Greenlight Financial Technology

Senior Performance Marketing Manager

Greenlight Financial Technology$125K — $180K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in performance marketing or growth management.
  • Proven record of driving CAC reduction and LTV increases within short time frames.
  • Deep understanding of performance marketing channel algorithms and optimization techniques.
  • Strong experience in programmatic media buying and scaling incremental channels.
  • Expertise in unit economics including metrics like CAC, LTV, and payback periods.
  • Experience with automation tools to enhance execution speed.
  • Background in creative testing and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
  • Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously while also collaborating cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end execution of performance marketing strategies for customer acquisition.
  • Optimize marketing acquisition across main channels like Meta Ads and Google Ads.
  • Develop and implement advanced bidding strategies to enhance growth and efficiency.
  • Create integrated marketing plans aligning messaging and user experiences across channels.
  • Manage the marketing budget to maximize campaign returns dynamically.
  • Forecast spending and efficiency metrics to inform growth strategies.
  • Identify and improve conversion opportunities across the entire acquisition funnel.
  • Implement automation tools and establish processes for campaign management.
  • Build testing frameworks to facilitate rapid experimentation for performance gains.
  • Translate ecosystem strategies into actionable insights for overall performance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA match.
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits covered.
  • Traditional 401k with company match available.
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO) policy.
  • Paid holidays and additional surprise bonuses throughout the year.
  • Stipends for professional development and growth opportunities.
  • Access to mental health resources and financial planning services.
  • Fertility healthcare benefits included.
  • Generous parental and caregiving leave policies with additional support.
  • Flexible work-from-home options alongside in-office work.
  • Fully stocked kitchen and catered lunches for employees.
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a data-driven Senior Performance Marketing Manager to manage and scale our paid acquisition efforts across core channels to drive efficient, high-quality customer growth for Greenlight. This role will be responsible for optimizing CAC/LTV, advancing bidding and automation strategies, and building scalable performance marketing systems that accelerate both growth and efficiency. You should have hands-on experience managing, planning, launching and optimizing customer acquisition programs on performance marketing channels to drive sustainable growth at scale.
This role reports to the Director, Growth Marketing.

Your day to day:

  • Own Performance Marketing Execution. Hands-on, end-to-end performance marketing strategy driving efficient customer acquisition and long-term revenue (LTV) growth on dedicated channels and identified areas of the business.
  • Optimize Marketing Acquisition Execution. Manage and scale core performance channels with expertise on MetaAds, Google Ads (Search, YouTube, PMax) and other core performance/direct response marketing channels; continuously optimizing toward CAC, ROAS, and LTV targets.
  • Execute Advanced Bidding & Optimization. Leverage deep expertise in platform algorithms, bidding strategies, audience signals, and campaign structures to drive double-digit gains in both growth and efficiency.
  • Build Scalable Growth Engines. Develop and execute integrated, performance-driven marketing plans across paid, owned, and partner channels, aligning messaging, creative, and user experience to maximize conversion while maintaining Greenlight brand standards.
  • Manage Marketing Investment Portfolio. Own budget allocation and optimization across campaigns using a portfolio approach, dynamically shifting spend to maximize marginal returns and scale efficiently.
  • Understand Unit Economics and Contribute to Channel Forecasting. Build and manage detailed forecasts across spend, volume, and efficiency metrics (e.g., CAC, LTV, ROAS, payback), using data to inform decisions and ensure sustainable, profitable growth.
  • Optimize the Funnel End-to-End Through Cross-Functional Teams. Identify and execute opportunities across the acquisition funnel, from ad creative through landing page and onboarding, leveraging CRO, creative testing, and audience iteration to improve conversion rates and LTV/CAC ratios.
  • Drive Automation & Operational Excellence. Implement automation, AI tools, and scripting to improve campaign management velocity, reporting, and optimization workflows-establishing repeatable processes that increase speed, accuracy, and scale.
  • Establish Scalable Testing Frameworks. Build and operationalize statistically rigorous testing frameworks across channels, creatives, and landing experiences to enable rapid experimentation and continuous performance gains.
  • Translate Ecosystem Strategy into Action. Understand the role of each channel within the broader marketing ecosystem, leveraging attribution models and channel-specific metrics to optimize overall performance and business outcomes


What you9ll bring to the team:

  • 8+ years of experience in performance marketing or growth, with deep hands-on ownership and expertise of key performance marketing channels; Meta Ads, programmatic media, Google Ads (Search, YouTube, PMax).
  • Proven track record of driving double-digit growth and efficiency improvements in CAC reduction + LTV increases over short time horizons (ie quarterly YoY).
  • Deep understanding of platform algorithms, bidding strategies, and campaign optimization techniques across major paid channels.
  • Strong experience with programmatic buying and bidding strategies, with the ability to evaluate and scale incremental channels.
  • Expertise in unit economics and forecasting, including CAC, LTV, contribution margin, and payback periods.
  • Experience implementing automation (AI tools, scripts, workflow systems) to improve execution speed and marketing performance.
  • Strong background in creative testing, CRO, and funnel optimization, with a data-driven experimentation mindset.
  • Experience managing both DTC ecommerce and/or subscription products and cross-selling.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a highly autonomous individual contributor, owning strategy and execution end-to-end.
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator, able to influence product, analytics, and creative teams to unlock growth.


Work perks at Greenlight:

  • Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
  • Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Traditional 401k with company match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
  • Professional development stipends
  • Mental health resources
  • 1:1 financial planners
  • Fertility healthcare
  • 100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave
  • Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities
  • Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours
  • Employee resource groups


Our stance on salaries:

Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive.

The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $125,000-180,000

The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $125,000-160,000

About Greenlight Financial Technology

Greenlight Financial Technology is a financial technology company that provides a debit card for kids and teens. The company was founded in 2014 by Tim Sheehan and Johnson Cook. Greenlight's debit card is designed to help parents teach their children financial responsibility and manage their children's spending. The card allows parents to set spending limits, approve or deny transactions, and monitor their children's spending. Greenlight also offers a mobile app that allows parents to manage their children's accounts and track their spending. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Learn more about Greenlight Financial Technology
Size
300 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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