Performance Marketing Manager - VPN and Pass

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Drive and optimize Proton's digital advertising efforts, focusing on performance marketing and media buying to scale user acquisition for VPN and Password Manager.

Join Proton and build a better internet where privacy is the default

At Proton, we believe that privacy is a fundamental human right and the cornerstone of democracy. Since our inception in 2014, founded by a team of scientists from CERN, we have dedicated ourselves to providing free and open-source technology to millions worldwide, ensuring access to privacy, security, and freedom online.

Our journey began with Proton Mail, the largest secure email service globally, and has since expanded to include Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton Pass. These tools empower individuals and organizations to take control of their personal data, break away from Big Tech’s invasive practices, and defeat censorship. Our work impacts hundreds of millions of lives, from activists on the front lines defending freedom to leaders in governments protecting sensitive information. In some cases, Proton’s services have even been instrumental in saving lives by enabling secure and private communications in high-risk situations.

Proton today supports over 150 million user accounts with a growing team of over 500 people from over 50 different countries, from the world's top companies and universities. We value intelligence, learning potential, and ambition in our hiring process. Adaptability is key as we navigate uncharted territories and redefine how business is conducted online. We believe smaller teams of exceptional talent will always prevail over larger teams with lower talent density. Proton has become profitable and reached scale without relying upon VC funding, largely due to superior talent that allows us to do things faster, more creatively, and more efficiently.

We have a global mindset and big ambitions but remain a start-up at heart. We value empowerment and flexibility and keep our structure flat to keep moving fast and avoid unnecessary politics. Tired of blending into the crowd? Join us and do work you can truly be proud of. Check our social media pages to learn more about us: TwitterRedditInstagram.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Marketing Manager to drive and optimize our digital advertising efforts. This role combines operational media buying and oversight of an external performance marketing agency. You will be responsible for scaling our marketing investment, ensuring a measurable impact on awareness and conversion metrics. This includes end-to-end management of PPC and paid media campaigns, including planning, creative briefing, tracking, reporting, and continuous optimization.

You will report to the Performance Marketing Lead and work closely with the Growth team and Product Marketing team to acquire new users for our VPN and Password Manager. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the media buying landscape, a curious and investigative mindset, excels at data-driven decision-making, and thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

What you will do:

  • Build ROI positive web and mobile app performance campaigns across various platforms (e.g., Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Meta, Outbrain, Direct publishers).
  • Optimize campaign performance through continuous monitoring, A/B testing, and data-driven decision-making
  • You will be accountable for key performance metrics, including return on ad spend (ROAS), and customer acquisition cost (CAC), ensuring campaigns deliver measurable ROI.
  • Partner with a performance marketing agency to scale campaigns effectively across web and mobile.
  • Provide clear briefs, oversee campaign implementation, and evaluate agency performance.
  • Align in-house efforts with agency activities to ensure seamless execution.
  • Support Brand & Product Marketing teams with activation of awareness and experimental campaigns.
  • Implement and manage privacy-first tracking and attribution methodologies to accurately measure campaign effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
  • Leverage privacy-first mobile tracking and attribution methodologies to accurately measure app campaign effectiveness and uncover areas for optimization.
  • Provide regular reporting and insights on campaign performance, KPIs, and actionable recommendations for optimization.
  • Work closely with Ad Tech team to automate processes and troubleshoot campaign issues.
  • Lead conception of campaign creative assets
  • Challenge the B2C funnels and provide recommendations to increase the conversion rate.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, competitive activity, and emerging advertising platforms.

Job Requirements:

  • Extensive experience (minimum 4 years) in digital marketing, with a focus on performance marketing and media buying
  • Proven track record of successfully managing and optimizing digital advertising campaigns across multiple platforms, with a strong emphasis on tech and subscription-based brands
  • Strong platform expertise of Google Ads and Google Ads Editor, Microsoft Ads and Microsoft Ads Editor, Meta ads, Reddit ads, Outbrain
  • Naturally curious and investigative mindset with a desire to understand how advertising systems, platforms, and processes work end-to-end.
  • Excellent skills in Excel for data analysis, reporting and budget tracking
  • Experience with CMS and building landing pages
  • Experience in driving positive ROI through paid media campaigns
  • Experience in automation and basic coding is a plus
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills (English), another language is a plus
  • Ability to convey complex data insights in a clear and understandable manner
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Willingness to learn new tools, technologies and methodologies

Why should you join Proton?

  • Be part of a movement - Proton is not just a product or service but a community-driven movement united by a shared vision of online freedom. Our services are open source, audited, and supported by community contributions. We give back to our community by maintaining core encryption libraries and by supporting other organizations furthering the same goals as us. Proton is free, open source, neutral, independent, and community first, while remaining financially sustainable.
  • Work with smart and dedicated people - Our team is diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit with people coming from all walks of life, including many of the world’s top academic institutions and organizations, such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, Cambridge, and ETH.
  • Join a strong brand - Our encrypted email service - Proton Mail - has grown to be a staple of online security and privacy. Proton has been featured in multiple popular television and film productions, such as Mr. Robot, Knives Out, Sounds of Metal, and more.
  • Grow with us - We’re one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups, doubling in size every year. Our growth gives you limitless career and educational opportunities as well as the opportunity to work side-by-side with many world-leading experts in their fields.
  • Have your voice heard - We value your opinion and encourage you to speak up and share your ideas and thoughts. At Proton, no problem is someone else’s problem. We collectively strive to do the right thing and be the undisputed best in the world at everything we do.
  • Benefits – these vary by location and type of contract but expect support on your vacation, parental leave, refreshment if working from the office, learning and development opportunities, equity for shared success, flexible working hours and remote work, company events and team building activities.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Proton, we believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our mission to provide privacy as a default for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical ability, or socio-economic background, feel valued and empowered. We strive to create equal opportunities, promote open dialogue, and support continuous learning to ensure every voice is heard and respected.

If you need any extra support or reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please let your talent partner know.

Candidate Privacy Notice

When you apply for a position, refer a candidate, or are considered for a role at Proton Technologies AG (Proton, we, us, or our), your information is stored in Greenhouse, in accordance with their Service Privacy Policy. This information is used to evaluate your suitability for the posted position. We also retain this information for consideration for future roles that you may apply for or that we believe may align with your background and skills.

If we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymize it. Should you have any inquiries about how we use or manage your information, or if you wish to access, correct, or delete your data, please contact our privacy team at [email protected].

Proton does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from candidates. We will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from an unsolicited offer, even if the candidate is subsequently hired by Proton.

To learn more about our privacy policy, please visit our privacy policy page.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Equity Compensation: equity for shared success
  • Flexible Work Hours: flexible working hours and remote work
  • Learning Budget: learning and development opportunities
  • Paid Parental Leave: parental leave
  • Paid Time Off: support on your vacation

By applying at a position at Proton AG (“Proton”, “we”, “us”), you understand that your personal data is processed according to the following privacy policy and agree with it. This policy states (i) what data we collect, (ii) the use we make of such data, (iii) the safeguards we put in place to protect your data and (iv) your rights as data subject. This Privacy Policy is complementary to our general privacy policy to the extend applicable when visiting our website. Legal Framework Proton AG is a Company formed under Swiss law and whose Headquarters are located at Route de la Galaise 32, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland. For all questions, you can reach us at [email protected]. We are subject to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (“FADP”). We are also GDPR compliant. The designated representative of the Company in the European Union (notably for the purpose of art. 27 GDPR) is Proton Europe Sàrl, Rue de Grünewald 94, L-1912 Luxembourg. Data collection and usage Your personal data are processed for the purposes of managing our recruitment-related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating, and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for entering a contractual relationship. Your personal data are retained by us for an initial period of 720 days (“Initial Period”). 2.1 Upon application via our Career page When applying to a position at Proton, you provide us with personal data such as name, surname, date of birth, address, e-mail address, CV, etc., which we save in our Recruiting Database (“Database”, see below) and process according to this privacy policy. 2.2 Upon sourcing or recommendation If you are sourced by us and added manually to our Database, the personal data is obtained from public sources, such as LinkedIn. If you are referred to us by a third party for potential employment, the personal data added to our Database is that provided by said third party, and/or data available publicly. In all cases, upon inclusion in our Database, you will receive an email informing you of your inclusion and of the processing of your personal data. 2.3 At the end of the Initial Period At the end of the initial period, you will receive an email asking for your permission to extend the period of retention of your personal data, for the purpose of optimising our processes and propose subsequent positions that might be fit for you. If you give us your consent, we will be able to store and process the data for another 270-day period. If you don’t consent, your profile and related data will be deleted from our Database at the end of the initial period. Data Processor Our Database is operated by Greenhouse, according to their privacy policy and terms of service. Your personal data is thus shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America. The transfer is subject to appropriate additional safeguards, including the Standard Contractual Clauses, as issued by the European Commission.   Right to access, rectification, erasure, portability, and right to lodge a complaint As a company that is complying with the Swiss FADP and the EU GDPR, your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your data privacy rights. You have the right to access, restrict, rectify, or delete your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. In addition, you may lodge a complaint to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. We remain available via email to [email protected] for any inquiry. 5. Modifications to privacy policy We reserve the right to periodically review and change this policy. Continued consent and application will be deemed acceptance of such changes.  

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