Director of Marketing and Sales

We are seeking a heavyweight, operational Director of Marketing Sales  to step in and take over the day-to-day team leadership and high-level client relationship management of our core monetization and lead generation business units. 

You will not be doing manual campaign execution, copy creation, page building, or active media buying. Instead, you are responsible for running the engine: driving internal team accountability, unblocking your managers, tracking operational metrics, and personally owning high-stakes relationships with corporate partners, networks, and enterprise lead buyers.

Please note: We are not looking for an engineering manager or a software technical leader. Your background must be rooted in leading high-performing business, sales, and marketing teams.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership Execution Velocity

• Direct Management:Take absolute ownership of an active, cross-functional squad of Account Managers, Sales Representatives, Data Engineers, and our specialized SMS Email deployment teams.

• Drive Output: Keep the team focused on daily data monetization metrics, scaling lead volume, and maintaining absolute alignment across our vertical channels.

• Eliminate Drag: Run tight, high-energy daily standups. Establish crisp accountability guidelines so every single person knows what metric they own, and cut out the internal communication friction that slows teams down.

Partner Ecosystems Enterprise Sales

• High-Value Relationships: Act as the primary, senior-level bridge between our internal operations and our highest-value financial lead buyers, networks, and institutions.

• Data Partner Governance: Directly oversee relationships and technical integrations with our Data Partners, ensuring external feedback is immediately translated into internal data-routing improvements.

• Portfolio Monetization: Personally land and cultivate relationships with external brands to secure high-volume list monetization agreements, expanding our distribution reach.

Data Logistics, Systems Financials

• PL Alignment: Partner closely with the CEO CRO to translate macro financial targets (data spending, CPL targets, list margins) into clear, daily metrics your teams own and hit.

• Routing Oversight: Oversee the technical operations responsible for our lead-buying ping/tree marketplace architectures, data distribution rules, and complex CRM routing (HubSpot, Salesforce).

• Compliance Deliverability: Ensure the operational stability and carrier compliance of our mass SMS and email networks.

• AI Aggression: Drive the rapid adoption of generative AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, custom prompt workflows) across internal operations to systematically speed up task completion.

Qualifications Skills

Required:

• 7+ Years of Leadership Grit: A proven track record strictly managing, structuring, and scaling cross-functional business, sales, and marketing teams.

• Technical Landscape Literacy: Complete comfort navigating data pipelines, platform APIs, CRM automation triggers, and high-volume communication distribution systems. You must know how to look at data dashboards to evaluate team performance.

• COO Hand-off Experience: Proven experience stepping into a high-growth environment to successfully absorb operational leadership from a Founder or C-level executive.

Nice-to-Haves / Preferred:

• Performance Marketing DNA: Operational familiarity with high-volume lead generation engines, list/data monetization companies, or performance-driven data networks.

• Vertical Experience: Direct experience working within high-velocity financial verticals (Cash Advance, Small Dollar, Personal Loans, Installments, Lines of Credit) or the auto insurance sector.

Compensation Benefits

• Salary Range: $125,000 - $160,000 annually (Dependent upon experience, expertise, and strategic value).

• Health Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance packages

• Retirement: Corporate retirement savings plan options with a traditional 401(k) (Eligible after 90 days of continuous employment).

• Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) allotment and observed holiday schedule 

• Perks Luxury Culture: Daily catered lunches, a fully stocked premium coffee and tea bar, unlimited snacks, and free garage parking. Employees also enjoy routine professional development opportunities within an elite, growth-driven leadership environment in Downtown Vancouver, WA.