Performance Marketing Manager

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Regular-Full Time 7 Base Only US

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned performance marketing professional who has managed complex, multi-platform campaigns and wants to bring their expertise to a hypergrowth Fin Tech that's making it simple for our customers to save money and enjoy life more.

Who We Are:

Auto Approve is a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar fintech organization. We are disrupting the way people pay for their cars and trucks, saving customers over $1,000 a year. Auto loans are complicated, confusing, and too costly. Auto Approve makes it simple for our customers to save money and enjoy life more. With the help of our private equity backers, we are revolutionizing the auto finance industry.

We recently crossed the $5.5B loan milestone, helping over 180,000 customers refinance loans; putting more money back in their pockets for things that matter the most. Auto Approve has been 3x recognized on Inc. 5000’s list of Fastest Growing Private Companies and most recently received the distinction of inclusion on Built In’s 2026 Best Places to Work List in Chicago. We have big goals and growth in mind for 2026, and the Performance Marketing Manager will have an opportunity to grow personally and professionally and have a direct impact in helping Auto Approve to continue recognizing our high level of success!

Most of our team members join us because they connect with our mission of providing services that make it simple for our customers to save money and enjoy life more. We provide a fast-paced, enthusiastic atmosphere that thrives on constant improvement. We offer a competitive compensation package, a full suite of benefits (including medical, dental, vision, & pet insurance, disability & leave benefits, life insurance, 401K plan with match, and more), and PTO and holidays.

We are looking for individuals to demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, promote fresh ideas, and serve as an agent of change. The Performance Marketing Manager will join our rapidly growing team remotely
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What You'll Do:

As a Performance Marketing Manager, you will develop and execute paid marketing campaigns across paid search, paid social, and programmatic channels. You will own strategy, execution, and ongoing optimization across Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising (Bing), Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Tik Tok, Reddit, Linked In, and display networks, with a focus on customer acquisition, lead quality, and ROI. You will work closely with the head of marketing to set campaign objectives, define target audiences, and manage budgets, using data analysis to optimize campaign performance at every stage of the funnel.

This is a hands-on role for a data-driven marketer who stays current with the evolving paid media landscape. You keep pace with platform algorithm updates, test AI-powered bidding and automation tools, build structured testing frameworks, and translate platform changes into performance gains. Success in this role comes from experimentation, sound measurement, and continuous improvement.

Use of AI tools like Claude to analyze performance, optimize campaigns, and speed up reporting is our bare minimum. You’ll spend time querying and analyzing Google Ads performance directly through a proprietary AI workflow rather than building every report by hand. This position will help shape how we apply AI across the Auto Approve paid media program.

The role’s day-to-day duties include (but are not limited to):

• Develop and execute full-funnel paid media strategies across Google, Bing, Meta, Tik Tok, Reddit, Linked In, and programmatic display, with a strict focus on CPL and Cost Per Funded loan.
• Build and manage structured testing programs to continuously improve campaign performance.
• Leverage AI and automation tools within ad platforms, including Performance Max, Advantage+, and automated bidding strategies.
• Stay current with platform updates, policy changes, and new features across all channels, translating changes into actionable strategies.
• Manage and…