Head of Growth vs Paid Acquisition Manager

Head of Growth typically pays more — median total comp around $198K vs $140K for Paid Acquisition Manager on Growth.Talent listings.

Head of Growth: Own the growth function end-to-end. Strategy, channels, hiring. Paid Acquisition Manager: Run paid ads at scale. Own CAC, ROAS, and the LTV math. The two roles overlap most heavily in strategy and full-funnel ownership; they diverge on whether the focus is performance/operator (often Head of Growth) or brand/cross-functional leadership (often Paid Acquisition Manager).

Head of Growth — 113 open roles vs 100 for Paid Acquisition Manager on Growth.Talent.

Paid Acquisition Manager — 20% of open Paid Acquisition Manager roles allow remote, vs 12% for Head of Growth.