Performance Marketing Specialist

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Hiring Remotely in Cairo, EGY
In-Office or Remote
Junior
Consumer Web • Digital Media • On-Demand
Buy & sell with convenience, trust, and ease.
The Role
Plan, execute, and optimize multi-channel paid media campaigns for user acquisition and retention. Manage budgets across platforms, implement attribution and incrementality testing, collaborate with creative and data teams, and improve conversion rates and CLTV through data-driven strategies.
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About Us:
Soum is on a mission to revolutionize e-commerce in the MENA region and beyond by building the most convenient and trustworthy re-commerce marketplace in the region. We're reshaping how C2C marketplaces operate, making buying and selling second-hand products seamless and reliable. Since our launch in July 2021, Soum has become one of the fastest-growing startups in the region, achieving rapid expansion in both our team and product offerings. In recognition of our impact and growth, we were proudly named one of the Top 10 LinkedIn Startups in Saudi Arabia for 2024.

Position Overview:
Performance Marketing Specialist, specializing in media buying, is a critical role within the marketing team and is responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing paid media campaigns across various digital platforms. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset, capable of turning data insights into actionable strategies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing successful media buying campaigns, with a deep understanding of the digital advertising landscape. They will work closely with cross-functional teams, including creative, analytics, and product teams, to ensure campaigns are aligned with business objectives and deliver measurable results.

Work Schedule
Work Week: Sunday – Thursday
Work Timings: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Saudi Arabian Time Zone)

Role & Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute high-impact performance marketing strategies across multiple digital channels.
  • Own end-to-end campaign management, including digital prospecting, remarketing, and acquisition efforts.
  • Optimize performance across all paid, organic, and owned media channels to maximize return on Ad spending investment (ROAS) and lower CAC.
  • Manage and allocate budgets efficiently across Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Snap, and any other paid channels.
  • Implement full-funnel attribution modeling to track and optimize cross-channel performance, including web-to-app conversions.
  • Test, evaluate, and scale new acquisition channels (programmatic, influencer-led performance, affiliate, partnerships).
  • Partnered with creative teams to A/B test and iterate on ad creatives for maximum conversion impact.
  • Collaborate with data & tech teams to automate workflows, integrate new tools, and enhance customer segmentation.
  • Improve funnel conversion rates through data-driven optimizations and behavioural insights.
  • Analyze customer journeys, identify pain points, and deploy personalized retargeting strategies.
  • Implement incrementality testing to distinguish real performance uplift vs. cannibalization.
  • Drive CLTV (Customer Lifetime Value) improvements through strategic retention-focused marketing.

Requirements:

  • Experience: 1 - 3 years in digital marketing, preferably in a high-growth B2C startup or marketplace environment.
  • Proven experience managing multi-channel campaigns (PPC, SEO, social, affiliate, programmatic, email, and retargeting).
  • Strong budget management skills, optimizing for ROAS, CAC, LTV, and incrementality.
  • Apps Marketing Experience with a deep understanding of managing performance campaigns for mobile apps on Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Snap, Apple Search Ads, and affiliate marketing.
  • Expertise in Google Analytics (GA4), Amplitude, Hotjar, and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
  • Hands-on experience in A/B testing, marketing automation, and behavioral analytics.
  • Proficiency in attribution tools (Kochava, AppsFlyer, Adjust, or similar).
  • CRM and marketing automation experience with Braze, MoEngage, or WebEngage is an advantage.
  • Ability to connect performance marketing insights to business goals (ROI, revenue growth, profitability).
  • Exceptional data analysis skills with a strong foundation in SQL (Nice to have), Excel, and visualization tools.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong knowledge of Apple’s SKAdNetwork, ATT framework, and mobile privacy regulations.

Top Skills

A/B Testing
Adjust
Affiliate Marketing
Amplitude
Apple Search Ads
Appsflyer
Att
Braze
Cro
Excel
Google Ads
Google Analytics (Ga4)
Hotjar
Kochava
Marketing Automation
Meta Ads
Moengage
Programmatic
Skadnetwork
Snapchat Ads
SQL
Tiktok Ads
Visualization Tools
Webengage
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The Company
HQ: Riyadh
111 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

At Soum, we're on a mission to build a marketplace that enables users to buy and sell anything online with convenience, trust, and ease starting in the MENA market. We began with second-hand electronics in KSA, becoming market leaders, and are now expanding to used cars and collectibles. In just two years, we've facilitated hundreds of thousands of transactions across 150+ locations in the Kingdom, maintained 10,000 active listings at any given time, earned the distinction of being the 10th most downloaded e-commerce app in KSA for 2023, and received more than 5 million app downloads. Our team, Soumers, have worked in over 14 countries from the US to South Korea. We are always on the look out for the best and brightest to join. We look beyond resumes and titles, we look for the innovators, the hungry, the go-getters. We offer them the autonomy to experiment, learn, fail, and grow. Every transaction on Soum is guaranteed; we hold funds until the item is delivered and confirmed by the buyer, thanks to our proprietary fulfillment and payment systems. This ensures a secure and reliable marketplace experience. Soum has pioneered a solution that have transformed digital commerce for sellers in the wider region: Individuals: Enjoy unique home pick-up and delivery services, secure payments, and transaction guarantees for worry-free selling. Small Businesses: Sell faster and reach a wider audience with our dedicated "Merchant App." Teleco and retail partners: Gain optimal returns with bulk-selling options, comprehensive inspections, and efficient warehouse management. We deploy AI models to power our marketplace with personalized recommendations, dynamic pricing, predictive analytics, and fraud detection, ensuring a smarter, safer, and more efficient platform for our users. Soum is backed by local and regional investors including, amongst others, Jahez Group, Isometry Capital, and Al Rajhi Partners and have raised $22Mn to date.

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