Senior Director of Performance Marketing

Compass•Austin, TX

About The Position

Compass is hiring a senior, strategic individual contributor to own performance marketing strategy and execution for Compass.com and help shape the function as it expands across Compass International Holdings’ brands. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on campaign management, and works closely with senior leaders as a growth advisor. The position will influence investment decisions, product priorities, measurement practices, operating models, tooling, and future talent needs. The role oversees paid search, paid social, display, video, and emerging acquisition channels, with a focus on connecting media investment to transaction conversion, agent lead quality, and unit economics. It will establish trusted measurement through media mix modeling, incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, and automated bidding; manage and optimize a significant paid media budget; and present results and recommendations to executive and cross-functional stakeholders. The position is based in a hub location, with New York City preferred and Boston, Seattle, Austin, or San Francisco also considered. Success includes developing a strong understanding of consumer acquisition and lead-to-transaction journeys, establishing a measurement framework and testing program, improving acquisition efficiency and lead quality, and defining how performance marketing should scale across the company’s brands.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in marketing.
Deep, practical experience with media mix modeling, incrementality testing, paid acquisition channels, and attribution models.
Ability to design a multi-channel growth strategy and personally manage campaign structure and bidding logic.
Comfort working with C-suite stakeholders, presenting data-supported recommendations, and influencing decisions.

Nice To Haves

3–4+ years leading performance marketing at a top real estate company or high-volume marketplace portal.
Experience with automated bidding.

Responsibilities

Build and execute the performance marketing plan for Compass.com across paid search, paid social, display, video, and emerging acquisition channels.
Connect media performance to transaction conversion, agent lead quality, and unit economics.
Build a rigorous measurement practice using media mix modeling, incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, and automated bidding to improve customer acquisition cost and lifetime value efficiency.
Own and scale a significant paid media portfolio, reallocating investment based on performance data.
Present priorities, results, and investment recommendations to the executive team and cross-functional partners in product, brand, and technology.
Help define the performance marketing operating model, tooling, and talent strategy as the function grows across Compass International Holdings’ brands.
Develop an understanding of how Compass.com acquires consumers and how leads progress from first click to closed transaction.
Establish a measurement framework, launch incrementality tests, and make budget decisions based on findings.
Improve acquisition efficiency and lead quality, connect paid media to transactions and agent outcomes, and build a culture of testing.

Benefits

Participation in incentive programs, which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions.
Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave.
Medical, tele-health, dental, and vision benefits.
401(k) plan.
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
Commuter program.
Life and disability insurance.
Maven support system for new parents.
Carrot fertility benefits.
UrbanSitter caregiver referral network.
Employee Assistance Program.
Pet insurance.
Competitive compensation packages.
Professional growth opportunities.