Conversion Rate Optimization Strategist
Posted 15 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Strategist”
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- Management level
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Real opportunities. Real impact. Your career, redefined.
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At Oceans, we believe that talent knows no boundaries. That’s why we connect the best and brightest professionals with career-defining opportunities that challenge, inspire, and accelerate their career growth. Our community, whom we call Divers, don’t just work—they dive deep, solve complex challenges, and make a real impact with global industry leaders. And in doing so, they don’t just support bold ideas—they expand their skills, broaden their expertise, and grow their careers.
We are seeking a highly analytical, commercially minded Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Strategist to partner with a specialized e-commerce performance agency. The company works with established direct-to-consumer and Shopify brands to boost conversion rates, average order value, and commercial growth through structured research and data-driven experimentation.
In this role, you will independently manage end-to-end CRO programs across approximately six client brands. You will turn quantitative analytics and qualitative customer research into testable hypotheses, design experimentation roadmaps, oversee A/B test launches, and analyze statistical results to drive continuous e-commerce performance improvements.
Accountability
As a Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Strategist, your success will be defined by your ability to independently build, execute, and scale data-driven experimentation programs that improve client conversion metrics and commercial performance.
Here’s how you’ll make an impact:
CRO Research & Opportunity Identification
- Conduct structured quantitative and qualitative research across assigned e-commerce storefronts to identify conversion bottlenecks and friction points.
- Analyze Google Analytics 4 (GA4) data to pinpoint drop-offs, underperforming landing pages, and funnel conversion barriers.
- Perform review mining, analyze customer surveys, product feedback, and customer personas to surface recurring purchasing objections and motivations.
- Utilize Microsoft Clarity heat maps and scroll maps to evaluate visitor browsing behavior and intent.
- Prepare comprehensive research documents and translate behavioral insights into commercially relevant optimization opportunities.
Experiment Strategy & Hypothesis Development
- Formulate clear, commercially meaningful A/B testing hypotheses grounded in research evidence.
- Identify optimization opportunities across product detail pages, landing pages, cart flows, and checkout journeys.