Senior Performance Director

The Marketing Meetup Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid working model

Paid training budget

Industry events

Job summary

The Marketing Meetup Ltd is seeking a Senior Performance Marketing Director to lead a large client portfolio, shape strategy, and mentor experienced specialists in a fast-growing agency. You will drive commercial growth, strengthen client partnerships and elevate delivery across paid media, including social and search.

Join a high-growth environment with strong YoY growth, a focus on tech, and a merit-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in digital marketing leadership roles.
• Strong paid media experience across social and search.
• Deep knowledge of ecommerce and retail dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Own senior client relationships across ecommerce and retail accounts.
• Lead and develop Performance Directors and paid media specialists.
• Act as the escalation point for complex client challenges.
• Improve systems, processes and service quality across delivery.
• Support pitches, thought leadership and commercial growth initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Paid Media Leadership

Ecommerce & Retail

Stakeholder Influence

Data-driven Decisions

Strategy Development

Team Mentoring

Job description

We're working with a high-growth performance marketing agency known for delivering breakthrough results for well-known ecommerce brands. They are investing heavily in new tech and talent and are now hiring for a Senior Performance Marketing Director to lead a large client portfolio, guide strategic delivery and mentor experience performance marketing specialists to achieve measurable growth.

You will shape performance strategy, strength client partnerships and develop high-performing paid media teams. This is a standout opportunity to influence commercial growth, improve scalable ways of working and play a visible role within the senior leadership team.

It's a fast-paced, rapidly scaling agency who has been experiencing impressive YoY growth for the last few years. They work closely with their clients forming strong, lasting relationships and it's a fun place to work with employee retention rates between 80-90% over the past 2 years!

About the Role:

• Own senior client relationships across ecommerce and retail accounts
• Lead and develop Performance Directors and paid media specialists
• Act as the escalation point for complex client challenges
• Improve systems, processes and service quality across delivery
• Support pitches, thought leadership and commercial growth initiatives

About You:

• Extensive agency or in-house digital marketing leadership experience
• Strong paid social AND paid search experience
• Good knowledge of digital creative, SEO, programmatic etc
• Retail and Ecommerce experience is essential
• Proven success scaling and motivating large specialist teams
• Confidence influencing founder, C-suite and senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial judgement backed by data-led decision-making

Why You’ll Love It:

• Senior leadership role with real strategic influence
• Opportunity to shape culture, delivery and client success
• Work across ambitious ecommerce and retail brands
• Lead talented paid media specialists with clear growth potential
• Join an inclusive employer focused on merit and opportunity
• Access to market-leading tech platforms and AI-powered campaign tools
• Flexible hybrid model with wellbeing support
• Paid training budget and hands-on development support
• Contribution to thought leadership and industry events
• Private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + office closure over Christmas

Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.