Senior Performance Manager

Business Comparison was formed in 2014 to become the comparison site for British businesses. Despite a multi-million P&L, it remains small, agile, and growing at a rapid pace with significant backing to fulfil its ambitions. 

Business Comparison is here to make being in business easier, by matching our customers with the best solution for their individual needs. We are providing new and innovative ways to help businesses in the UK become the market leader of a new segment, with the mid-term potential for international expansion of our solution. As a result, we're looking to achieve three-figure growth over the next three years. 

What we're looking for

We’re looking for a Senior Performance Manager who will be responsible for the execution, optimisation, and performance of the company’s paid marketing channels. 

This role owns day-to-day management of paid media performance, including campaign strategy, optimisation, and budget management across platforms such as Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. 

The role also manages the paid media team and works closely with the Growth & Strategy Lead to implement strategic growth initiatives 

What you’ll be doing in the role 

Paid Acquisition Strategy 

• Own the strategy and performance of paid acquisition channels. 

• Manage campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. 

• Identify opportunities to scale profitable acquisition while maintaining efficiency. 

Campaign Management & Optimisation 

• Oversee campaign structure, targeting, bidding strategies, and budget allocation. 

• Continuously optimise campaigns to improve conversion rates and acquisition costs. 

• Implement testing frameworks across ads, targeting, and bidding strategies. 

Budget Management 

• Manage and allocate paid media budgets effectively. 

• Ensure strong return on marketing investment. 

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency and scale successful campaigns. 

Team Leadership 

• Manage and mentor PPC Executives. 

• Ensure campaigns are delivered effectively and performance targets are met. 

• Support team development and capability building. 

Reporting & Insights 

• Deliver clear reporting on paid marketing performance. 

• Translate campaign data into actionable optimisation opportunities. 

• Work with the Growth & Strategy Lead to identify strategic growth opportunities. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work with the SEO & CRM Manager to align acquisition and retention strategies. 

• Collaborate with the UX Lead to support landing page testing and conversion optimisation. 

• Support implementation of wider growth initiatives. 

Required skills & experience 

• Proven experience in paid acquisition / performance marketing. 

• Strong expertise in Google Ads and Microsoft Ads. 

• Experience managing paid marketing budgets at scale. 

• Strong analytical mindset with experience in GA4 or similar analytics tools. 

• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members. 

• Ability to translate performance data into optimisation actions. 

 Interview process 

• Initial conversation with one of our Talent Acquisition Team 

• 1st stage – Interview with the Hiring Manager  

• Final stage – Task based interview, in person, with the Hiring Manager & MD 

About Bionic Group 

In 2021, Business Comparison was acquired by one of its partners, the Bionic Group, given their closely aligned ethos of supporting the UK’s SME. This deal provided the necessary investment and support for Business Comparison to now realise its ambitions. 

Bionic has over 550 people working across three office locations and four businesses; Bionic - London, Bionic Outbound – Luton, Think Business Loans – Chelmsford, and Smart – Field based agents. 

We have a high energy work environment wherever the location; you can feel the passion the moment you walk through our door! Our work environments are packed with amazing people and energy, hubs of collaboration, creativity and fun! We’re one team, we get stuck in, we roll our sleeves up and we care about helping each other out wherever we can. We set the highest standards and show up every day to be the best version of ourselves. 

Working at Bionic means provides you many opportunities to advance your career, with incredible progression, recognition, and reward. 

Benefits 

We know that our employees are what sets us aside from our competitors, our benefits are just part of the way we say thanks. 

Enhance your health & wellbeing 🌱 

• Private healthcare cover 

• Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service, priority physio & talking therapies 

• Eyecare scheme 

Taking time away from work 🏖️ 

• 25 days annual leave plus the 8 UK bank holidays, increasing with tenure 

• 1 paid family/religious day of leave per year - following successful probation period 

• 1 paid charity volunteering day per year 

• Option to buy/sell up to an additional 3 days leave per year 

Family matters: for the special moments 🏠 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave 

• 2 days off for your wedding upon joining, and up to 5 days after 2 years' service 

• Flexible working options & a hybrid work approach 

Financial wellbeing 💸 

• Auto-enrolled salary sacrifice pension scheme  

• Life assurance 

• Season ticket Loans, salary advances & loans to buy/rent a home – based on tenure 

• Cycle to work scheme 

Recognition 🌟 

• Highflyers incentive, a VIP experience for our high performers across Bionic group to celebrate success 

• Company summer & Christmas party celebrations, business and local zonely & annual awards and recognition  

• Long service awards