Swapnil Desai

Performance Marketing at Peec AI · $50M+ Paid Media · Incrementality, Attribution & Growth Experimentation

Cracow Metropolitan Area

About

I build performance marketing engines that scale, and measure them rigorously enough to know when they actually work. 10+ years across B2B SaaS, fintech, and consumer tech, leading paid media spanning SEM, Paid Social, Programmatic, and emerging channels — managing budgets from $1M to $50M+ annually across 12+ markets. My work sits at the intersection of growth strategy and measurement: proving incremental impact matters as much as driving it. At Peec AI, I own end-to-end performance marketing including holdout experiments, attribution modelling, and incrementality testing, with findings feeding directly into C-level decisions. At Semrush, PLTV-based Smart Bidding I pioneered generated $18M in incremental revenue and improved LTV:CAC by 22%. At Tidio: +83% YoY MRR. At Brainly: +145% YoY user growth leading a team of 8. Currently based in Kraków, open to senior performance and growth leadership roles in high-growth B2B SaaS.

Experience

  • Performance Marketing at Peec AI
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Owned the full performance marketing function: strategy, execution, and measurement. Responsible for budget allocation and channel mix across paid search, paid social, and emerging channels, with direct influence over how the company acquires and scales its customer base on the paid side. Lead incrementality and attribution methodology, including the design and execution of holdout experiments that quantify the true contribution of each channel to signups, trials, and subscriptions. Translate rigorous measurement into C-level deliverables. Build and maintain per-ICP funnel architecture, quarterly go-forward strategies, and phased test roadmaps across channels including LinkedIn, Reddit, Performance Max, YouTube pre-roll, brand retargeting, and partner programme advertising. Work at the intersection of growth strategy and paid media, collaborating closely with design, content, and analytics to drive compounding efficiency across the funnel.

  • Semrush (Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland · Remote)
    • Head of Performance Marketing
      Sep 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Owned $50M+ annual paid media across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and programmatic in 12+ markets (US, EU, LATAM, APAC). Pioneered PLTV-based Smart Bidding, generating $18M incremental revenue and improving LTV:CAC by 22% Drove 18% CVR uplift through structured A/B testing on creatives, copy, and landing pages Built Looker dashboards consolidating multi-channel performance data, cutting reporting time by 40% Implemented global-to-local strategy adaptation, aligning campaigns to regional KPIs and GTM motion

    • Performance Marketing Manager
      Jan 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Owned multi-market paid media across NA, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM — +101% YoY traffic, –68% YoY CAC, +45% ROAS uplift. Built country-level LTV:CAC dashboards in Tableau and GA4; partnered with CRM, sales, and product to align full-funnel acquisition and retention strategy

  • Director of Performance Marketing at Tidio
    Sep 2020 - Jan 2021 · 5 mos

    Led B2B user acquisition via Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, contributing to +83% YoY MRR Conducted market intelligence in US, EMEA and DACH markets to tailor campaigns for local relevance Implemented A/B testing on ad creatives, landing pages, and onboarding flows, improving CVR by 39%

  • Brainly (Full-time · 2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Performance Marketing Manager
      Aug 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Led and mentored a global team of 8+ performance marketers, creatives, and data specialists to deliver multi-channel user acquisition campaigns. Managed €1M+ quarterly global paid media budget across Google, Display, and YouTube Drove 145% YoY growth via full-funnel acquisition campaigns and advanced audience segmentation Collaborated with brand, CRM, and product teams on go-to-market launches and campaign synchronization Increased new user conversion by 40% via custom journeys and local creative adaptation

    • Performance Marketing Manager
      Aug 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr

  • Peregrine InfoWorld (Full-time · 4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Director of Performance Marketing
      Jun 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Led a dedicated team of 5+ members, driving collaborative efforts to achieve marketing Held overall responsibility for the financial and operational performance of customer acquisition across all digital platforms. Spearheaded initiatives to maximize revenue from digital channels, focusing on both short- and long-term gains. Developed annual marketing plans detailing investment by digital channel and market segment. Identified new channels, products, and offers to enhance response rates and market penetration.

    • Head of Performance Marketing
      Sep 2016 - Jun 2017 · 10 mos

    • Performance Marketing Lead
      Mar 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos