E-commerce recruitment for growth, CRM, trade and operations
Hire operators who understand how your business makes money, whether growth comes from paid acquisition, repeat purchase, trade accounts, or a mix of all three.
Roles we hire for e-commerce
For DTC, B2B trade, marketplaces and hybrid brands, we match the role to the commercial bottleneck.
Choose the role around the growth problem
Similar titles can hide very different jobs. We define the outcomes first, then search for the evidence.
Performance marketing
For paid acquisition, creative testing, landing-page conversion and profitable spend at scale.
CRM and lifecycle
For customer activation, segmentation, repeat purchase, loyalty and stronger lifetime value.
Trade and B2B growth
For qualified trade demand, account reactivation, samples and quotes, and repeat commercial orders.
E-commerce operations
For merchandising, inventory, fulfilment, systems and the operating rhythm behind revenue.
Common hiring challenges
High spend creates pressure. You need people who can scale profitably and protect the economics.
Margin pressure is real. Every hire needs to improve efficiency as well as growth.
Constant testing demands talent that can execute. You need people who have done it, not learners.
The competition for proven e-commerce talent is fierce.
Sound familiar?
- !CAC rising faster than LTV
- !Creative fatigue killing performance
- !Retention isn't keeping pace with acquisition
- !Need senior talent who can own the P&L
How we help e-commerce brands hire
We start with the commercial problem, then assess candidates against the numbers, channels, and operating conditions behind it.
Proven performance
We source candidates who have scaled similar brands and can show the results.
E-commerce scorecards
Our assessment includes unit economics, channel expertise, and execution evidence.
Initial shortlist
You receive 3–6 candidates assessed against the agreed scorecard in 10 business days after role alignment and kickoff.
A Performance Marketing Lead shortlist delivered on day nine
For a $20M DTC brand with falling ROAS, we mapped 62 relevant brands, presented three finalists in nine days, and the hire improved ROAS 2.5x within 90 days. Read the search.
What we evaluate in e-commerce candidates
E-commerce moves fast. We screen for operators who have felt that pressure before.
Channel P&L ownership
Have they owned a paid media budget and reported on ROAS, CPA, and contribution margin? We test with real numbers from their last role.
Creative and conversion
E-commerce growth lives at the intersection of creative and landing page. We assess whether they can move both.
Seasonality planning
Black Friday, Prime Day, Q1 hangover. We look for people who have planned and executed through seasonal peaks and troughs.
Retention and LTV
Repeat purchase, lifecycle flows, segmentation and loyalty. We screen for candidates who think past the first order.
Platform fluency
Shopify, WooCommerce, or custom. We match candidates to your stack and evaluate whether they have scaled on it.
Trade funnel ownership
For B2B brands, we test how candidates turn registrations, samples and quotes into first orders, reactivated accounts and repeat revenue.
Reviewed by Mihai Arsene, founder of Valuable Recruitment and executive search partner for digital growth and e-commerce teams. Updated 14 September 2026.
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