Performance Marketing Manager

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$180K/yr – $220K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and scale paid acquisition across multiple platforms, shaping channel strategy, creative testing, measurement, and experimentation to drive qualified signups and revenue.

  • Drive full-funnel campaigns across search, social, and emerging platforms
  • Own measurement, attribution, and weekly insights to optimize CAC and payback
  • Collaborate with sales, lifecycle, and data teams to improve downstream conversions

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Paid acquisition: Own and scale paid acquisition across Google Ads, LinkedIn, Meta, Reddit, YouTube, and emerging developer-focused platforms; build and optimize full-funnel campaigns that drive qualified signups, pipeline, and revenue, not just clicks
  • Channel strategy: Develop channel strategy across search, paid social, retargeting, and experimentation budgets; manage campaign structure, keyword strategy, audience segmentation, and bidding to improve CAC and payback
  • Creative & landing pages: Test ad copy and creative angles tailored to technical audiences; partner closely with creative, content, and product marketing to ship high-performing ad concepts and landing page iterations
  • Measurement & reporting: Own measurement and attribution, with support from ops and engineering (tracking setup, conversion quality, offline conversion imports, and incrementality testing); analyze performance trends and communicate results clearly through dashboards, reporting, and weekly insights
  • Experimentation: Run structured experiments to identify new growth levers (new audiences, formats, offers, onboarding flows); stay current on platform changes, AI-driven campaign formats, and new opportunities in the paid media ecosystem
  • Downstream conversion: Collaborate with sales, lifecycle, and data teams to improve lead quality and conversion rates downstream

Requirements

  • Experience with Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Performance Max) and at least one major paid social platform
  • Experience in B2B paid media
  • Onsite role: must be able to work in person at the San Francisco office

Preferred

  • Track record of managing meaningful monthly budgets and scaling spend efficiently while maintaining performance
  • Experience managing paid media for a mobile app
  • Understanding of funnel metrics: CAC, LTV, payback period, and conversion rates
  • Experience with analytics and attribution tools
  • Analytical mindset with comfort in spreadsheets, cohort analysis, and performance modeling
  • Ability to move fast, test often, and iterate based on data and user insight
  • Comfort working cross-functionally in a high-ownership, fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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$180K/yr – $220K/yr

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Performance Marketing Manager

Cursor · San Francisco, CA · On-site