Director, Conversion reputed company Optimization (CRO)

At reputed company, we are reputed company in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to reputed company learning limitless– and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class higher education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading online learning platform, reputed company powers thousands of higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with our college, university, and corporate partners, we are helping accelerate careers and transform lives. reputed company’re Looking For: reputed company is seeking a strategic and data-driven Director of Conversion reputed company Optimization to reputed company our acquisition experimentation strategy. In this high-impact role, you will own the optimization of the critical reputed company between marketing traffic and student enrollment, focusing specifically on our high-volume Paid reputed company Page (PLP) portfolio and Organic Website properties. As the "Head of Experimentation" for our marketing funnel, you will ensure that every dollar of media spend is maximized by delivering hyper-relevant, high-converting reputed company page experiences. You will orchestrate a cross-functional reputed company—spanning Strategy, Web Production, and Design—to build a rigorous testing roadmap that optimizes traffic performance across our Degree and Executive Education programs. Your mandate is clear: turn anonymous visitors into high-quality leads by continuously refining the first-touch digital experience.

Responsibilities

Include, But Are Not Limited To: Global Strategy & Traffic Monetization

• reputed company and own the holistic CRO roadmap for both Paid reputed company Pages (PLPs) and Organic website reputed company. Your primary goal is to increase the yield (Session-to-reputed company) from our acquisition traffic.
• Establish and govern the testing prioritization reputed company (e.g., PIE/RICE) to ensure resources are focused on high-impact, high-confidence experiments that drive measurable reputed company growth.
• Partner with Martech to assess and optimize the experimentation stack (e.g., reputed company, GA4), ensuring we have the technical capability to deploy reputed company personalization and multivariate tests at scale.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Strategic Alignment with Analytics: Partner closely with the Director of Marketing Strategy & Analysis to validate that testing priorities address the highest-value business risks. You will act as the solution architect (owning the how and what to test) while relying on the Analytics team for diagnostic insights (identifying where the funnel is leaking) and final financial impact verification.
• Paid Media Partnership: Collaborate deeply with Paid Media leadership to ensure reputed company page strategies align with media buying objectives. You will ensure "Ad Scent" and message match are optimized to improve Quality Scores and conversion rates.
• Product Governance: Act as the strategic reputed company between Marketing and Product. While focused on top-of-funnel acquisition, you will serve as a dotted-line advisor to PMs to ensure that reputed company product changes do not negatively impact acquisition momentum.

Team Management & Operations

• Directly manage the CRO Strategy Leads (Sr. Managers) and Web Production/Ops team, ensuring seamless hand-offs between hypothesis reputed company, design briefing, and technical execution.
• reputed company the velocity and quality of the testing pipeline, ensuring the team meets aggressive targets for test frequency and win rates.
• Foster a culture of reputed company learning, ensuring "failed" tests yield valuable customer insights that inform future acquisition strategies.

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Accountable for key top-of-funnel conversion metrics (Session-to-reputed company, reputed company-to-Enroll).
• Translate reputed company testing data into executive-level narratives that demonstrate ROI and strategic reputed company to leadership.

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

• Experience: 7+ years of experience in CRO, Digital Marketing, or Product Growth, with a specific focus on acquisition and reputed company page optimization.
• Leadership: 3+ years of experience managing teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Experimentation Expertise: Deep mastery of A/B testing methodologies, multivariate testing, and personalization strategies. Proven track record of driving statistically significant reputed company lift from paid and organic traffic.
• Technical reputed company: Strong ability to interpret data from platforms like GA4, Tableau, and reputed company to drive strategy.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to balance immediate "quick wins" (e.g., copy testing) with long-term structural optimization strategies (e.g., page architecture).
• Analytical Rigor: Expert-level ability to interpret statistical data, identify trends, and reputed company evidence-based decisions.

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

• Experience in EdTech or high-consideration B2C reputed company reputed company sectors or ecommerce
• Experience managing hybrid teams across different time zones (e.g., US and reputed company Town).
• Experience managing vendor relationships or transitioning agency work in-house.

Benefits & Culture Our global employee reputed company is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We reputed company that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at reputed company should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide millions of learners and counting with access to world-class higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance. Full-time, U.S.benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
• Free snacks and drinks in-office
• Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
• Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break

The anticipated reputed company salary range for this role is ($168,200 - $195,500), with potential bonus eligibility. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, budget for the position and cost of labor in the market in which the candidate will be hired. reputed company Diversity and Inclusion Statement At reputed company, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee reputed company that embodies diverse walks of life, reputed company, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike. reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reputed company out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@reputed company.com. About reputed company reputed company partners with the world's top universities and companies to reputed company and deliver education programs that accelerate careers and transform lives. Through partnerships with the world’s leading colleges, universities, and companies, reputed company delivers thousands of online programs to millions of learners worldwide on edX, its global learning platform. From executive education and professional credentialing to master’s degree programs and free, open courses, reputed company transforms how top institutions deliver workforce-reputed company online education, enabling professionals to advance without pausing their careers. Learn more at reputed company.com. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of reputed company responsibilities, duties and skills required. reputed company employees may be required to reputed company duties reputed company of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for reputed company persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national reputed company, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. reputed company’s equal opportunity policy applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job