Head of Growth

Location: London (Hybrid – 4 days office, 1 day home)

The Opportunity

We're partnering with a high-growth specialist growth marketing agency to recruit a Head of Growth. This is a unique opportunity for a hands‑on growth marketing leader who enjoys combining strategy, execution and leadership. The business has experienced significant growth over the past few years, continues to win exciting new clients and has ambitious plans for further expansion. As part of this journey, they're looking for a Head of Growth who can help lead their specialist growth function whilst remaining deeply involved in the work itself. This is not a traditional management-heavy Head of Growth role. The founders are specifically looking for someone who remains close to the detail of modern growth marketing and is comfortable operating across paid media, experimentation, creative strategy, attribution, AI and emerging growth channels. You'll spend approximately 30-40% of your time leading and developing the specialist growth team, with the remainder focused on strategic leadership across key client accounts and supporting the agency's continued growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead growth strategies across a portfolio of high-growth client accounts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to founders, marketing leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Build integrated acquisition strategies that combine paid, owned and organic growth channels.
• Identify new opportunities to improve customer acquisition, retention and revenue growth.
• Present growth plans, performance insights and strategic recommendations to clients.

Performance Marketing & Growth Execution

• Oversee and contribute to paid social and paid search strategies across client accounts.
• Develop experimentation frameworks across channels, creative, landing pages and conversion funnels.
• Lead creative testing programmes and provide clear briefs that drive performance.
• Ensure campaigns are underpinned by robust attribution, conversion tracking and measurement frameworks.
• Analyse performance data and translate insights into actionable growth recommendations.
• Stay ahead of platform developments, emerging channels and evolving growth methodologies.

Organic Growth & Emerging Channels

• Develop strategies that blend paid acquisition with organic growth opportunities.
• Identify and test emerging growth channels and acquisition tactics.
• Explore opportunities across creator‑led marketing, content distribution, clipping strategies and community‑led growth.
• Build scalable frameworks that support both short‑term performance and long‑term sustainable growth.
• Leverage AI tools to improve campaign performance, reporting, analysis and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI into growth workflows and client strategies.
• Champion innovation and experimentation across the growth function.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of growth marketing specialists.
• Support capability development across paid media, experimentation and growth strategy.
• Help shape best practices, processes and frameworks across the wider team.
• Foster a high‑performance culture built around testing, learning and continuous improvement.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong leadership skills with genuine hands‑on growth marketing expertise.

• Significant experience within growth marketing, performance marketing or customer acquisition roles.
• Strong hands‑on experience managing Paid Social campaigns, particularly Meta.
• Strong hands‑on experience managing Paid Search campaigns, particularly Google Ads.
• Proven experience developing integrated growth strategies across paid and organic channels.
• Strong understanding of attribution, conversion tracking and performance measurement.
• Experience briefing and developing high‑performing ad creative.
• Experience building and leading experimentation programmes.
• Strong understanding of AI tools and their application within growth marketing.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Excellent analytical, commercial and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong client‑facing and stakeholder management experience.
• Agency experience.
• Experience working with mobile apps, fintech, crypto, e‑commerce or digital‑first businesses.
• Experience scaling growth programmes for high‑growth or venture‑backed companies.
• Experience leveraging emerging organic acquisition channels and creator‑led growth strategies.

What's on Offer?

• Performance‑related bonus.
• Opportunity to work with ambitious, high‑growth brands.
• Significant autonomy and influence.
• Leadership responsibility within a rapidly growing business.
• Exposure to a broad range of growth challenges across multiple industries.
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a fast‑scaling agency.

This role would suit a Head of Growth, Growth Lead, Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Performance Marketing Lead, User Acquisition Lead or Growth Marketing Manager looking to step into a broader leadership role whilst remaining close to the execution and strategy that drives measurable growth.