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type: Comparison
title: Head of Growth vs Growth Marketing Manager
roleA: head-of-growth
roleB: growth-marketing-manager
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# Head of Growth vs Growth Marketing Manager

A side-by-side of the two roles based on live data from Growth.Talent.

| | Head of Growth | Growth Marketing Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open jobs | 151 | 173 |
| Median salary midpoint | $180K | $103K |
| Anchor mid range | $140K-$200K | $100K-$145K |
| Anchor senior range | $180K-$280K | $130K-$180K |
| Primary category | growth-marketing | growth-marketing |
| Remote-friendly | 6/151 | 15/173 |

## Head of Growth

The Head of Growth role sits between marketing, product, and data. They own the funnel, acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and are accountable for the metric the CEO checks every Monday. Most companies that hire one are between $1M and $50M ARR, scaling past founder-led growth. Strong candidates have 5-10 years of operator experience, a proven channel they can scale (paid, SEO, lifecycle, partnerships), and the ability to make a hire on day 30 and a roadmap on day 60. The biggest signal is past P&L responsibility, not the title on the previous role.

## Growth Marketing Manager

The Growth Marketing Manager is the operator role at the heart of any modern marketing team. They run experiments, own a channel (or two), and report on lift weekly. Expected to own the data pipeline, ship landing pages, and write briefs that engineers can implement. Sits between IC and management, best-fit candidates have 3-6 years of experience and at least one channel where they've moved a real number. Companies hiring for this title are typically post-seed and looking to scale their first growth hire from individual contributor to team lead within 18 months.

## Browse live jobs

- [/role/head-of-growth](https://www.growthtalent.org/role/head-of-growth)
- [/role/growth-marketing-manager](https://www.growthtalent.org/role/growth-marketing-manager)

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