Performance Marketing Specialist with 3+ years scaling paid acquisition for SaaS and mobile apps across US and Tier-1 markets, managing up to $150k/month in ad spend. Reduced CPI by 25–35% and CAC by 19% through full-funnel optimization and continuous experimentation. Led a team of 3 and automated cross-platform reporting (Make, Meta Ads API). Data-driven approach grounded in Applied Mathematics and a strong focus on unit economics, attribution accuracy, and experimentation across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and Apple Search Ads.

Maksym Kharkov

Performance Marketing Specialist with 3+ years scaling paid acquisition for SaaS and mobile apps across US and Tier-1 markets, managing up to $150k/month in ad spend. Reduced CPI by 25–35% and CAC by 19% through full-funnel optimization and continuous experimentation. Led a team of 3 and automated cross-platform reporting (Make, Meta Ads API). Data-driven approach grounded in Applied Mathematics and a strong focus on unit economics, attribution accuracy, and experimentation across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and Apple Search Ads.

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Performance Marketing Specialist with 3+ years scaling paid acquisition for SaaS and mobile apps across US and Tier-1 markets, managing up to $150k/month in ad spend. Reduced CPI by 25–35% and CAC by 19% through full-funnel optimization and continuous experimentation.

Led a team of 3 and automated cross-platform reporting (Make, Meta Ads API). Data-driven approach grounded in Applied Mathematics and a strong focus on unit economics, attribution accuracy, and experimentation across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and Apple Search Ads.

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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience

User Acquisition Manager at Sheriff
December 1, 2024 - Present
Led user acquisition for a family safety / GPS tracking mobile app across Tier-1 markets with budgets up to $130k/month. Managed a creative testing pipeline and campaign structure experiments while reducing CPI by 25–35% through continuous testing of creatives, audiences, and bidding strategies across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and Apple Search Ads. Scaled acquisition volume by 40% while maintaining target CPA/ROAS. Collaborated with product and analytics teams to improve attribution accuracy using AppsFlyer and Amplitude. Automated cross-platform reporting with Make and Meta Ads API to feed real-time dashboards into Google Sheets, replacing manual data pulls.
Performance Marketing Specialist at FinMap
January 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024
Scaled and optimized paid acquisition for a cash flow management SaaS in US and Tier-1 EU markets with budgets up to $150k/month. Improved paid conversion rate from 15% to 17% using full-funnel optimization (ads → landing pages → onboarding). Decreased CPL from $9 to $7 via ongoing testing of creatives, audiences, and landing pages. Reduced CAC by 19% (from $190 to $154) while keeping ~5-month payback period. Managed multi-channel acquisition across Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, and Apple Search Ads with continuous experimentation focused on unit economics.
PPC Specialist (Mobile Apps) at Netpeak (RadASO team)
July 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Launched and managed paid user acquisition campaigns for mobile app clients across Google Ads and Meta Ads. Owned campaign structures, creative setup, and tracking implementation while supporting multiple accounts in parallel. Focused on performance improvements through structured experimentation and continuous optimization.
PPC Specialist at Turboweb
July 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
Managed Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns for e-commerce and service websites. Conducted keyword research and developed ad copy, then performed ongoing optimization across multiple client accounts to improve performance outcomes.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing at Ukrainian National Forestry University
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics and Informatics at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2024

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment