eCommerce Placement specializes in placing Conversion Rate Optimization talent at eCommerce brands, retailers, and agencies across the US, Canada, and UK. Contingency-based. No placement, no fee.
The Role
CRO is one of the highest-ROI functions in eCommerce — a well-placed CRO manager can generate more revenue from existing traffic than almost any other hire. Finding candidates who combine analytical rigor, experimentation methodology, and eCommerce UX understanding requires a recruiter who knows what great looks like in this discipline.
Our Approach
We work on contingency, meaning you pay our fee only when we successfully place a candidate. No retainer. No upfront cost. Our fee is 20% of the placed candidate's first-year base salary, invoiced on their start date.
Every placement includes a replacement guarantee. If a hire does not work out within the guarantee period, we conduct a new search at no additional cost.
Start a Search →Why Specialize
CRO is a discipline that sits at the intersection of data, UX, and experimentation. Here is what separates strong candidates from surface-level ones.
The best CRO candidates run statistically sound experiments, understand sample size requirements, and know the difference between a valid test and a misleading one. We screen for experimentation methodology, not just tool familiarity.
CRO in eCommerce involves PDP optimization, checkout flow, cart abandonment, category page testing, and site speed. Candidates from B2B or lead-gen CRO backgrounds often lack the eCommerce-specific context. We screen for the right experience.
Strong CRO managers work closely with UX, engineering, marketing, and analytics teams. We screen for the stakeholder management and communication skills that make experimentation programs actually ship.
What We Fill
Conversion rate optimization strategy and A/B test execution for eCommerce sites.
Senior CRO individual contributor with broader testing scope and team leadership.
Senior CRO leadership owning experimentation strategy, roadmap, and team.
Structured A/B and multivariate testing program ownership across eCommerce touchpoints.
Combined UX research and CRO analytics role focused on customer behavior and conversion.
Hybrid growth and CRO role combining paid acquisition optimization with on-site conversion.
Our Process
Most CRO searches deliver an initial shortlist in 1 to 2 weeks and a placed candidate in 3 to 6 weeks.
FAQ
Our CRO candidates have experience across Optimizely, VWO, AB Tasty, Convert, Google Optimize (legacy), Dynamic Yield, Hotjar, FullStory, Heap, Mixpanel, and Google Analytics 4. We align tool requirements with your existing experimentation stack during intake.
CRO Manager compensation at eCommerce brands typically ranges from $80,000 to $115,000 in base salary. Senior CRO Managers run $105,000 to $140,000. Director of CRO roles typically earn $130,000 to $170,000. Our 2026 eCommerce Salary Guide includes detailed benchmarks.
Strong CRO candidates track conversion rate by device and traffic source, add-to-cart rate, checkout completion rate, revenue per visitor, average order value, and test win rate. They also understand statistical significance, confidence intervals, and how to avoid common testing pitfalls.
Yes. We recruit CRO talent for agencies running conversion optimization programs for eCommerce clients, as well as brand-side roles. Agency CRO roles require multi-client experience and client presentation skills in addition to technical testing expertise.
A CRO Manager is typically focused on on-site conversion optimization through structured experimentation. A Growth Manager usually has broader scope including paid acquisition, retention, and sometimes CRO. If your primary need is improving site conversion through testing, a dedicated CRO hire is usually the right call.
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