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AirOps is hiring a Head of AI Ads to define and lead a new product line at the intersection of AI-native advertising and brand growth. The role sits at the forefront of a category-defining opportunity as consumers shift from traditional search engines to AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
You will serve as AirOps' principal authority on generative ads, responsible for building foundational playbooks for how top brands deploy capital across LLM-driven discovery channels. This is a 0-to-1 operator role combining strategy, growth systems engineering, and market leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining AirOps' playbook for AI-native advertising with frameworks for budget allocation, paid placements, organic authority, and content optimization across LLM platforms
- Partnering directly with marketing executives and growth teams to map early-adopter strategies and evaluate channel tradeoffs
- Designing and executing high-velocity quantitative experiments across emerging AI platforms to decode auction dynamics, recommendation algorithms, and attribution models
- Bridging paid performance marketing and AI Engine Optimization (AEO), guiding brands on when to use structured data, authority-building, or direct paid placements
- Serving as the public voice and thought leader for AirOps in the AI Ads ecosystem through publishing, executive education, and market positioning
- Translating customer learnings and experimental results into repeatable product specs and scalable go-to-market motions
You bring 6+ years of performance marketing, SEM, paid media, or growth experience at high-growth startups with deep mastery of auction mechanics, bidding logic, targeting, and multi-touch attribution. You have a proven track record pioneering new, unproven channels before standard playbooks existed. You combine sharp strategic judgment across paid and organic levers with strong quantitative rigor and data-first approaches to budget allocation and performance measurement. You have active fascination with AI-native discovery, LLM evolution, and answer-engine landscapes. You communicate with executive presence and passion for establishing a new industry discipline.
