Growth Marketing Manager- PLG

Remote contract with quarterly travel in EST-PST time zone. VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLEOur client is seeking a Growth Marketing Manager to accelerate growth within our SMB eCommerce business through product-led growth (PLG) strategies and AI-powered execution. In this individual contributor contract role, you will optimize monetization journeys that guide customers from entry-level and self-serve offerings toward higher-value solutions across clients' portfolio. You will apply a scientist’s mindset to growth—forming hypotheses, running structured experiments, interpreting behavioral data, and scaling what works. This role requires fluency in leveraging AI-powered workflows and tools to accelerate progress toward business goals. You will be expected to use AI to enhance experimentation velocity, streamline analysis, improve personalization, and increase operational efficiency. This may include designing automated workflows, building or managing AI agents to support growth initiatives, and identifying opportunities to apply AI to unlock scale across the customer lifecycle.Working cross-functionally with Product, Analytics, Lifecycle Marketing, and eCommerce teams, you will help evolve our Product Qualified Lead (PQL) motion for SMB customers—ensuring that product engagement signals translate into relevant, timely, and data-informed growth actions. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces AI as a force multiplier, and is motivated by building scalable growth engines under ambitious timelines.Top 3 skills:Owned a structured experimentation program end-to-end. not just someone who has "run A/B tests" as part of a broader role — we need evidence of owning the full program: prioritization, test design, analysis, and iteration. Bonus if they can speak to a framework they used to prioritize their roadmapPLG and monetization experience in a self-serve SaaS model. Specifically activation and expansion — not acquisition. we want someone who has worked with product usage data to identify growth opportunities and translate them into experiments. experience with trial-to-paid conversion, upsell motions, or PQL frameworks is ideal.Bias toward action with imperfect data. Our environment is complex and the data is messy. we need someone who moves quickly with incomplete information rather than waiting for ideal conditions. candidates who default to extensive analysis before acting are not a fit.Responsibilities:Define and optimize the SMB eCommerce growth funnel—from acquisition and activation through expansion, cross-sell, and upgradeDesign and execute rapid experimentation programs across onboarding, in-product messaging, lifecycle communications, and eCommerce touchpointsTranslate product usage data and behavioral signals into prioritized growth hypotheses and test plansPartner with Product and Analytics teams to identify high-intent engagement signals and strengthen the Product Qualified Lead (PQL) motionAnalyze experiment results and funnel performance to generate actionable insights and inform investment decisionsSupport development of targeted messaging and lifecycle content aligned to customer stage, usage behavior, and expansion opportunitiesDevelop dashboards and reporting frameworks to track activation, conversion, expansion, retention, and monetization impactQuantify opportunity size and expected business impact to prioritize initiatives effectivelyLeverage AI-powered tools and workflows where applicable to improve experimentation velocity, personalization, and operational efficiencyManage cross-functional growth initiatives end-to-end, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely deliveryMinimum Qualifications:5+ years of experience in growth marketing, lifecycle marketing, digital marketing, or related roles in SaaS or eCommerce environmentsDemonstrated experience running structured experimentation programs (A/B testing, multivariate testing, rapid testing frameworks)Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging behavioral and performance data to inform decision-makingExperience working cross-functionally with Product, Analytics, and Engineering teamsFamiliarity with product-led growth (PLG) principles and lifecycle marketing strategiesExperience supporting customer-facing messaging and content developmentStrong project management and communication skillsPreferred Qualifications:Experience driving growth in SMB or self-serve SaaS modelsFamiliarity with a Product Qualified Lead (PQL) motionHands-on experience with product analytics and experimentation platforms (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, Adobe Analytics, Optimizely)Experience with marketing automation platforms, segmentation frameworks, and personalization strategiesBackground in B2B SaaS, digital commerce, or subscription modelsComfort using AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis, content, or workflow efficiencyAdvanced degree in business, marketing, analytics, or related fieldOur Fortune Technology client is ranked as one of the best companies to work with in the world. 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