Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Do you get a buzz from owning seven-figure media budgets and seeing the impact of every decision in the numbers within days?

Are you ready to lead a talented team and shape the growth model of a business entering its biggest chapter yet?

If so, read on.

The business

My client is a fast-growing, highly profitable digital consumer business and one of the leaders in its market. It was recently acquired by a major European group, which brings serious investment and ambition. With a new Managing Director and a new Head of Marketing on board, they re building a stronger, more specialist marketing team, and this senior performance role is central to the next stage of growth.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and leading a team of three performance marketers, you ll own the paid acquisition and retention strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role combining strategy, commercial ownership and operational excellence.

You ll be responsible for:

• Performance strategy: owning annual, quarterly and monthly channel plans aligned to commercial targets, with a sharp focus on CAC, LTV and profitability.
• Channel leadership: leading Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Paid Search, app acquisition, affiliates, native and display, including budget allocation, optimisation, audience strategy and forecasting.
• Testing and experimentation: building a structured, evidence-led testing programme across creative, messaging, audiences, landing pages and funnels.
• New channels: building the business case for, and launching, emerging channels such as DOOH, CTV, creator partnerships and audio.
• Performance creative: defining creative testing frameworks and turning platform insight into winning direct-response creative.
• Measurement and insight: acting as the go-to person for forecasting, budget pacing, attribution, channel contribution and ROI.
• Team leadership: coaching and developing a high-performing team.
• Partners: managing agencies, platforms and technology partners.

Must-haves

• Extensive experience leading multi-channel performance marketing programmes
• Significant hands-on experience managing seven-figure paid media budgets
• Hands-on knowledge of Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and Google Ads, plus app acquisition and affiliate marketing
• Experience leading and developing a fast-moving, high-volume team
• A track record of building testing and experimentation frameworks
• A strong understanding of attribution, measurement, forecasting and budget pacing
• A strong grasp of direct-response creative and creative iteration at scale
• A commercial, analytical mindset and excellent stakeholder management

Nice to have: experience in ecommerce, membership or app-based businesses; Northbeam or similar attribution platforms; incrementality testing; and CRM and lifecycle integration.

What s on offer

• very competitive salary, plus a bonus scheme currently being finalised
• 25 days holiday, a 4% contributory pension matched up to 7%, and enhanced sick pay
• Monday to Friday, 9 to 5
• A split between the Norfolk head office and London, ideally two days a week with your team in London, with travel covered
• Real investment, senior backing and the chance to shape the growth model from the start of a new chapter

Interested?

Send your CV to Emma Baylis at Select Recruitment Specialists, or get in touch for a confidential chat.