Commercial Analyst, Gumtree
Data & Insights team
+ Annual bonus
3 days a week in office (Waterloo, London)
Online local marketplace
Be an early applicant
Online local marketplace
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Annual bonus
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
- You’ll have considerable previous experience in a mid or senior level analyst role with proven experience in commercial, product, or marketing analytics (within eCommerce or marketplaces)
- Technical skills in SQL and strong command of analytical tools (e.g. Excel, Looker, or similar). We work on Google Tech stack
- Experience designing and interpreting A/B tests and applying insights to business decisions
- Ability to work with incomplete data, build hypotheses, and drive actionable recommendations
- Strong communicator with the ability to turn complex data into clear, business-relevant stories
- Bonus: experience with DBT, data modelling, or payment/feature pricing systems
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a mid to senior level Commercial Analyst to join our central analytics team and support high-impact decision-making across the business. From improving product performance and customer experience to optimising monetisation and operational efficiency, you’ll play a key role in uncovering opportunities and guiding strategic initiatives with data
- Through rigorous analysis, experimentation, and performance measurement, you’ll have a considerable impact on the present and future of Gumtree ensuring our monetisation levers deliver both commercial value and a great user experience
- Reporting to the Head of BI, you’ll join our B2C team and play a key role in delivering commercial data analysis and insight to drive decision making
- You’ll work closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to identify opportunities, test hypotheses, and scale what works
- Some of the key work streams will include pricing and payment flow optimisation through analytical deep-dives, A/B tests, and commercial insight
- You’ll design and evaluate experiments across listing fees, premium features, shipping fees, and protection charges
- You’ll also build models and dashboards to support dynamic pricing, revenue forecasting, and feature performance tracking, as well as enable teams across Gumtree to self-serve insights
- Furthermore, you’ll also contribute to platform readiness by covering key engineering analytics tasks, such as CLV modelling or channel attribution
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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