Head of Growth

PowerUp Talent; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A fast-growing mobile gaming startup in Madrid is seeking a Head of Growth to drive user acquisition and optimize monetization strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in performance marketing within gaming or real-money environments, with a strong track record of scaling apps profitably. This role offers a unique opportunity to build a growth team from scratch and lead efforts in a large, untapped market with a passionate team culture.

Formación

• 5+ years in growth, user acquisition, or performance marketing in gaming or online sweepstakes.
• Proven record scaling direct-to-consumer apps with measurable growth.
• Strong experience with funnel optimisation and cohort modelling.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute growth strategies across multiple channels.
• Define acquisition goals, budgets, and KPIs; build performance dashboards.
• Collaborate with teams to optimise user funnels and retention.

Conocimientos

Growth strategies development

User acquisition

Performance marketing

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Passion for sports and gaming

Descripción del empleo

Head of Growth – Mobile Social Sports & Gaming

We’re partnering with a fast-growing mobile social sports & gaming startup that combines casual free-to-play gameplay with a sweepstakes-based real‑money model. With exclusive partnerships across major sports leagues and a rapidly expanding audience, this company is uniquely positioned to capture a large, underserved market.

You’ll join a high-performing team with multiple successful game launches, tens of millions of downloads, and deep expertise in mobile and real‑money gaming.

The Role : As

Head of Growth, you’ll own acquisition, activation, monetisation, and early lifecycle optimisation. In a fast-moving startup environment, you’ll build a world‑class growth engine that scales users, drives revenue, and creates a competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and execute growth strategies across paid acquisition, organic channels, affiliates, influencer marketing, and in-product virality.
• Define acquisition goals, budgets, KPIs (CPA, ROAS, LTV) and build dashboards to track performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Data, and Analytics teams to optimise funnels (onboarding, retention, upsell).
• Lead experimentation: A/B tests, landing page and funnel optimisation, and channel experiments.
• Identify audience segments, track trends, benchmark competitors, and analyse user behaviour.
• Manage ROI optimisation across all channels and drive brand partnerships and co‑marketing opportunities.
• Work with Payments, Compliance, and Product teams to ensure growth initiatives meet regulatory and operational standards.
• Report to senior management with insights, results, and recommendations.

Qualifications :

• 5+ years in growth, user acquisition, or performance marketing in gaming, mobile, or online sweepstakes / real‑money environments.
• Proven record scaling D2C apps with measurable growth (CAC, LTV, ROAS).
• Strong analytical skills and experience with funnel optimisation, dashboards, and cohort / LTV modelling.
• Excellent project management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Passion for sports and gaming.

Bonus skills :

• Experience in sweepstakes, DFS, regulated gaming, or betting.
• U.S. market experience or scaling international mobile growth.
• Experience with influencer strategy, creative production, and brand / partnership deals.

What’s on Offer :

• Lead growth in a large, untapped market.
• Build a growth team from scratch alongside the founding team.
• Sport‑obsessed, gaming‑native team culture with high ambition.