Head of Growth vs VP of Marketing

VP of Marketing typically pays more — median total comp around $180K vs $110K for Head of Growth on Growth.Talent listings.

Head of Growth: Own the growth function end-to-end. Strategy, channels, hiring. VP of Marketing: Senior marketing leader. Owns brand + demand + the team. 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 VP of Marketing).

Head of Growth — 79 open roles vs 4 for VP of Marketing on Growth.Talent.

VP of Marketing — 25% of open VP of Marketing roles allow remote, vs 15% for Head of Growth.