Performance Marketing Manager

Whatnot · Consumer · London, United Kingdom · Product

Performance Marketing Manager for Europe at Whatnot, responsible for identifying, testing, and scaling emerging paid media channels to accelerate growth. This role involves executing campaign experiments, analyzing results, and building frameworks for expansion beyond established platforms. The ideal candidate is hands-on, data-driven, and experienced in launching new performance programs.

What you'd actually do

  1. Launch and manage emerging digital and offline channels for acquisition
  2. Build structured testing roadmaps to validate channel fit and measure incremental impact.
  3. Execute full-funnel tests from creative development, audience segmentation and bid strategy to drive learnings and performance outcomes.
  4. Help formalize early stage channels into repeatable, scalable playbooks for broader adoption
  5. Own day-to-day execution and performance monitoring for early stage channels.

Skills

Required

  • performance marketing
  • growth marketing
  • digital media
  • paid campaigns management
  • data analysis
  • creative iteration
  • experimentation
  • cross-functional collaboration

Nice to have

  • ad tech
  • attribution methods
  • analytics solutions

What the JD emphasized

  • launch and manage emerging digital and offline channels
  • build structured testing roadmaps
  • execute full-funnel tests
  • formalize early stage channels into repeatable, scalable playbooks
  • own day-to-day execution and performance monitoring for early stage channels
  • analyze spend efficiency, conversion rates, and LTV metrics to optimize toward CAC, ROAS, and payback goals
  • partner with creative teams to continuously iterate on messaging and formats based on data driven feedback loops
  • partner with Data, Finance, Product, and broader Marketing teams to ensure campaigns are accurately tracked, measured, and reported
  • communicate actionable insights to stakeholders and propose next steps for scaling
  • keep abreast of the latest ad tech, attribution methods, and analytics solutions
  • recommend tools and platforms to enhance targeting, measurement, and campaign scalability on a global level
  • 4–6 years of experience in performance marketing, growth marketing, or digital media
  • Hands-on experience managing paid campaigns across multiple self-serve ad platforms with significant budget
  • Strong command of key metrics and data analysis to drive campaign outcomes
  • Experience creating and iterating on world-class creative that resonates across diverse culture
  • Builder mentality that thrives in ambiguity and knows how to drive end to end experimentation with measurement rigor
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with data, finance, engineering, and marketing teams, balancing both strategic and tactical responsibilities