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Vice President, Growth

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 12+ years in performance marketing, growth marketing, or digital GTM with a proven track record rebuilding underperforming paid media programs
  • Deep paid media expertise across search (Google, Bing), display, social, and affiliate channels with experience managing large budgets and ROAS targets
  • Strong ecommerce and conversion rate optimization experience, including checkout flow mechanics, trial-to-paid conversion, and structured A/B testing
  • Experience growing and converting free user bases (freemium or trial-led funnels) with product-led growth mindset and ability to influence cross-functional product decisions

Requirements:

  • Lead ROAS-driven paid media optimization across WinZip, PC Utilities, and Ad Remover by diagnosing performance, eliminating auto-bidding, setting channel- and brand-level ROAS targets, and scaling effective campaigns (search, display, social, affiliate)
  • Own the full ecommerce funnel from first click to paid conversion, identify and close conversion leaks, and run structured A/B tests across landing pages, checkout flows, and trial-to-paid sequences
  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for each brand—including seasonal campaigns, promotional calendars, pricing/packaging input, and coordination of new product launches—while collaborating with CRO/CPO to influence product decisions that improve retention
  • Build and lead a cross-functional growth team and drive programs to expand the free user base, reactivate lapsed subscribers, and execute bundling/cross-sell initiatives; maintain weekly dashboards (ROAS, CAC, conversions, retention) for CRO reporting

Job description

Vice President, Growth

North America | Full-Time | Remote 

Corel has an immediate vacancy for this role.

The Opportunity

The VP of Growth owns the full commercial motion for WinZip Compression, PC Utilities, and Ad Remover — three consumer-facing software brands with established revenue bases and significant growth opportunity. This includes GTM strategy, paid media execution, eCommerce and funnel optimization, and direct product strategy influence.

The primary mandate is to rebuild ROAS and paid media performance across this portfolio while expanding the free user base, improving user retention, and driving full funnel optimization — from campaign performance through to conversion. Equally important is the ability to play an influential role in product strategy, working closely with the CPO to shape product decisions that improve both free and paid user retention across the brand portfolio. This role requires hands-on performance marketing expertise, strong analytical capability, and the ability to influence product decisions without direct ownership of the product roadmap.

A Day in the Life

  • ROAS Rebuild & Paid Media: Diagnose current paid media performance across all three brands. Eliminate unmonitored auto-bidding. Establish ROAS targets by channel and brand. Deploy incremental S&M budget with defined kill thresholds — scaling what works, stopping what doesn't. Own search, display, social, and affiliate channels.
  • eCommerce & Funnel Optimization: Own the full digital acquisition funnel from first click through paid conversion. Identify and close conversion leaks. Run structured A/B testing across landing pages, checkout flows, and trial-to-paid sequences.
  • Free User Base Expansion: Build and execute programs to grow the free user base across the brand portfolio — developing the acquisition strategies, onboarding flows, and engagement programs that convert free users into paying subscribers.
  • GTM Strategy: Develop and own go-to-market strategy for each brand — including seasonal campaign planning, promotional calendar, pricing and packaging input, and launch coordination for new product releases.
  • Product Strategy Influence: Participate in monthly product-revenue alignment with the CRO and CPO. Bring customer acquisition data, free user behavior, and market intelligence into product decisions. Drive the commercial case for product investments that improve both free and paid user retention.
  • Lapsed Customer Reactivation: Build and own a structured reactivation program targeting lapsed subscribers across the brand portfolio, with emphasis on WinZip where returning customer behavior is established and scalable.
  • Bundling & Cross-Sell: Evaluate and execute bundling opportunities across WinZip, PC Utilities, and Ad Remover — packaging that improves conversion, average revenue per user, and retention.
  • Performance Measurement: Build and maintain weekly dashboards covering ROAS, CAC, new bookings, eCommerce conversion rates, free-to-paid conversion, and cohort retention by brand. Report to CRO on a defined cadence.
  • Team Leadership: Build and lead a focused growth team including paid media managers, eCommerce specialists, and growth analysts.

How We Work (Our Values)

Culture matters at Corel. As we build the next chapter of this business, how we work together is as important as what we build.

Accountability comes first. When we commit to something, we own the outcome and learn quickly when things don’t go as planned.

Customer obsessed. We focus on real customer impact, constantly asking: “What’s in it for the customer?”

We debate ideas openly and respectfully. Strong opinions and healthy disagreement are encouraged, but once a decision is made, we align and move forward together.

Move fast. Be resourceful. We value speed and pragmatism — testing ideas quickly, learning from customers, and proving what works before scaling. 

What You Bring

To succeed in this role, you have:

  • 12+ years in performance marketing, growth marketing, or digital GTM — with a clear record of rebuilding underperforming paid media programs, not just managing established ones.
  • Deep paid media expertise across search (Google, Bing), display, social, and affiliate channels. Experience managing significant budgets with active ROAS monitoring and campaign-level decision authority.
  • Strong eCommerce and conversion rate optimization experience — direct knowledge of checkout flow mechanics, trial-to-paid conversion, and structured A/B testing methodology.
  • Experience growing and converting free user bases — building freemium or trial-led acquisition funnels that convert at scale.
  • B2C consumer software experience required — understanding of how consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase software products.
  • Product-led growth experience — ability to frame GTM decisions in terms of product experience and influence roadmap priorities without owning the product function.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority
  • Analytically rigorous — comfortable building ROAS models, interpreting cohort retention data, and presenting both to senior leadership.

It’s a bonus if you also have:

  • Experience in PE-backed or high-growth software with accountability for marketing spend efficiency and commercial outcomes.

About Corel

Corel is a beloved and trusted industry titan fueled by make-everything-easier flexibility. With a 40+ year legacy of innovation, we understand where you’ve been, and we’re uniquely equipped to get you where you want to be. Our comprehensive collection of creative, collaborative, and productivity solutions propel your teams on their journey. From meeting your deadlines to realizing your dreams, Corel empowers all you do.

Our products enable millions of connected knowledge workers around the world to do great work faster. Our success is driven by an unwavering commitment to deliver a broad portfolio of innovative applications – including CorelDRAW®, MindManager®, and WinZip® – to inspire users and help them achieve their goals.

It is our policy and practice to offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected characteristic.

Corel is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodation that is required. Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request as required by Federal and Provincial regulations and Company Policy. Any information received relating to accommodation will be treated as confidential.

As part of our evaluation process, we utilize an AI tool to assess candidates.

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