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Principal, Marketing Analytics

Remote.com

Fully Remote
Remote-UK&I
Worldwide
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Remote.com is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Remote</strong></h2>
<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.<br><br><span class="discussion-id-2f7cb4da-dab4-8068-a80f-001c50b2d808 suggestion-update notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="0">With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.</span><br><br>We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!</span></div></div><h2><strong>What this job can offer you</strong></h2>
<p>This is a transformative time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as <strong>Principal, Marketing Analytics</strong>. As the highest-level individual contributor within our Marketing Analytics team, you won't just support our strategy—you will shape it.</p>
<p>We are looking for a visionary, highly autonomous expert to serve as the primary strategic partner to the Director, Marketing Analytics, the VP of Growth Marketing, and the broader executive leadership team. In this P5 role, you will own the long-term vision for our marketing data ecosystem, moving beyond project execution to architect frameworks that define our global marketing strategy. From pioneering next-generation predictive attribution models to unlocking the macroeconomic impact of brand equity, your governance will dictate Remote’s global investment strategy.</p>
<h2><strong>What you bring</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>Professional Experience:</strong> Distinguished track record in marketing analytics, business intelligence, or data science, with extensive experience specifically embedded in high-growth B2B SaaS or enterprise environments.</li>
<li><strong>Architect-Level Attribution:</strong> Mastery in designing, scaling, and defending complex attribution frameworks (Multi-Touch, Media Mix Modeling, and Unified Measurement) across complex, non-linear enterprise buyer journeys.</li>
<li><strong>Macro-Funnel Vision:</strong> Deep expertise in quantifying abstract, non-paid focus areas; a proven history of designing measurement frameworks for global brand health, organic ecosystems, Share of Voice (SoV), and long-tail market expansion.</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Technical Mastery:</strong> Expert-level proficiency across the modern data stack. You are comfortable writing production-grade code, architecting data models in <strong>dbt</strong>, optimizing complex <strong>Snowflake</strong> environments, and leveraging AI/automation to scale analytical workflows.</li>
<li><strong>Ecosystem Governance:</strong> Deep familiarity navigating and integrating enterprise CRMs and automation systems (Salesforce, HubSpot) with advanced BI ecosystems (Sigma, Tableau, Looker).</li>
<li><strong>Executive Gravitas &amp; Communication:</strong> Exceptional ability to command a room of C-suite executives, transforming dense, highly technical data structures into high-impact strategic narratives that drive organizational change.</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> Professional fluency in written and spoken English.</li>
<li><strong>Remote-First Mindset:</strong> While experience working remotely isn't required, a strong knack for asynchronous communication, high autonomy, and self-driven documentation is highly valued.</li>
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<h2><strong>Key Responsibilities&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<h3 style="padding-left: 40px;">Strategic Vision &amp; Predictive Modeling</h3>
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<li><strong>Next-Gen Attribution &amp; MMM:</strong> Own and evolve the architectural vision for Remote’s attribution logic. Merge multi-touch attribution (MTA) with Media Mix Modeling (MMM) to build a unified view of both performance marketing and organic Top-of-the-Funnel (TOFU) streams.</li>
<li><strong>Predictive LTV &amp; Budget Optimization:</strong> Architect and maintain advanced Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) and predictive churn models. Direct how these high-quality predictive signals are fed back into ad platforms and algorithmic bidding engines to maximize efficiency.</li>
<li><strong>Executive Planning &amp; Capital Allocation:</strong> Partner directly with finance and marketing leadership to drive annual and

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Remote.com

Remote.com is a company in the Accounting industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 36 open positions on Hirezar. View all Remote.com jobs →