Sr. Manager, Performance Marketing

Calabasas, CA (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $155K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

The role owns the performance marketing strategy and channel roadmap across paid media and retail platforms, leads agency partnerships, and drives cross‑functional optimization of the customer journey and measurement programs.

  • Own and optimize the end‑to‑end performance marketing strategy across paid and retail channels.
  • Lead agency relationships, KPIs, testing agendas, and cross‑channel alignment with Finance and Analytics.
  • Drive test‑and‑learn, measurement strategy, and data‑driven investment recommendations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and set the performance marketing strategy and channel roadmap across paid search, paid social, affiliate, influencer, retail media (including Amazon On‑Site & DSP and Criteo/Retailer.com), and emerging channels.
  • Lead the strategic relationship with performance agencies, establishing clear direction, priorities, testing agendas, and success metrics.
  • Hold agencies accountable for delivering against agreed KPIs, experimentation roadmaps, and optimization plans.
  • Direct cross‑channel alignment between DTC, Amazon, and Retail Media strategies to ensure cohesive execution and efficient investment.
  • Partner with Finance and Analytics to inform forecasting, performance readouts, and post‑campaign analysis, providing clear inputs and recommendations (without direct budget ownership).
  • Evaluate new platforms, partners, and media opportunities, making recommendations on where agencies should test, scale, or deprioritize.
  • Act as accountable agency sponsor to drive success in the relationship, set strategic priorities, hold agency and internal teams accountable, and represent the partnership’s work to senior local and global leadership.
  • Define and optimize end‑to‑end customer journeys across paid, owned, retail media, and commerce touchpoints to improve acquisition, conversion, and repeat purchase behavior.
  • Partner cross‑functionally to identify growth opportunities, remove friction in the customer journey, and improve marketing efficiency across channels.
  • Guide measurement strategy in partnership with Analytics, including MMM, MTA/MMT, incrementality testing, match-market testing, attribution, and cross-channel performance analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus.
  • 5–10 years of experience in performance marketing, growth marketing, media strategy, or marketing analytics roles.
  • Strong experience working through agencies to execute ads or manage platforms.
  • Solid understanding of paid media channels, including search, social, affiliate, influencer, and retail media (Amazon Ads, DSP, Criteo/Retailer.com).
  • Experience developing customer journey strategies, growth frameworks, and cross‑channel performance plans that improve marketing effectiveness and business outcomes.
  • Familiarity with measurement approaches such as MMM, MTA/MMT, incrementality testing, match‑market testing, attribution, and media effectiveness analysis.
  • Experience developing investment strategies and budget allocation recommendations using data, testing frameworks, and commercial performance insights.
  • Highly analytical, with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Effective communicator with the ability to influence cross functional partners and agencies.

Preferred

  • Advanced degree a plus.

Benefits

  • health insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
  • Other rewards may include annual bonus plan or variable pay.
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We are committed to addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and communities.GHD is a global network of multi-disciplinary professionals providing clients with integrated solutions through engineering, environmental, design and construction expertise. Our future-focused, innovative approaches connect and support communities around the world, resiliency and sustainability for generations to come.Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. See our list of office locations and contact numbers in ghd.com/en/about-ghd/office-locations----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GHD reconnaît et comprend que le monde est en constante évolution. Nous sommes engagés à résoudre les plus grands défis mondiaux dans les secteurs de l’eau, de l’énergie et de l’urbanisation.Nous sommes une entreprise de services professionnels dotée d’une expertise de pointe en ingénierie, en construction et en architecture. Nos démarches avant-gardistes et innovatrices rapprochent et soutiennent les communautés à l’échelle mondiale. En livrant d’excellents résultats sociaux et économiques, nous visons à bâtir des relations durables avec nos partenaires et nos clients.Fondée en 1928, GHD appartient entièrement à ses employés Nous sommes plus de 10 000 employés diversifiés et qualifiés dans plus de 200 bureaux et sur cinq continents : Amérique du Nord et Amérique du Sud, Asie, Australie et Europe, ainsi que dans la région du Pacifique.Apprenez-en davantage sur nous à ghd.com

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Millers Point, New South Wales, AUS
17K employees (1,083 in marketing)
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86% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $155K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Performance Marketing median pay in the United States

$110K/yr

Most pay falls between $85K and $150K. Based on 861 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
4.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$40.4K
Last Raise
$12.5K
Grant, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2021
    Grant • $12.5K
  • Oct 2020
    Grant • $27.8K

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
129.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
58.8%
Direct
32.6%
Referral
5.8%
Social
1.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~16.9K

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Sr. Manager, Performance Marketing

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