth thesis — acquisition-led, retention-led, or product-led — and the team shape that fits.
The head of growth market — the honest version.
Head of Growth is a role where most searches fail because of under-specification at intake. A growth leader for a PLG company looks nothing like a growth leader for an enterprise SaaS motion. A growth leader for a DTC consumer brand looks nothing like a growth leader for a marketplace. We force the conversation about which growth thesis you are actually hiring against before we source, then calibrate the pool accordingly.
What we actually screen for.
Every head of growth candidate goes through a structured technical screen conducted by an ex-engineer recruiter before you see their profile.
- Channel depth — performance marketing (paid social, SEM, programmatic), lifecycle (email, push, in-product), SEO, partnerships
- Experimentation discipline — how they design tests, pick metrics, ship learning not just wins
- Analytical fluency — SQL, Amplitude, Mixpanel, attribution modeling, cohort analysis
- Cross-functional partnership — how they work with product engineering, PMM, and brand
- Budget ownership — spend they have managed, CAC / LTV they have improved
- Team building — named growth specialists they hired and retained
How we run a head of growth search.
Days 0–3
Intake + thesis alignment
Clarify your growth thesis (acquisition / retention / PLG) and team shape.
Days 3–18
Targeted sourcing
Candidates whose last role matches the thesis. 40–80 mapped, 12–20 conversations.
Days 18–28
Shortlist
4–6 candidates with written assessments including growth case studies.
Days 28–42
Interviews + offer
Loop includes an analytical exercise and a cross-functional conversation with product engineering.
Real salary bands across our three markets.
- Pakistan (remote int'l)
USD $60K–$160K + equity
- Canada
CAD $180K–$340K + equity
- United States
USD $230K–$460K + equity
Titles we place under this role type.
- Head of Growth
- VP Growth
- Director of Growth
- Growth Lead
- Growth-focused CMO
Head of Growth hiring — questions we hear.
Depends on scope. If your marketing function is primarily acquisition + retention experimentation, Head of Growth is right. If it also includes brand, PR, content strategy, and sales enablement, CMO is right. We'll pressure-test the choice at intake.
Ready to run this search?
Submit a brief and a senior recruiter will reply within 24 business hours with a proposed timeline, calibrated fee structure, and sample profiles.
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