Managing Director, Performance

Clever Digital Marketing

Managing Director overseeing performance marketing at Clever Digital Marketing. Leading operational excellence and driving client growth across numerous channels and teams.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeVaughan • 🇨🇦 CanadaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the executive leader responsible for the end-to-end performance marketing function, including Paid Media and Client Services.
Partner with the COO and executive team to define and execute the long-term strategic vision for Clever Digital Marketing.
Contribute to company-wide planning, growth initiatives, and operational leadership as part of the executive leadership team.
Own the company-wide performance marketing strategy, ensuring best-in-class execution across Paid Search, Paid Social, and emerging channels.
Identify and champion new growth levers, technologies, platforms, and optimization frameworks that improve lead quality and drive client revenue.
Ensure our performance marketing programs remain data-driven, scalable, and aligned with evolving platform and industry changes.
Maintain deep familiarity with major advertising platforms including Google Ads, Meta Ads, and Microsoft Advertising.
Oversee the Client Services function, ensuring exceptional client delivery, retention, and account growth.
Establish systems that tightly integrate Client Services and Paid Media, aligning teams around shared performance and business outcomes.
Support senior client relationships with strategic oversight and executive presence.
Drive initiatives that increase client retention, satisfaction, and expansion opportunities.
Architect and scale the organizational structure across Paid Media and Client Services, ensuring clarity in leadership layers and responsibilities.
Lead and mentor a large, multi-disciplinary team of directors, managers, and specialists.
Build strong leadership pipelines through coaching, mentorship, and succession planning.
Create ascension systems that enable employees to grow into leadership roles.
Lead quarterly and annual planning cycles for media strategy, departmental priorities, and performance forecasting.
Develop and refine scalable SOPs, quality assurance systems, marketing playbooks, and operational frameworks.
Work closely with Operations and Analytics teams to implement systems that improve performance visibility and decision-making.
Ensure teams operate with clear processes, strong accountability, and consistent performance standards.
Oversee performance reporting and forecasting across all paid channels and client portfolios.
Ensure teams leverage data and analytics to continuously improve campaign performance and client outcomes.
Establish clear KPIs and performance benchmarks across departments.
Partner closely with Operations, Analytics, and Executive Leadership to scale internal systems and infrastructure.
Support new business initiatives and agency growth opportunities through strategic leadership and expertise.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10-15+ years of experience in performance marketing, with deep expertise in Paid Search and Paid Social.
8+ years of senior leadership experience, including managing senior leaders such as Directors, Group Directors and VP’s.
Proven experience overseeing large-scale paid media programs with $10M+ monthly spend.
Experience managing large teams of 50+ employees across multiple functions.
Agency experience leading both media strategy and client services delivery.
Strong operator with a track record of building scalable processes, systems, and organizational structures.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate senior leaders and department heads.
Exceptional strategic thinking combined with strong operational execution.
Experience integrating paid media, CRO, and creative to drive measurable growth.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary + performance-based bonuses
Flexible remote work environment with option for in-person collaboration (Vaughan, ON)
Group Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, RRSP/401k Plan w/matching, more.
Company-provided MacBook computer
Home office budget and Clever merch delivery to get you started
Work Abroad Policy: Need a new working environment? Our work abroad policy supports this!
The chance to shape and grow a high-performing Enterprise team
A culture of performance and respect where the best work happens with extreme ownership and accountability meets collaboration.

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Hard Skills & Tools

performance marketingPaid SearchPaid Socialdata-driven marketingcampaign performanceKPI establishmentperformance forecastingscalable processesoptimization frameworksclient retention

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingoperational executionmentorshipleadershipteam buildingclient relationship managementcoachingaccountabilitycommunicationplanning