Senior PPC Manager

Here’s what you’ll be doing:Simply Business is committed to growing its acquisition channels, and paid media is one of our largest and most successful areas. We’re looking for an experienced digital marketing leader to join us on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, driving the strategy and execution that underpins this success.You’ll be reporting to the Head of Acquisition and will be the ultimate owner of the PPC, display (DV360), Demand Generation, and PMax, as well as paid social (Meta) channels. This is a key role where you can bring your expertise to a results-driven environment and truly influence the significant growth we've achieved over the years.

As our Senior PPC Manager, you’ll:

Be responsible for the day-to-day management and strategy of our PPC, display, and paid social channels, owning key OKRs. Oversee our media campaigns (which include budgets over £5 million) and make sure activity is aligned with what matters most to our customers. Manage and collaborate closely with two team members and key stakeholders across data science, operations, product, and marketing. Own the overall responsibility for managing our bid management tools (SA360) and technology to facilitate PPC optimisation and activation. Work alongside product managers and customer insight teams to make sure our activity is perfectly implemented for our customers. Drive our testing schedule to boost performance, participate in exciting new beta opportunities, and keep us ahead of the competition.

We’re looking for someone who is:

Someone with demonstrable success running high-performing PPC accounts (preferably in B2B) and prior experience managing people. Experienced in executing high-performing display (DV360), demand generation, and PMax/paid social (Meta) campaigns. Familiar with managing external agency partners who deliver a portion of our paid social and display activity. Knowledgeable in using bid management tools (SA360) and automation technologies to drive efficiencies. A naturally innovative thinker who can look outside the box to gain a competitive edge. A flexible and tenacious leader with a strong focus on delivery and the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams.

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.If you're ready to drive the future of our acquisition channels and make a real difference during this 12-month contract, apply today!About Simply BusinessWe insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.Why not check out our advert on YouTube: What are the benefits of working at Simply Business?We offer a great work-life balance where every team member has a manageable workload and the flexibility to work hybrid. On top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer leave that suits your needs. Plus the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits. Our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want – with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver.Our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And as a thank you to our long-serving employees we offer a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service.And our core benefits can put your mind at ease with private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition. And a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses.We also make sure you’re compensated fairly with a competitive salary based on your experience and the market we’re in. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance.There’s access to the tools to support your personal development with programmes on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling. We’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit schemeOur salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service).And our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership.Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.