Performance Planning Lead

UNAVAILABLE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Spark Foundry in the United Kingdom is hiring a Performance Planning Manager to join a collaborative, high-impact team supporting a leading financial services client. This role sits at the heart of performance strategy, bridging brand and activation to drive growth across multi-channel campaigns.

You’ll shape how activity delivers against business objectives, working with planning and activation specialists to turn insight into action and influence outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or other performance-led sectors.
• Translate briefs into structured, insight-led media plans.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to explain channel choices and formats to stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance planning across paid media channels, ensuring activity aligns to clear business objectives.
• Translate briefs into actionable, well-structured media plans with defined budgets and channel allocations.
• Partner with planning and activation teams to connect brand strategy with performance delivery.
• Shape and contribute to a growth engine approach, evaluating activity holistically to improve outcomes.
• Apply knowledge across social, PPC, and programmatic channels to optimise planning decisions.
• Build clear, engaging client-facing presentations that explain channel strategy, investment, and impact.
• Manage client communication confidently, setting expectations and navigating priorities with clarity.

Skills

Performance planning

Paid media channels

Strategic thinking

Client communication

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder management

Job description

Spark Foundry in the United Kingdom is hiring a Performance Planning Manager to join a collaborative, high-impact team supporting a leading financial services client. This role sits at the heart of performance strategy, bridging brand and activation to drive growth across multi-channel campaigns.

You’ll shape how activity delivers against business objectives, working with planning and activation specialists to turn insight into action and influence outcomes.