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The Intelligence Board
Avg. Head of Growth comp crossed $210K
Base salary, excluding equity. Up 14% YoY. SF and NYC lead; remote roles now within 8% of in-office packages.
◆ Featured Role
Meridian Health
VP of Growth
Series B digital health. 3M users, profitable, hiring their first dedicated growth leader. Reporting directly to CEO.
Hiring Manager Intel
"We stopped filtering for 'growth hacker' resumes. We look for one thing: someone who has shipped a channel from zero to meaningful. Tell me that story in two sentences or we're done."
Priya Nair
VP Talent, Cascade Commerce
◆ Data Snapshot
Remote vs. Hybrid: Growth Roles 2026
Based on 312 roles tracked in Q1 2026
◆ Featured Role
Loft Financial
Head of Paid Acquisition
Pre-IPO fintech. $1.4B valuation. Own the full paid stack — Google, Meta, TikTok. Team of 4 direct reports.
◆ By The Numbers
Hiring Manager Intel
"I've been in growth for nine years. Dispatch is the only newsletter I actually read the day it lands. The salary transparency alone saved me $30K in my last negotiation."
Marcus Osei
Head of Growth, Tempo SaaS
Interview Intel
The screen call question that actually filters
Three hiring managers at growth-stage startups told us the same thing this week: they ask candidates to walk through one campaign that failed and what they learned. The answer reveals self-awareness faster than any case study.
Full breakdown in the issue →
◆ Featured Role
Orion Labs
Director of CRO
B2B SaaS, $120M ARR. Own experimentation roadmap. 40% of role is strategy, 60% is execution. No agency middlemen.
CRO specialists: $130K–$165K base
Freelance day rates averaging $1,100–$1,600. In-house roles offering 0.1–0.3% equity at Series A/B. Remote premium shrinking.
◆ Data Snapshot
Top Hiring Industries, Q1 2026
Based on 312 roles in Dispatch database
Hiring Manager Intel
Why 'growth hacker' titles are getting cut
Four Series B companies we spoke to this week are rewriting JDs to remove 'hacker' language entirely. Signal: they want operators, not experimenters. Titles moving toward 'Growth Lead' and 'Acquisition Director'.
Full breakdown in the issue →
◆ Featured Role
Waveline Studio
Senior Growth Marketing Manager
Creative-tech startup, 200 employees. Own paid social and lifecycle. Slack-first culture, async by default. Generous equity.
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Roles this week: 7Salary Intelligence
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