Full-Time

Director of Demand Generation

Updated on 9/10/2026

Swayable

Swayable

51-200 employees

Ad pre-testing using RCT data science

Compensation Overview

$140k - $160k/yr

+ Equity Options

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Three days in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn office per week required.

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
Forecasting
HubSpot
SEO
A/B Testing

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Requirements
  • 7-10+ years of experience in demand generation, marketing operations, growth, or performance marketing roles.
  • A demonstrated track record of building pipeline-focused programs that drove measurable revenue outcomes, not just lead volume.
  • Expertise with HubSpot marketing automation, workflows, sequences, lead scoring, lifecycle management, and attribution reporting.
  • Strong email marketing fundamentals, including deliverability, segmentation, cadence design, and A/B testing.
  • Experience designing and running targeted account-based marketing programs in coordination with Sales.
  • An analytical mindset and the ability to build attribution models, interpret funnel data, and present pipeline performance to leadership.
  • The ability to build from scratch in an environment with limited playbooks and create structure rather than inherit it.
Responsibilities
  • Design and execute multi-channel campaigns across email, content, paid media, events, and account-based marketing to drive qualified inbound pipeline aligned to revenue targets.
  • Apply advancements in artificial intelligence to improve targeting, campaign execution, content creation, reporting, attribution, forecasting, and internal workflows.
  • Build and maintain HubSpot lead routing rules, lead scoring, nurture workflows, sequences, and attribution reporting.
  • Own the full email marketing program, including list segmentation, cadence design, deliverability, A/B testing, and performance optimization.
  • Partner with Revenue Operations to design the end-to-end inbound motion from first touch to sales-ready handoff, with clear definitions, routing logic, and service-level agreements.
  • Build targeted account-based marketing programs for priority segments in partnership with Sales, including account selection, personalized outreach, and multichannel coordination.
  • Partner with web resources to improve conversion, landing page performance, and organic search, and own conversion strategy.
  • Instrument the full funnel, define marketing-sourced pipeline metrics, and deliver reporting.
  • Own and optimize the marketing technology stack, evaluate tools and vendors, and manage external lead generation agency and contractor relationships.
  • Develop and optimize ideal customer profiles in partnership with Revenue Operations and Sales by synthesizing firmographic, behavioral, and intent data to improve targeting, reporting, and strategy.

Swayable provides a pre-testing platform that measures ad and message effectiveness before launch. It uses randomized controlled trials and data science to isolate the persuasive impact of each asset and analyzes custom audience segments, gathering insights from thousands of participants within about 24 hours. Major brands like Airbnb, Amazon, Meta, Paramount, T-Mobile, and Uber rely on it to save money and improve communications by identifying what works best. As a public benefit corporation, its goal is to help brands optimize ads and messages with truthful reporting and measurable results.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$260K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • April 2026 AI updates add conversational analysis, speeding enterprise adoption.
  • Swayable still serves Amazon, Airbnb, T-Mobile, DoorDash, and Paramount.
  • March 2026 ARF appointment expands partnerships with advertisers, agencies, and research buyers.

What critics are saying

  • Google, Meta, and Adobe can bundle pre-testing into existing ad stacks by 2027.
  • AI-generated slideware commoditizes Swayable's core workflow, shrinking premium pricing power.
  • If enterprise clients distrust synthetic persuasion scoring, Swayable's public-benefit brand loses relevance.

What makes Swayable unique

  • Patented RCT pre-testing gives Swayable causal proof before launch, not vanity metrics.
  • 2026 Insights Factory turns test results into PowerPoint presentations within minutes.
  • ARF board seat for James Slezak strengthens Swayable's scientific credibility in marketing research.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity Options

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

3%
PR Newswire
Mar 12th, 2026
Swayable CEO James Slezak joins Advertising Research Foundation board of trustees

James Slezak, CEO of Swayable, has been appointed to the Advertising Research Foundation Board of Trustees for 2026. The ARF, founded in 1936, comprises over 400 top advertisers, agencies and research firms, and trustees guide its mission to advance scientific practice in advertising and marketing. Swayable is a creative pre-testing platform that uses randomised controlled trials and machine learning to measure messaging impact. The company, founded by Slezak in 2018, serves major brands including Amazon, Airbnb, T-Mobile, DoorDash and Paramount. Slezak holds a PhD in experimental physics from Cornell University and previously served in senior roles at The New York Times and McKinsey & Company. He currently serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Information Integrity.

PR Newswire
Oct 30th, 2024
Tyler Montague Joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & Research Success

Tyler Montague joins Swayable as Vice President of Customer & research Success.