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# Performance Strategist (Technical Account Manager) at Liftoff

- **Company:** Liftoff
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://liftoff.io/job/8230242?gh_jid=8230242

## Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.

Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.

About Performance Strategy Team:

As Performance Strategy, our mission is to expand our expertise and leverage our proximity to technology and customers to incubate, manage & grow Liftoff customers. We are uniquely placed in the middle of the organization, serving as a bridge between commercial and technical teams; we are the power users of our tools and hence we support implementation, optimisation and analytics as well as product and process developments.

Performance Strategy supports all Accelerate customers, through every stage of the account lifecycle, with an eye on performance, scale and growth strategies. We thrive in being the performance specialists & strategists, and in the Accelerate world performance = revenue. We do that by continually balancing a diverse set of responsibilities and collaboration with various teams across the org which the table below highlights.

Responsibilities:

- Serve as an internal point of contact for key clients - managing & optimizing for performance, collaborating with account teams and escalating niche issues internally
- Be an expert in our platform and work closely with the revenue team to formulate campaign optimization strategies to meet customers' needs
- Assist sales teams in onboarding new customers, including ensuring all pre-launch requirements are met.
- Work across both existing and new business customers to ensure overall account success regardless of lifecycle stage.
- Launch new campaigns and ensure they are set up for success, flagging any non-standard pitfalls
- Play an active role in various cross-functional projects including experimentation and product releases.
- Be proactive with knowledge sharing - provide regular updates in internal team meetings
- Comfortably operate across the company matrix and lead communication with technical and non-technical teams
- Identify & analyze performance trends and potential issues
- Optimize campaigns for post-install goals using proprietary tools and dashboards and make recommendations to client-facing team
- Identify, triage and escalate issues to management and internal teams
- Critically assess team processes, develop best practices, and drive improvements
- Help with training and mentorship of new and junior team members
- Design, run and report on A/B tests aimed at improving campaign performance.
- Create dashboards & data visualizations to enable quick troubleshooting and enable deeper performance investigations.

Requirements:

- 2-4 years campaign optimization, BI, or analytical experience
- The ability to draw insights from data
- Strong organizational skills
- A proactive and outcome-driven approach
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical teams
- A strategic mindset
- A passion for product and process improvement

Travel Expectations:

We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.

Compensation:

Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on the candidate's location and experience.

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## #LI-REMOTE

Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next.

Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.

Liftoff is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:

Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.

## About Liftoff

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Liftoff is an AI-powered performance marketing platform that helps mobile app businesses acquire, engage, and monetize users through a full-stack growth acceleration platform.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: LFTO)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed (company was co-founded by a team; specific founder names are not disclosed on the company site)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Mobile advertising, performance marketing, adtech, programmatic advertising, mobile app analytics
- **Target customers**: B2B – mobile app marketers, publishers, and advertisers across gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment sectors
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Connect people to the mobile apps and tools they love”

## Products & Services
- **Accelerate** (SaaS): ML-powered user acquisition platform that helps advertisers attract and engage high-value users at scale.
- **Monetize** (SaaS): Revenue optimization platform for publishers to maximize earnings through premium demand and superior ad experiences.
- **Vungle Exchange** (Platform): Programmatic exchange that increases reach for performance-driven ad experiences across mobile apps.
- **Intelligence** (SaaS): Analytics suite (including GameRefinery and AppRefinery) that provides app insights to boost revenue, drive growth, and stay competitive.
- **Creative** (Service/Technology): Ad creative production and optimization using innovative strategies and first-party data.

All products are powered by **Cortex™**, Liftoff’s AI-enabled growth platform using advanced neural-network technology.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in available sources (public company; refer to SEC filings for current market cap)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue not publicly available from search results; total funding not applicable (public company). Notable: supports over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Merged with Vungle in 2021, creating one of the world’s largest independent privacy-friendly platforms. Prior to going public, Liftoff was backed by institutional investors (specific names not listed in search results).
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount of 645 employees (235 in product + tech) as of latest data.
  - Global presence with offices in Redwood City, London, Berlin, Paris, Singapore, Beijing, Helsinki, Seoul, New York, Los Angeles.
  - Public listing (ticker LFTO) indicates maturity and market confidence.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-first platform**: Cortex AI is embedded in all products, using neural networks to unlock patterns from massive datasets for data-driven ROI.
- **End-to-end stack**: Covers the entire mobile app lifecycle – user acquisition, engagement, monetization, and analytics – reducing the need for multiple vendors.
- **Scale and independence**: Post-merger with Vungle, Liftoff is one of the largest independent ad platforms, with a publisher base of 100,000+ active apps and an advertiser base of 4,500+ companies.
- **Privacy-friendly**: Emphasis on privacy-compliant solutions in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding AI and machine learning capabilities across all products (e.g., conversion ML, ML platform).
- Deepening global reach with hubs in key markets (APAC, EMEA, Americas).
- Continuing to integrate Vungle’s assets and drive cross-sell between Accelerate, Monetize, and Intelligence.
- Investing in creative technology and programmatic exchange growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes data-driven decision-making, agency and urgency, collaboration (“in this together”), and a growth mindset. Employees are encouraged to experiment and learn from failure.
- **Work environment**: Remote-first company with global hubs for purposeful in-person collaboration. Flexible remote work options available across many roles.
- **Benefits**: 
  - Unlimited time off
  - Stock options
  - 401(k) / pension plans with matching
  - Healthcare (health, dental, vision)
  - Connectivity stipend (mobile phone and home internet)
  - Lifestyle stipend (health, wellness, pet, groceries)
  - Professional development support
  - Office snacks and fun team gatherings
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Offices across 10+ locations worldwide; values diverse perspectives.

## Sources
1. [liftoff.ai](https://www.liftoff.ai/)
2. [liftoff.ai/company](https://www.liftoff.ai/company/)
3. [liftoff.ai/company/careers](https://liftoff.ai/company/careers/)
4. [liftoff.ai/company/careers/jobs](https://liftoff.ai/company/careers/jobs/)
5. [builtin.com/company/liftoff](https://builtin.com/company/liftoff)

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