VP of Performance Marketing

Vice President Of Performance

Whisker is redefining what it means to live with cats—designing intelligent systems that remove friction, elevate the everyday, and celebrate the quiet brilliance of feline companionship. Today, Litter-Robot leads the category. Tomorrow, an entire ecosystem that expands what's possible for cats and the people who love them. We believe the future is feline. And we're imagining that future today.
The vice president of performance will lead and scale our customer acquisition and growth engine across paid media, paid search, affiliate, influencer, SEO, and marketing analytics. This role owns growth performance end to end—balancing speed, efficiency, and long-term value—while building a best-in-class, data-driven growth organization. You will help evolve Whisker from performance-reliant advertising to branded-performance marketing, turning Whisker into a household name through powerful storytelling, bold creativity, and more accountable, data-driven decision-making.
You'll be responsible for translating company revenue and margin goals into a disciplined growth strategy, optimizing channel mix, and ensuring strong measurement, attribution, and insight generation across the funnel. This is a highly cross-functional role with direct influence on company trajectory.
Leadership responsibilities:
Directly supervises growth teams.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities following Whisker policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, training, and hiring, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, addressing team issues, and upholding safety and quality guidelines.
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in growth, performance marketing, or acquisition leadership
Proven experience scaling subscription and repeat-purchase DTC brands
Deep expertise in paid media with a focus on paid social, paid search, affiliate, influencer, and SEO
Strong command of marketing analytics, attribution, and growth economics
Experience managing large budgets and driving profitable growth
Experience building or scaling in-house growth and analytics teams
Strong cross-functional leadership and executive communication skills
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with ambiguity
Maintains confidentiality of proprietary information
Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions
A high degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to motivate others
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with team members and colleagues
Comfortable with office pets (cats, dogs)
Not required but nice to have!
International growth experience
Exposure to omnichannel or retail-adjacent growth strategies
Benefits & purrks:
Premium medical/dental/vision insurance
Paid parental leave
Whisker parents program
1 day "pawternity" leave for new pet adoption
Pet insurance discount
401k match
Flexible spending accounts
Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
Employee assistance program (eap)
Generous paid time off
14 paid holidays
Top of the line equipment
Pet-friendly office
Whisker products and swag
Continuing education support
On-site gym with peloton
Referral program
Statement of inclusivity:
We believe different perspectives make Whisker better and strive to create a place where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive.