Senior Commercial Analyst, Gumtree
Marketplace Economics
£60-71k
OTE
£55.3-65k
BASE
+ 10% company bonus scheme
3 days a week in office ( Waterloo, London)
Online local marketplace
Job no longer available
Online local marketplace
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£60-71k
OTE
£55.3-65k
BASE
+ 10% company bonus scheme
3 days a week in office ( Waterloo, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the go-to marketplace for the Home making every transaction effortless and secure.
Role
Who you are
- Do you have a passion for analysing complex commercial problems to drive marketplace health and sustainability?
- You’ll have proven experience in commercial, product, or marketing analytics (ideally within eCommerce or marketplaces)
- Fluency in SQL— you should be able to write queries in your sleep
- Experience bringing data to life with visualisation tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)
- Experience designing and interpreting A/B tests and applying insights to business decisions
- Python/R for deeper analytics
- The ability to handle ambiguity and imperfect data
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a passion for learning and improving
What the job involves
- This is a career-defining opportunity to join one of the UK’s most popular online marketplaces, Gumtree, and play a pivotal role in its exciting transformation
- The platform is being revolutionised into a cutting-edge, modern marketplace where buying and selling is simpler, safer, and more enjoyable for everyone
- As the Senior Commercial Analyst, Marketplace Economics, you will be the central force driving success, digging deep into customer behaviour, supply/demand dynamics, and pricing performance to uncover high-value opportunities that improve liquidity, fulfilment, and monetisation
- Your work will directly influence decision-making and help ensure a consistently great experience for customers and sellers
- This role is designed for someone who thrives on ownership and can turn complex data into clear direction
- Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of Gumtree , where high performance and growth are fuelled by teamwork and genuine connections
- Joining the central analytics team, you will take on the critical responsibility of strengthening the marketplace's health and efficiency
- You will define, refine, and own the Marketplace Health KPI suite to ensure teams are tracking what truly matters for customer and seller success
- Your work involves building accessible dashboards and monitoring performance to proactively diagnose issues and identify risks or opportunities
- You will lead Supply & Demand Insights by analysing customer behaviour and seller activity to forecast mismatches and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for Growth, Product, and Operations
- Furthermore, you will lead all Pricing Analytics, running end-to-end experiments, analysing elasticity and customer sensitivity, and partnering with the Commercial team to shape monetisation strategy
- Ultimately, you act as a trusted cross-functional partner, communicating insights with clarity and business context to ensure stakeholders understand the "so what" and recommended next steps
- The opportunity to make a personal impact within a trusting and authentic culture
- A chance to take full ownership of a business area and drive work independently
- A business with momentum. We are looking to 4x over the next 3 to 5 years
- Experience a passionate team environment where high performance and growth are valued
Application process
- We usually respond within two weeks
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Gumtree is a leading UK online classifieds platform where people can buy, sell, and trade locally. Since 2000, it's connected communities and helped people find exactly what they need, affordably and nearby.
With over 9.2M visitors monthly, Gumtree is a go-to site for millions. And with 2.2M live listings, it's no surprise that its become a household name for anyone looking to buy or sell locally.
With new leadership and investors in place, Gumtree is undertaking a digital transformation to modernise its platform and customer experience. Through migration to a new digital infrastructure, investment in new technology and data-driven insights, it's in the process of an evolution that will renew its platform's appeal to a modern digital audience.
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Company benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: We’re here to look out for you. With WeCare digital GP and mental health support, and access to Peppy for those tricky health areas like menopause, fertility, baby stuff, and more. Plus, some roles come with Private Medical and Dental Care as an added perk!
- Compensation: We’re all about giving credit where it’s due! That’s why you’ll get a great salary, plus either a yearly bonus or regular commission—depends on the role you’re in. And about your pension—we’ve got your back. We’ll chip in 6%, and you only need to put in 4%. Additionally, we offer Income Protection up to 75% of your annual salary
- Hybrid Working: We've recently moved to our new state-of-the art offices in London Waterloo. Our hybrid policy gives you the flexibility to work where you thrive
- Enhanced Parental Leave: Your family is important to you, so it matters to us too! Our Maternity policy has got you covered 20 weeks on full pay, followed by SMP. Fathers to be are covered for 2 weeks on full pay
- Time off: To help you recharge, you’ll start with at least 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 as your length of service grows. We have buy and sell holiday options too. And don’t worry—bank holidays are always included on top
- WF Abroad: We get that flexibility and work-life balance matter to you. That's why we offer 2-4 weeks of working from abroad, depending on your contract
Company HQ
Waterloo, London, UK
Leadership
Mike Fairman
(CEO)Previous CEO of Checkatrade and giffgaff. Also worked as the Head of O2 Broadband and as Head Product Developer for O2 and O2 Telefonica respectively.
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