Director, Paid Ads — Scale Growth with Equity

Hiive; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock option plan

100% employer-paid health & dental

HQ desk in Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver commuter benefit

Social and team events

Growth into leadership roles

Sponsorship, immigration, relocation

Job summary

Clarity is seeking a Director of Paid Ads in Vancouver to own and accelerate our paid acquisition program. You will lead a multi-channel strategy, optimize attribution, and push AI-driven improvements to scale a fast-growing user base while collaborating with Sales and Private Capital Solutions.

You will manage a multi-million-dollar media budget, drive measurable ROI, and mentor a high-performance team in a fast-paced fintech environment. Compensation reflects expertise and impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in paid media or performance marketing, hands-on on ad platforms.
• Deep Google Ads expertise: campaign architecture, automated bidding, audience signals.
• Managed at least $1M/year in digital ad spend across Google, Meta, LinkedIn (mostly search).
• Strong attribution understanding and ability to explain incrementality or media mix models.
• Excellent analytical skills; proactively pull data and report insights to leadership.
• Passion for Clarity's mission and willingness to weave AI into processes.

Responsibilities

• Own paid media strategy and budget across Google, LinkedIn, and programmatic channels.
• Maintain and expand attribution to reveal channel-level ROI to leadership.
• Run continuous testing across creative, audience, and bidding to boost acquisition efficiency.
• Partner with Sales & Private Capital Solutions to extend paid media to new investor segments.
• Manage ad platforms directly while expanding leverage with AI, agencies, and team members.
• Report on campaign performance, CAC, and pipeline contribution to executives.
• Identify and pilot new channels and AI-driven tools to improve efficiency and reach.

Skills

Paid media strategy

Budget management

Analytics

A/B testing

AI integration

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Google Ads

LinkedIn Ads

Meta Ads

Job description

Clarity is seeking a Director of Paid Ads in Vancouver to own and accelerate our paid acquisition program. You will lead a multi-channel strategy, optimize attribution, and push AI-driven improvements to scale a fast-growing user base while collaborating with Sales and Private Capital Solutions.

You will manage a multi-million-dollar media budget, drive measurable ROI, and mentor a high-performance team in a fast-paced fintech environment. Compensation reflects expertise and impact.