Market Performance Manager (Marketplace Analytics & Growth)

Company Description

At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring.

Join our team of 3,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the world's leading job platform.

Job Description

As Market Performance Manager, you'll play a critical role in driving marketplace performance across Ireland and Belgium. You'll work at the intersection of Product, Marketing, Commercial, Pricing and Analytics, helping us deliver the right candidates to customers while driving sustainable growth and customer retention.

This is a highly visible role offering significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence key business decisions.

What you'll do

• Marketplace Performance: Monitor, analyse and communicate marketplace health and performance across key commercial, candidate and product KPIs.
• Drive Insight-Led Decisions: Identify growth opportunities, performance risks and optimisation potential through data analysis and market intelligence.
• Influence Cross-Functional Teams: Partner with Product, Marketing, Analytics, Pricing and Commercial stakeholders to improve marketplace outcomes.
• Challenge & Improve Performance: Turn trends and insights into actionable recommendations that influence strategy, investment decisions and business priorities.
• Lead Executive Reporting: Present performance trends, business challenges and opportunities to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Deliver Market Intelligence: Monitor competitor activity, market dynamics and customer behaviour to support growth and marketplace strategy.

Qualifications

Must-have

• Relevant Industry Experience: Experience in Marketplace, Ecommerce, Digital Trading, Performance Marketing or Product Performance environments.
• Strong Analytical Capability: Ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends and uncover actionable business insights.
• Commercial Mindset: Proven experience translating data into recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Stakeholder Influence: Ability to build credibility and influence decisions across multiple teams and functions.
• Executive Communication Skills: Confidence presenting insights, recommendations and challenges to senior stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving Approach: Structured, data-driven mindset with a track record of identifying and solving business challenges.

Nice-to-have

• Marketplace & Growth Expertise: Experience in digital marketplaces, ecommerce, conversion optimisation, pricing or growth-focused business environments
• Executive Stakeholder Exposure: Experience presenting insights and recommendations to senior leadership or executive stakeholders.
• AI & Advanced Analytics: Experience leveraging AI-powered tools, reporting frameworks or advanced analytics to improve business performance and decision-making

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 23 days holiday allowance + 2 company days + bank holidays
• After each year in the company, you get an extra day (up to 4 days)
• Private medical healthcare
• Pension contribution up to 5%
• Enhanced Maternity Leave Payment
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Bike to work scheme
• Educational assistance
• Hybrid working model
• Volunteering days

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.