Full-Time

User Acquisition Manager / Performance Growth Marketer

The League

The League

51-200 employees

Exclusive dating app for career-focused professionals

No salary listed

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Remote

Category
Growth & Marketing (2)
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Required Skills
SQL
SEO
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • BS/MS in Marketing, Economics or related technical field. You’re a marketer first.
  • 6+ years of experience leading and executing performance marketing and acquisition programs.
  • Demonstrated willingness to roll up your sleeves and execute across job functions with a penchant for getting things implemented
  • Natural scrappiness with the ability to look for unseen solution prior to asking for more resources
  • Mastery of modern analytics / insight tools
  • Knowledge, experience and practical previous use of SQL
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence an organization
Responsibilities
  • Lead and grow the marketing team by leading all acquisition efforts including SEO, ASO, SEM, earned media, social media and PR
  • Oversee the full acquisition funnel, look for opportunities to optimize conversion and efficiency
  • Primary owner of churn and retention rate for The League
  • Define and ensure consistent brand voice across all marketing efforts
  • Develop a clear, consistent process for measuring digital campaign effectiveness & ROI
  • Manage the monthly marketing budget across all paid channels to achieve growth targets at the target CAC, report weekly on performance metrics and spending
  • Create local and hyper local strategies to target and acquire customers in tight radius around our operating regions through digital as well as non-digital partnerships
  • Dive deep into the data on customer personas and cohorts to identify the League’s ideal customer, direct the acquisition funnel to find more of them, and design retention programs to increase their lifetime value
  • Identify and experiment with new channels of acquisition with a results-driven mindset to broaden our reach and hit growth targets
  • Responsible for the day-to-day management and evaluation of all external agency relationships and partnerships the League develops to support its marketing efforts

The League operates a mobile dating app for ambitious, career-focused singles. Users apply for admission and are screened with LinkedIn and Facebook data, creating a waitlist with about 20–30% acceptance. After acceptance, users receive a limited set of daily matches at 5 p.m. and access tiered subscriptions (Member, Owner, VIP) plus à la carte League Tickets. Acquired by Match Group in 2022 for around $30 million, the platform emphasizes selective matchmaking and a curated community, and now offers features like video speed dating, interest groups, and GoalMates to connect people by shared life goals.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2.2M

Headquarters

Pflugerville, Texas

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Match Group acquisition in July 2022 provides marketing and safety resources.
  • Video speed dating and GoalMates drive engagement for busy professionals.
  • Concierge support and 21-day match expiration promote intentional dating.

What critics are saying

  • Raya steals elite users with stricter exclusivity, stagnating growth now.
  • Hinge's superior algorithm captures career-focused singles within 3-9 months.
  • Apple's 2026 privacy updates block LinkedIn scraping, collapsing vetting process.

What makes The League unique

  • The League vets users via LinkedIn and Facebook for 20-30% acceptance rate.
  • Users receive only 3-5 curated matches daily at 5 p.m. to reduce swiping fatigue.
  • GoalMates feature matches on shared ambitions from 100+ goal options.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Professional Development Budget

Company News

TechCrunch
Sep 6th, 2023
Dating app The League launches 'GoalMate' feature to help users find goal-oriented matches

The League, the dating app designed for driven and career-focused people, announced today the launch of its new feature "GoalMate," allowing users to share their goals on their profile and match with like-minded individuals.

PR Newswire
Sep 6th, 2023
The League Launches "Be A Goaldigger" Campaign, Hailing Goalmates As The New Soulmates

"We believe Goalmates are the new Soulmates for this generation of daters. In an era where dating has started to feel transactional, singles are experiencing dating burnout," says Amanda Bradford, founder and CEO of The League. "Features like GoalMates combat this disillusionment to help users find those who share similar ambitions, as having shared goals is the biggest predictor of long-term relationship success."The new GoalMates feature encourages members to openly share their goals on their profile so the algorithm can match them to like-minded 'goalmates' accordingly. The League members can select up to 10 goals from a list of 100+ to place on their profile, including:Climb KilimanjaroBecome less terrible at surfingGet a PHD in something I know nothing aboutRun a marathon. Okay, maybe a half marathonWrite the next great American NovelWhen matched with someone new, The League members will be prompted to connect over and discuss their shared goal(s). Additionally, members can join goal-specific groups that reflect their goals, and as part of the group can meet members all over the world who share their same ambitions

Sunnyadi Digital
Aug 7th, 2023
Tinder to Launch "High-End" Membership for Match Makers by Fall 2023

Van Ryswyk used lessons learned from Match Group's July 2022 acquisition of The League, another expensive dating service that can charge users up to $1,000 per week, as inspiration for the new offering.

TechCrunch
Jul 12th, 2022
Match Group Acquires Members-Only Dating App The League

Match Group, the parent company of several popular dating apps including Tinder and Hinge, has acquired exclusive dating app The League, a spokesperson from the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2014, The League is a highly-selective dating app designed to match ambitious and career-focused people looking for a long-term relationship. TechCrunch was first alerted to the closing of the deal when an unknown source sent us a copy of the company’s internal announcement email from Match Group CEO Bernard Kim