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Founding Performance Marketing Lead

Founding Performance Marketing Lead

amberesMillbrae, CA

yesterday

$200,000 per year

Marketing ManagersAdvertising and Promotions ManagersMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
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Base pay range $200,000.00/yr - $280,000.00/yrPerformance Marketing Lead / Founding Marketeer
Location: San Francisco or NYC, Hybrid in either location
We’re looking for aPerformance Marketing Leadto own and scale paid acquisition across Google, Meta, and LinkedIn. This is a rare opportunity to build a demand engine from the ground up — owning the full performance marketing funnel, from strategy and creative through to execution and optimisation. If you have been in a Founding position, one of the first in, a Growth Marketeer for a rocket Start Up or Series-backed business, ideally A-C, we want to hear from you! You\'ll collaborate closely with Founders daily, the board too, Product, Design, and Sales to launch high-converting campaigns, run landing page tests, and turn insights into action. Your work will help fuel predictable pipeline growth in a fast-scaling B2B SaaS environment.
What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Take full ownership of paid media across key platforms (Google, Meta, LinkedIn)
  • Build and optimise campaigns to hit CAC, pipeline, and payback targets
  • Conduct deep audience, keyword, and performance analysis to improve targeting and spend efficiency
  • Write compelling ad copy that speaks to scaling B2B customers
  • Work with cross-functional teams to test and improve landing pages
  • Ensure a seamless handoff from marketing-qualified leads to sales demos
  • Explore and experiment with emerging channels and new ad formats
  • Manage a growing monthly ad budget (currently significant and scaling quickly)
  • Who We’re Looking ForYou’ve spent at least 3 solidyears owning paid acquisitionfor a B2B SaaS company or a successfulB2C/D2C brand, which has had great success across North America (something which has exceeded downloads and/or sales)
  • You’ve worked in aventure-backed or PE-backed business(Series A–C preferred)
  • You’ve helpedbuild marketing from the ground up, not just optimised what already exists
  • You know how toscale spend, lower CAC, and grow a qualified pipeline
  • You’re hands-on in Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and LinkedIn Campaign Manager
  • You’re both analytical and creative — able to interpret data and write standout ad copy
  • You test fast, learn quickly, and constantly iterate based on performance
About You:
  • You thrive inearly-stage or scaling SaaS environments or B2B/D2C Brand, where systems are still being built
  • You love the challenge ofowning an entire functionand being the go-to expert
  • You get energy frombuilding and iterating, not just maintaining
  • You’re excited by the idea of being a strategic partner to founders, product, and sales
  • You believe performance marketing is one of the most powerful levers for growth — and you love proving itCompetitive OTE in the$200K–$280 Kbase, + performance bonus on top
  • Equity package in afast-growing, venture-backed SaaS company
  • High autonomy, direct impact, and a seat at the table as the business scales
  • If of interest, please apply!
  • Thanks, Team Amberes
  • Seniority level
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Full-time Job function Marketing and Sales IndustriesSoftware Development

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Manager

Salary

$200,000 per year

Location

Millbrae, CA

Occupation

Marketing Managers

Industry

Advertising Agencies

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yesterday

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