Jobs in Cape Town, United States

Our Mission is to deliver value and service at a competitive price. We’re looking for a results-driven and experienced Ecommerce Manager to join our team.

As an Ecommerce Manager at Common Thread Collective (CTC), you will drive client success through strategic media buying, precision optimization, and data-driven forecasting. You will lead the development of accurate, insight-driven forecasts, ensuring that strategies are executed to transform projections into scalable growth for our clients. Your work will align with CTC Global values and the foundational principles of media acquisition.

You will be a proactive partner in client success, maintaining clear and transparent communication about performance, strategy adjustments, and key optimizations. This ongoing dialogue builds trust and positions CTC as a strategic ally for media acquisition and growth planning.

At CTC, you set the benchmark for performance marketing, advocating for best-in-class strategies and tools to drive results. You will strive for efficiency, scalability, and a results-focused approach.

You view challenges as opportunities to excel and take pride in driving results with precision and impact. We embrace the mantra, “Everyday in Everyplay, Count on Me,” taking ownership and delivering excellence.

This place isn’t for everyone, but it might be for you if you value our core beliefs and are committed to growth.

Our core values guide decisions across recruiting, hiring, raises, promotions, and how we spend time and money. They are challenging and require a strong commitment to meaningful work.

AUTODIDACT

• Naturally curious and an autodidact, able to absorb information quickly and effectively. Your commitment to learning sets you apart.
• Open to feedback and able to implement it proactively without needing constant direction.
• Resourceful and capable of refining skills independently.
• Thrives in a self-managed environment with autonomy and initiative.

UNIMPEACHABLE CHARACTER

• Inspires pride and demonstrates honesty, courage, and humility.
• High self-awareness and ownership of outcomes without a victim mindset.
• Values constructive feedback and uses it to improve.

COMPETITIVE GREATNESS

• Performs at the highest level when it matters most and enjoys hard challenges.
• Determined to complete tasks, even under constraints, and adapts to changing circumstances.
• Passionate about work with creativity and resilience to overcome hurdles.

Kick-Off & Onboarding

• Willingness to work hard and go through a kickoff process to develop a high-leverage skill set.
• Receives feedback and implements it quickly; completes work with quality and timeliness.
• Perseverance and ongoing learning through repetitive exercises.

Onboarding

• Collaborate with the team and contribute to Brain Trust ideas across clients.
• Work with pod members (Google Strategist, Creative Strategist, Email Strategist) and maintain data integrity in Statlas.
• Execute Prophet system for clients and build Growth Forecasts.
• Build Growth Maps using the Prophet System and perform data analyses for mapping.
• Align marketing calendars with clients and monitor daily execution against forecasts.
• Lead in pivot situations, demonstrate curiosity, and implement CTC’s Meta best practices.
• Plan campaigns using established structures and ensure alignment with ideologies and processes.

Ensuring and Holding the Standard of Quality

• Maintain a 5% delta to the forecast and ensure daily client alignment with strategy.
• Adhere to Prophet system execution within timelines and deliver high-quality work.

Client Communication

• Communicate growth map goals and deadlines clearly to clients and team members.
• Provide daily performance updates and weekly strategy updates.

Contributing Back

• Share learnings to improve systems and contribute to cross-team ideas and company content.

Communication

• Fluent in English with strong presentation and persuasive communication skills.
• Emotional intelligence and ability to craft thoughtful client messaging.
• Data analysis proficiency with Google Sheets and related tools.

Past Experience

• Broad experience across domains such as mathematics, data analytics, business operations, retail, finance, and media buying.

Critical Thinking

• Structured problem-solving with logical reasoning and practical solutions.

Impact

• Passionate about e-commerce, growth-minded, and able to work with autonomy and accountability.

You will merge finance and marketing to build forecasted strategies that help the business achieve its goals.

• Achieve certification and accurate execution of the Prophet system with top-quality client results.
• Deliver high-accuracy performance within 5% delta across Growth Map and Statlas.
• Lead and collaborate to optimize productivity and maintain high-performance standards.
• Apply best practices in media buying to drive outstanding results.
• Maintain client satisfaction above benchmarks and align forecasts daily.
• Adhere to quality standards in feedback, forecasting, media buying, and execution.
• Meet deadlines and budgets with target performance.
• Contribute ideas to team discussions and company content.

Management

• Supervisor: Joy Sharma, Director of the CTC Accelerator Program. You will report directly to Joy Sharma, a leader known for growth strategy and mentorship.

Orientation

• This role is client-facing.

What’s In It For Me?

Salary Range

• First month: 2,000
• Second month: 4,000
• Third month (average): 7,000
• 1st Year Annual Range: 64,000–76,000
• 2nd Year Annual Range: 100,000–120,000

Note: Salary results depend on clients and quality of work.

Growth, Transparency, and Fairness in Career Development

• Progress is clearly defined and tied to system experience and execution quality.
• Weekly performance dashboards and pay transparency for all team members.
• Structured path for growth and monthly discussions on progression.
• Mentorship and regular feedback to support role development and promotions.
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling and regular 1:1 feedback, with recognition for exceptional work.

Use of AI tools during this assessment is strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification.