Senior Performance Manager (Paid Search & Shopping) - 13 Month FTC

Senior Performance Manager (Paid Search & Shopping) - 13 Month FTCHybridMarketingContractLondon, England, United KingdomShare this job DescriptionLyst is a global fashion shopping platform founded in London in 2010, catering to over 160M shoppers per year. We curate pieces from 27,000 of the world's leading brands and stores. In 2025, Lyst joined forces with Zozo, operators of Zozotown (Japan’s leading fashion e-commerce platform). This partnership marks a bold new era for Lyst as we accelerate our ambition to redefine the future of fashion shopping through AI, personalisation, and cutting-edge technology.The Role:We're looking for an experienced, target-driven Performance Lead to cover a period of maternity leave within our Marketing team. This is a senior people management and channel ownership role, accountable for the strategy, performance and day-to-day output of our Paid Search and Shopping Campaigns, one of Lyst's most important acquisition channels.You'll own delivery against targets, manage budget and lead a team whose performance you'll be directly responsible for. You'll set the direction for the channel, build the roadmap in collaboration with the Performance Marketing Director and engineering teams, and be the escalation point for senior stakeholders; proactively surfacing insights, risks and recommendations.This role is well suited to someone who leads with clarity, holds a high bar for performance and knows how to get the best out of a team.What You'll Do:Leadership & people managementLead, and develop a team setting clear expectations, giving regular feedback, to deliver key business outcomesCoach team members through problems and towards solutionsIdentify performance gaps within the team and put structured plans in place to address them quickly.Channel performance & strategyPerformanceMaintain a solid grasp of channel and business performanceData-led understanding of performance with clear, evidenced reasoning for any changes or fluctuations.Channel ownershipAccountable for target delivery, budget and overall channel healthBuild and own the strategy, and channel roadmap, developed in close collaboration with the Director of MarketingDefine milestones, KPIs and measurement frameworks for your tacticsOwn the testing roadmap, balancing short-term performance wins against longer-term opportunities and existing channel healthSupport and review project timelines, managing risks and dependencies across the teamStakeholder management & communication Build and maintain partnerships aligned with channel and business goalsAct as the primary point of escalation for senior stakeholders and external partnersRegular updates on KPIs, budget status, roadmap progress and risksProactively influence strategic decision-making at a senior level, presenting clear and well-reasoned recommendations to leadershipIdentify data and tooling requirements and advocate for what the team needs to operate effectivelyRequirementsProven experience in ecommerce, leading Paid Search and Shopping in a performance-focused environment, with a track record of hitting targetsStrong people management skills including coaching, and developing individuals as well as teamsA high bar for performance: target-driven, budget-literate and comfortable holding yourself and your team to measurable outcomesSolid analytical skills; you can diagnose performance issues quickly, explain them clearly, and come to the table with recommendationsExperience owning channel strategy and roadmap development, including testing frameworks and milestone planningConfident presenting to and influencing senior stakeholders, with a proactive, solutions-first approach to communicationAble to manage risk, dependencies and resource allocation across a small team Nice to have:Experience in marketplace, retailFamiliarity with affiliate models Experience with cross team collaboration (engineering, product, commercialBenefits Our Ways of Working: We all come into the office on Tuesdays and...