Senior Vice President of Paid Media (Remote US)

Directive • Irvine, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

The SVP, Paid Media owns a $15M P&L spanning three pillars: Paid Media (all paid channels as one), Programmatic, and Creative. The role reports to the Managing Director, Performance, and is accountable for commercial outcomes, client retention, and the quality of work produced across all three pillars.
The SVP leads through Associate Directors who manage billable consultants executing the day-to-day. The SVP does not run campaigns. The SVP is a leader of leaders, a senior inspector of work at the moments that matter most to clients, and a coach to middle managers who are learning how to inspect work themselves.
The fundamental model of this role is a dual posture: personal inspection at the decisive moments in a client engagement, and operational leverage through Associate Directors the rest of the time. The SVP who gets this right is visible at the moments that determine retention and absent at the operational ones. The SVP who gets it wrong is either a bottleneck or invisible.

Requirements

• 10+ years of paid media leadership experience, with demonstrated ownership of multi-channel paid practices at scale.
• Experience managing middle managers (Associate Directors, Group Directors, or equivalent) with teams of billable consultants under them.
• P&L ownership experience, including responsibility for gross margin and commercial outcomes.
• Fluency across multiple paid channels (search, social, programmatic) with sufficient depth to inspect strategy and execution credibly.
• Demonstrated experience developing middle managers into senior leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Agency or consulting background with exposure to B2B, B2C, or performance-driven client portfolios.
• Experience integrating Creative into Paid Media practices, or leading cross-functional teams including Creative talent.
• Experience managing programmatic at scale, including DSP partnerships and first-party data strategy.
• Track record of building inspection and quality control systems in organizations that previously relied on individual heroics.

Responsibilities

• Inspect Work at the Moments That Matter
• Find Leverage Through Associate Directors
• Lead Across Paid Media, Programmatic & Creative
• Commercial Ownership & P&L
• Client Relationship Ownership
• Talent Development

Benefits

• Compensation for this role includes a competitive base salary + strong bonus package
• Medical, dental, vision plans, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your family that fit your lifestyle
• Including a 100% employer-paid plan for you and a 50% employer contribution for your dependents (US, CAD, MX)
• Mental - Access to certified therapists through Spring Health, membership to Headspace
• Physical - Physical therapy through Omada, thousands of Aaptiv virtual workouts, complimentary One Medical membership for primary and virtual care
• Time Off - Unlimited PTO (2-week minimum), Paid Company Holidays, Your Birthday Off, End of Year Recharge (Closed December 24 - January 1), Paid Parental Leave
• Financial - Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match
• Bonus - Annual bonus based on tenure, which scales in total amount over time
• Annual Company-wide Retreat

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees