Performance Marketing Manager

Job description

Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity. Through its institutional-grade platform, Hiive brings together buyers, sellers, and issuers to facilitate secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies, introducing efficiency, transparency, and standardization to an otherwise opaque asset class. Recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies and backed by leading U.S. investors, Hiive is profitable, well-capitalized, and building a high-performance team to meet growing demand and pursue new market opportunities. Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page https://www.hiive.com/careers to see how you can grow with us! As a Performance Marketing Manager at Hiive, you will own our paid acquisition engine from the ground up. You'll design, launch, and optimize campaigns across paid search and social channels, developing the infrastructure, measurement frameworks, and creative feedback loops that accelerate Hiive's paid spend from $xM to $xxM while maintaining a high ROAS. This is a hands-on role with meaningful ownership and the opportunity to shape the marketing team as Hiive grows. In this role, your responsibilities would include: - Design, launch, and manage paid media campaigns across Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, X, and other channels. - Own the full performance marketing stack: campaign setup, audience targeting, bid strategy, creative testing, and landing page alignment. - Analyze campaign performance daily, identify opportunities and inefficiencies, and continuously optimize for Revenue, ROAS, CPA, and pipeline contribution. - Develop and test creative briefs and messaging hypotheses in collaboration with creative to run structured A/B tests to iterate quickly. - Report on channel performance and paid acquisition KPIs to executives, with clear recommendations on budget allocation. - Stay current on platform changes, audience targeting capabilities, and emerging technologies relevant to a high-intent, financially sophisticated audience. Required skills: - 5+ years of hands-on performance marketing experience, with direct ownership of paid search (Google Ads/SEM) and paid social (Meta, LinkedIn) campaigns. - Experience managing multi-channel paid budgets with accountability for ROAS, CPA, or pipeline contribution. - Comfortable pulling and interpreting data and translating it into clear budget and creative recommendations. - A builder mindset with a drive to constantly create new tools and processes that accelerate your work. - A habit of keeping up with changes in technology, Google algorithm shifts, and other developments that shape the way you work. Preferred skills: - Familiarity with B2B or ABM-style paid campaigns targeting financial advisors, family offices, or institutional audiences. - Working knowledge of data analysis tools like Omni, Looker, PostHog, Tableau, etc. - Experience in fintech, financial services, or a regulated industry, or marketing to an affluent/professional audience. Compensation, Benefits & Perks: - Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution. - Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan. - Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees. (An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members). - If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity. - Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ. - An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events. - Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles. - Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team. - Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates. Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. 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