Vice President, Performance Marketing

SurgeU; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Life insurance

Holiday pay

Job summary

SurgeU in the United States is seeking a Vice President of Performance Marketing to drive measurable growth across paid media, email, and web operations. This senior leader will shape strategy, set KPIs, and oversee multi-channel campaigns, analytics, and attribution.

You will report to the Chief Growth Officer and lead in-person execution across the organization. The role demands a data-driven mindset, strategic vision, and the ability to drive performance improvements that impact pipeline and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Digital Marketing, Analytics, or related field.
• 10+ years in performance marketing across paid channels, email, and web operations.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar media budgets with strong ROI.
• Deep expertise in paid social, paid search, and programmatic advertising.
• Strong analytical skills with attribution, marketing analytics, and A/B testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a unified performance marketing strategy across paid media, email, and web.
• Set KPIs for acquisition, retention, revenue, and efficiency.
• Lead all paid acquisition channels and testing frameworks.
• Oversee email lifecycle and lifecycle campaigns.
• Own analytics, attribution, and dashboards to guide budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Paid media

Email marketing

Web optimization

Strategy

GA4

CRM systems

Attribution tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GA4

CRM systems

Attribution tools

Job description

Job Title : Vice President of Performance Marketing

Employment Type : Full-Time, 40 hours/week

Reports to : Chief Growth Officer

FLSA Status : Exempt

Position Type : In-Person

Who We Are

SurgeU is a mission-driven parent company overseeing a family of brands, including Life Surge, focused on faith-based business education and empowerment. One of the fastest-growing organizations in the country, Life Surge/SurgeU exists to inspire, train, and equip people to build their personal impact in ways that glorify God.By producing 30+ annual events and providing financial education to thousands around the nation, we do just that.

We are a team of experienced professionals who are passionate about helping people learn, grow, and connect so they may live more enriched lives. Our culture is one where we celebrate each other, individually and as a team. We look to acknowledge and reward our star performers. Let your light shine in our company!

The Vice President of Performance Marketing is a senior leader responsible for driving measurable growth through data driven acquisition, conversion optimization, and retention strategies across paid channels, email marketing, and web operations. This role combines strategic vision with execution leadership to maximize ROI, improve customer engagement, and scale performance efforts that impact pipeline and revenue.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Develop and lead a unified performance marketing strategy that aligns with business goals and drives outcomes across paid media, email, and web experience.
• Set performance KPIs and goals tied to acquisition, retention, revenue, and efficiency.

Paid Media & Acquisition

• Direct all paid acquisition channels, including search (SEM/SEO alignment), social ads, display, programmatic, video (YouTube, OTT/CTV), affiliates, and emerging performance channels.
• Implement testing frameworks for creative, audience segmentation, bidding strategies, and measurement.
• Evaluate emerging platforms and technologies; continuously refine channel mix for performance and efficiency.

Email Marketing & Lifecycle Engagement

• Oversee email strategy and execution. This includes nurture flows, segmentation, automation, personalization, and conversion driven campaigns.
• Collaborate with CRM, content, and product teams to grow subscriber value, improve engagement metrics, and reduce churn.

Web Operations (WebOps) & Conversion Optimization

• Lead WebOps to ensure seamless site performance, user experience, and conversion pathways.
• Partner with UX, development, and analytics teams tooptimizelanding pages, funnels, and conversion points that directlyimpactperformance KPIs.

Analytics, Attribution & Measurement

• Build dashboards and reporting frameworks that providereal-timeinsight into performance across channels (paid, email, web, organic).
• Own attribution modeling to understand channel contributions and inform budget decisions.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Work with Product, Brand, Creative, Organic Social, PR, Sales Ops, and other teams to align messaging, landing pages, and funnels with product roadmaps and overarching go to market strategies.
• Manage agency and vendor partnerships, ensuring accountability and enhancing performance capability and scale.

Performance & Optimization

• Drive continuous testing (creative, audience, placements, bids, landing pages) to improve ROAS, CPA, and profitability.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting systems for real-time insights.
• Ensure rigorous attribution and measurement frameworks (MMM, MTA,last-touch, etc.)
• Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and platform changes.
• Lead innovation initiatives including AI-driven optimization, advanced segmentation, and new adtech.
• Champion data integrity, tagging integrity, and rigorous testing across acquisition, email, and the website.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Digital Marketing, Business, Analytics, or relatedfield.
• 10+ years of experience owning performance across paid channels, email lifecycle strategies, and web operations with measurable impact on growth metrics.
• Proven success managing large, multi-million-dollar media budgets with strong ROI results.
• Deepexpertisein paid social, paid search, programmatic, and performance marketing ecosystems.
• Strong analytical background withproficiencyin attribution, marketing analytics tools, and A/B testing methodologies.
• Comfortable with analytics stacks (e.g., GA4, CRM tracking), automation platforms, and web performance tools.
• Experience working in high-growth environments with shifting priorities.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills to drive business outcomes.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution as needed.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Holiday, and Paid Time Off.
• Non-corporate, casual, entrepreneurial, comfortable, fun, and proactive work environment.
• High-level performers, disciplined, and self-motivated people will dovery wellin this environment.

Life Surge/SurgeU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and seek to empower each individual while supporting the many perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.