Head of Acquisition Marketing

RESPONSIBILITIES Own the end-to-end acquisition strategy and deployment, driving scalable, profitable growth for our personal loan business. Deeply understand and anticipate market trends, competitive dynamics, VOC and channel shifts, and translate them into credible strategies and tactics that create durable competitive advantage. Develop and scale performance marketing strategy across multi-channel initiatives (direct mail, lead-gen email, affiliate, digital, content) and make high-quality expense allocation decisions grounded in how the business makes money, managing to optimize CAC, and unit economics. Ensure resiliency in the strategy that doesn’t over-index in any individual channel. Own consolidated forecasting, budget pacing, and performance reporting; partner with Finance on monthly forecasts, land results within tolerance, and establish standardized planning, documentation, and post-campaign reporting frameworks. Foster a relentless "test and learn" culture by applying rigorous logic and honest analysis, challenging assumptions, and learning quickly from both wins and failures to continuously sharpen the approach. Communicate complex issues, tradeoffs, and recommendations into clear and compelling narratives that drive aligned decisions across the organization from analysts to senior leadership. Build and lead a high-accountability function defined by clear priorities, disciplined execution, and a culture that moves with urgency and discipline to deliver consistently exceptional results. Hire, develop, and mentor a team of high-performing growth marketers and assemble the right mix of internal talent, agency/partner resources, and AI agents, knowing when and how to leverage each. Drive go-to-market, brand, and product marketing through strong value articulation, competitive positioning, and messaging for net-new customer acquisition. Act as a subject-matter expert on emerging martech, AI, and attribution, and on product features and cross-sell opportunities that drive growth and revenue. Partner with Strategy to develop and inform growth goals, and with Technology to plan, build, and evolve the Happy Money marketing engine. ABOUT YOU 10+ years of experience in marketing and customer acquisition, overseeing significant budgets that tie directly to revenue targets, plus 5+ years leading marketing teams. Consumer Lending or complementary experience, including a track record of scaling credit or lending products and managing acquisition funnels. Well-versed and effective across affiliate marketplaces, paid digital, lead generation, direct mail, and email, with deep understanding of attribution models, marketing technology, and the use of AI in marketing. Deep understanding of how a lending business makes money and what drives performance, with the ability to make high-quality decisions from a mix of analysis, experience, and judgment. Sharp thinking and rigor in debating ideas; comfort with complexity, ambiguity, and pushback; and a deeply data-focused, test-and-learn mindset that generates ideas by connecting across disciplines and data. A builder of high-performing teams, composing internal talent, partners, and increasingly AI agents, who recruits, develops, and retains top performers, sets a high bar, and leads by example. Ability to drive initiatives from concept to results, owning execution and analysis with a builder's mentality. Experience leading acquisition through a martech platform transition (CDP, lead routing, attribution).

BENEFITS &

PERKS Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance options Eligible for annual

bonus & long-term incentives 401k Plan with a matching contribution Generous PTO including sick leave, vacation, volunteer, and more 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave Company-paid short & long term disability and life insurance Monthly tech stipend to help cover expenses for remote work Happy Money is a 100% fully distributed workforce Base Salary Range $165,000 — $220,000 USD

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