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title: Head of Growth vs Marketing Director
roleA: head-of-growth
roleB: marketing-director
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# Head of Growth vs Marketing Director

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

| | Head of Growth | Marketing Director |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Open jobs | 151 | 47 |
| Median salary midpoint | $180K | $160K |
| Anchor mid range | $140K-$200K | $130K-$175K |
| Anchor senior range | $180K-$280K | $155K-$220K |
| Primary category | growth-marketing | growth-marketing |
| Remote-friendly | 6/151 | 0/47 |

## 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.

## Marketing Director

Marketing Director is the senior-IC-becoming-manager title. They own a function (demand gen, content, brand) or a region (NA, EMEA), report to a VP, and manage 2-6 people. Best-fit candidates have 6-10 years experience, prior people management, and at least one channel they can still execute on themselves when the team is short. The title is most common at companies between Series B and IPO where there's enough scale for layered management but the senior team still needs hands-on operators. At pre-Series-B companies the title often replaces VP for cost reasons.

## Browse live jobs

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

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