Performance Marketing Manager, Lending Club

Paid Digital

$109-128k

+ Performance bonus and equity

Google AdWords
Mid and Senior level
New York
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Lending Club

Online personal loans

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Lending Club

Online personal loans

1001+ employees

FintechB2CBankingMarketplacePersonal financeLending

Be an early applicant

$109-128k

+ Performance bonus and equity

Google AdWords
Mid and Senior level
New York
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2CBankingMarketplacePersonal financeLending

Company mission

To transform the banking system to make credit more affordable and investing more rewarding. Its technology platform enables it to deliver innovative solutions to borrowers and investors.

Role

Who you are

  • The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the fintech landscape and a proven track record of success in digital marketing
  • This person should exhibit leadership skills in owning projects from beginning to end, a collaborative nature, with a team player approach
  • 4+ years of Marketing experience in growth, performance marketing and/or digital marketing roles
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data into meaningful insights and KPIs
  • Experience working with online ad platforms like Google Ads, Google Search Console, BrightEdge, Google DV360, The Trade Desk, Meta, YouTube
  • Performance Marketing Agency or management of agency experience preferred
  • Familiarity with marketing analytics platforms and marketing technology (cookies, pixels, UTMs, etc.)
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Bachelors degree in marketing, business, or a related field

What the job involves

  • LendingClub is looking for an energetic, self-starter Digital Performance Marketing Manager to support the Director Of Digital Performance Marketing to drive new and existing customer acquisition strategies through digital channels
  • As a Digital Performance Marketing Manager, you will support the optimization of the current marketing programs leveraging data-driven insights to achieve measurable results
  • The channels of focus will be primarily on Paid Search and SEO with the potential to expand into other areas
  • You will have experience managing digital channels, will be able to work closely with management to interpret findings and make strategic product and service recommendations
  • A key component of this role will be the effective oversight and management of external digital marketing agencies
  • Primary oversight of Paid Search and SEO campaigns for Personal Loans product with support of other digital channels including Paid Social and Display with Performance Marketing Agency and Analytics support
  • Develop Total Search strategy to optimize paid and organic results and drive growth volume
  • Identify and evaluate emerging digital marketing trends and technologies, particularly in the SEO and Paid Search space
  • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to track campaign effectiveness and ROI, with a focus on search channel metrics
  • Optimize campaigns based on data-driven insights to maximize conversions and minimize customer acquisition costs (CAC), specifically within SEM
  • Manage ad creative and landing page testing process
  • Provide strategic recommendations and maintain creative (ad copy, banners) and landing page testing calendar to optimize conversion
  • Manage and oversee relationships with external digital marketing agencies, ensuring alignment with company goals and budget
  • Provide clear direction and feedback to agencies, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work
  • Evaluate agency performance against agreed-upon KPIs and provide regular reporting to management
  • Negotiate contracts and manage agency budgets effectively
  • Ensure agency compliance with company policies and industry regulations
  • Work with internal teams (e.g. legal, product, operations, finance) to drive all new channel initiatives
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to align on and define timelines and coordinate processes to launch new campaigns and projects from ideation to launch.
  • Ensure all digital marketing activities comply with relevant regulations and industry best practices, especially within the fintech sector, with a focus on advertising compliance

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Top investors

-8% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Untracked vacation for salaried employees, which means take it when you need it, and generous paid time off for hourly team members
  • A hybrid work model that balances in-office and work from home
  • Leading health and safety protocols related to COVID, including complimentary at-home testing kits from Cue Health for those coming to the office
  • Up to 16 weeks paid leave for new parents, plus a fully paid, phased return-to-work policy for qualified leaves
  • Mothers Rooms and hospital-grade pumps in every LC office
  • Generous and varied mental health benefits
  • Wellness program with cash incentives — earn up to $75 per month for being active
  • Paid volunteer time and donation matching
  • Onsite gym, locker room, bike room, and fitness classes (depending on location)
  • Café with our own in-house barista
  • Stocked pantries with healthy snacks and drinks
  • Technology-forward and collaborative office spaces

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Apr 2014

$65m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Nov 2013

$57m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $332m

Our take

Lending Club is a digital bank offering personal loans, auto loan refinancing, and debt consolidation to help individuals manage their finances. It provides flexible loan terms and competitive rates for a variety of needs, as well as high-yield saving and cash-back checking accounts, designed to help customers grow their money.

Focusing on digital solutions, Lending Club removes traditional brick-and-mortar branches, passing the savings on to customers through low fees and better rates. Connecting borrowers with investors in a marketplace model and offering fast loan approvals and competitive interest rates. And it's working, as the platform boasts over 5M members.

To bolster this success, the company acquired Tally Technologies' intellectual property (IP) in a strategic move to enhance its credit management services. By integrating Tally's technologies, Lending Club is set to strengthen its offerings and further improve customer engagement for a future of growth in the digital banking space.

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