Senior Performance Marketing Manager
| Remuneration: | R55000 - R65000 per month cost-to-company |
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Job level: | Mid/Senior |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Company: | Ad Talent Africa |
Job description
Who are weWe are a fast-growing global business focused on delivering premium digital experiences across multiple international markets. Our culture is fast-paced, commercially driven and highly collaborative, with a strong focus on innovation, performance and measurable growth.
Who are we looking for
We are looking for a commercially focused Performance Marketing Manager who thrives on using data, insights and experimentation to drive scalable growth.
You are equal parts strategist, analyst and hands-on operator - comfortable managing campaigns, interrogating performance data and translating insights into real business impact. You enjoy challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities and continuously improving ROI across digital channels.
What will you do
- Own and drive paid digital performance across multiple global brands
- Manage and optimise campaigns across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok and BingMonitor and improve key performance metrics including ROI, CAC/CPA and ROAS
- Analyse full-funnel performance data to identify growth opportunities and improve conversion rates
- Lead ongoing testing and experimentation across audiences, creatives, landing pages and bidding strategies
- Develop audience segmentation and targeting strategies based on customer behaviour and market insights
- Partner with SEO, CRM and content teams to align acquisition and retention strategies
- Build clear reporting dashboards and present performance insights and recommendations to leadership
- Manage budgets, forecasting, reconciliation and campaign performance reviews
- Work closely with agencies and platform partners to ensure strong delivery and accountability
- Stay up to date with digital marketing trends, platform changes and evolving attribution models
What do you need
- 8+ years’ experience in digital/performance marketing across B2C and B2B environments
- Agency experience
- Strong hands-on experience across PPC, Paid Social, Display and SEO
- Deep understanding of Google, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok advertising platforms
- Proven success in scaling paid acquisition campaigns while improving ROI and efficiency
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset with advanced experience using GA4, platform analytics and Excel
- Experience designing and managing structured testing and optimisation programmes
- Understanding of attribution, tracking, conversion modelling and modern measurement practices
- Experience working across multiple markets and localising campaigns for different audiences
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills
- Leadership experience managing and developing marketing teams
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment
Desirable:- Experience within subscription-based, SaaS, financial services or other considered-purchase sectors
- Exposure to CRM/lifecycle marketing and retention strategies
- Experience using BI tools such as Looker, Power BI or Tableau
- Basic SQL knowledge advantageous
Requirements
- Digital marketing
- Paid media
- Performance marketing
Posted on 26 May 14:16, Closing date 25 Jun