Growth Lead

Wahed; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wahed is seeking a Growth Lead in Kuala Lumpur to drive customer acquisition, retention and revenue through data‑driven marketing strategies.

You will own end‑to‑end campaigns, build landing pages and assets, and analyse user behavior with tools like GA and Mixpanel to fuel scalable growth across channels in the fintech space.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in growth marketing and driving user acquisition.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing channels (SEO, SEM, email, content, social, paid ads).
• Proficiency in marketing analytics and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute 360 growth marketing strategies to drive acquisition, engagement, and retention.
• Create content assets and landing pages; design and deploy dynamic tools and simulators.
• Analyse customer behavior and traffic to marketing channels and report insights.

Skills

Growth hacking

Digital marketing

Analytics

AARRR model

Campaign development

Content creation

Campaign optimization

Tools

Google Analytics

Mixpanel

CMS

HTML/JavaScript basics

Job description

About Wahed:

The global financial system wasn’t built for everyone. For millions of people, its reliance on interest (riba) creates a barrier to managing money and building wealth without compromising their values.

At Wahed, we’re changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you’re driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.

Job Brief:

We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Growth Lead to join our dynamic team at Wahed. As a Growth Lead, you will be responsible for driving customer acquisition, improving customer retention, and maximising revenue growth through innovative marketing strategies. Your expertise will be crucial in implementing data-driven marketing campaigns, optimising conversion funnels, and identifying opportunities for business growth. This role requires a deep understanding of digital marketing techniques, analytics, and a passion for driving results.

Job Description:

• Candidate should have a strong focus on execution and deployment which translates into the ability to:
• Develop and execute 360 growth marketing strategies to drive customer acquisition, engagement, and retention within the financial services industry.
• Ability to develop content assets including designing and creating efficient landing pages, creating illustrative content infographics and a strong understanding in building dynamic assets such as tools and simulators.
• Strong understanding of web page and landing page creation, including wireframing, development of wireframes in CMS systems, and deployment of content using the CMS system. The ability to utilize front-end web development languages such as HTML and JavaScript is a strong plus.
• Be comfortable analysing data in the form of customer behaviour and traffic to marketing channels to develop and execute end-to-end campaigns, creating reports for analysing key metrics and developing sharp insights.
• Leverage awareness, consideration, conversion funnels and be able to execute on creating content for each funnel, measuring the performance of each funnel and having the ability to optimise utilising continuous A/B testing.
• Deploy content across various marketing channels, such as email marketing, social media, SEO/SEM, content marketing, and paid advertising, in order to maximise brand visibility, engagement and generate qualified leads.
• Utilize growth hack business frameworks such as AARRR model to develop and execute growth strategies across all stages of the user lifecycle: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral and Revenue.

Job Specification:

• Proven experience as a Growth Hacker or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of digital marketing strategies, techniques, and tools, including SEO, SEM, email marketing, content marketing, social media, and paid advertising.
• Proficiency in marketing analytics and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with Google Analytics, Mixpanel or similar tools is essential.
• Solid understanding of conversion rate optimization (CRO) principles and best practices.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights.
• Creative mindset with the ability to develop innovative marketing ideas and campaigns.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving measurable business growth.
• Knowledge of the financial industry, including banking, investments, or fintech, is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of comprehensive business and marketing funnel and experience implementing growth strategies across multiple stages of the user lifecycle: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral and Revenue.