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Senior Marketing Manager

Job in Cardiff, Cardiff City Area, CF10, Wales, UK
Listing for: Tailsco Ltd
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-16
Job specializations:
  • Marketing / Advertising / PR
    Marketing Manager, Market Research, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Marketing Performance Manager

Senior Marketing Performance Manager

Reporting to: Head Of Marketing

Overview of the job

We're looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Marketing Performance Manager to lead performance analysis, forecasting, and media investment decisions that drive business growth. This insight-focused role partners with marketing managers to evaluate channel performance, identify opportunities, and deliver data-driven recommendations that optimise marketing investment and commercial outcomes.

3 best things about the job
  • Drive real business impact by owning marketing performance, forecasting and media investment decisions that directly influence growth strategy and commercial outcomes.
  • Focus on strategy, not campaign delivery, using data and insights to shape investment decisions while partnering with experienced channel specialists who execute campaigns.
  • Work in a high-visibility role where you'll collaborate with senior leaders across Marketing, Finance and Data, influencing key business decisions in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.
Measures of success – In the first few months, you would have:
  • Improved the accuracy and quality of acquisition forecasting.
  • Established a robust framework for evaluating marketing performance.
  • Increased confidence in media investment decisions through data-driven recommendations.
  • Identified opportunities to improve acquisition efficiency and scale.
  • Built trusted relationships across Marketing, Finance and Commercial teams.
  • Helped the business make faster, smarter investment decisions based on real-time performance insights.
Roles & Responsibilities:

Performance Analysis & Optimisation

  • Own marketing performance evaluation across all acquisition channels.
  • Analyse campaign, audience, creative, landing page, funnel, trialist promotion and channel performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Investigate performance trends and diagnose the root causes of changes in volume, efficiency, conversion and customer quality.
  • Translate complex datasets into actionable recommendations that improve acquisition performance.
  • Partner with channel specialists and agency partners to identify optimisation opportunities.
  • Develop frameworks that improve our understanding of marketing effectiveness and incremental performance.

Forecasting, Reforecasting & Scenario Planning

  • Own acquisition forecasting and rolling re-forecasts across all marketing channels.
  • Continuously monitor actual performance against forecast and proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities.
  • Update forecasts based on real-time performance, market conditions, trading trends and business priorities.
  • Build scenario models that support investment decisions and planning discussions.
  • Provide recommendations on how budgets should be allocated to maximise performance and achieve business objectives.
  • Ensure marketing investment plans remain aligned to current performance and growth targets.

Media Investment & Commercial Decision Making

  • Develop data-driven recommendations for media investment across channels.
  • Evaluate channel efficiency, scalability and contribution to overall business performance.
  • Support annual planning, quarterly forecasting and budget management processes.
  • Identify opportunities to improve return on investment and customer acquisition outcomes.
  • Challenge assumptions and provide objective recommendations backed by robust analysis.

Reporting & Insights

  • Develop and maintain performance reporting frameworks and dashboards.
  • Establish clear performance KPIs and leading indicators.
  • Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
  • Present performance updates, forecasts and investment recommendations to leadership teams.
  • Drive a culture of evidence-based decision making across the organisation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Marketing, Finance, Commercial and Data teams to ensure alignment on performance and forecasting.
  • Work closely with channel owners to understand performance drivers and optimisation opportunities.
  • Support testing and experimentation programmes by evaluating results and recommending next steps.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on marketing performance…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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