Manager, Trading

Manager, Trading Overview

The Economist Group is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Manager, Trading to enhance subscription performance reporting, analysis, and insight generation. This role is crucial for providing the marketing and commercial teams with timely and accurate performance data, as well as understanding the narratives behind the numbers.

As a Manager, Trading, you will report to the VP of Trading and will be responsible for developing reports, dashboards, and insights that track global subscription performance, including acquisition trends, channel efficiency, campaign impact, and regional performance. This position is not focused on campaign execution; instead, you will collaborate closely with the Trading, Growth Marketing, Finance, and Data teams to identify opportunities, assess performance risks, and enhance reporting tools. This role is ideal for individuals with strong technical and analytical skills who thrive in a high-impact, insight-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain accurate, timely performance reports and dashboards across markets, channels, and products.
• Support weekly and monthly business reviews by preparing data sets, summaries, and insights for senior audiences.
• Monitor trends in acquisition, conversion, and media efficiency; flag opportunities or risks as they emerge.
• Contribute to ad-hoc analysis to support business decisions, campaign retrospectives, and growth planning.
• Work closely with the VP, Trading and Data teams to validate performance data and surface actionable insights.
• Collaborate with the Growth Marketing and Brand Marketing teams to understand what’s working—and why.
• Assist in the development of benchmark metrics and internal performance targets.
• Partner with the Data, Finance, and Growth Marketing teams to evolve dashboards and performance tools.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across reporting systems, working to improve automation and usability.
• Support testing analysis and CRO insights in collaboration with the Testing & Optimisation Manager.

Experience and Skills

• Relevant experience in trading, commercial, marketing analytics, or performance reporting, preferably in a subscription, e-commerce, or digital media business.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with BI tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and distill clear, actionable insights.
• Highly detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Effective communicator—able to explain performance drivers to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

Working Arrangements

The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with a requirement of 3 or more days of office attendance.

What We Offer

Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts, and more.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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