Data-Driven Marketplace Growth & Performance Manager

StepStone Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday allowance + bankhols

Private medical and dental healthcare

Matching pension contribution 4 or 5%

Hybrid working model

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

The Stepstone Group is seeking a Digital Trading & Performance Manager to shape marketplace performance across the UK business, collaborating with Product, Marketing, Analytics, Pricing, and Commercial teams to drive growth through data-driven insights.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead commercially impactful initiatives, and deliver executive reporting on trends, challenges and opportunities to support strategy and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Marketplace, Ecommerce, Digital Trading, Performance Marketing or Product Performance environments.
• Ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends and uncover actionable business insights.
• Proven experience translating data into recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to build credibility and influence decisions across multiple teams and functions.
• Executive communication skills presenting insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Structured, data-driven mindset with a track record of solving business challenges.
• Experience in digital marketplaces, ecommerce, conversion optimization, pricing or growth-focused environments.
• Experience presenting insights to senior leadership or executive stakeholders.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools, reporting frameworks or advanced analytics.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and communicate marketplace health across commercial, candidate and product KPIs.
• Identify growth opportunities, performance risks and optimisation potential through data analysis.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Analytics, Pricing and Commercial stakeholders to improve outcomes.
• Turn trends into actionable recommendations that influence strategy and investments.
• Present performance trends and opportunities to senior leaders and executives.
• Monitor competitor activity and customer behaviour to support strategy.

Skills

Marketplace Experience

Analytical Thinking

Commercial Mindset

Stakeholder Influence

Executive Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

The Stepstone Group is seeking a Digital Trading & Performance Manager to shape marketplace performance across the UK business, collaborating with Product, Marketing, Analytics, Pricing, and Commercial teams to drive growth through data-driven insights.

You will influence senior stakeholders, lead commercially impactful initiatives, and deliver executive reporting on trends, challenges and opportunities to support strategy and investment decisions.