CRO Manager

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own CRO strategy and data‑driven experimentation to optimize conversion across the customer journey, working with product, design, and analytics to turn insights into measurable growth.

  • Growth & Experimentation: Define and prioritize the experimentation backlog and test hypotheses that move key growth metrics.
  • Onsite Experience & Technical Execution: Shape test concepts with UX/UI, supervise asset activation, QA across devices, and ensure accurate tracking for insights.
  • Cross‑functional Insight & Leadership: Translate results into actionable recommendations for Marketing, Product, Editorial and Data and present learnings to leadership.

Job Description

Own CRO strategy and data‑driven experimentation to optimize conversion across the customer journey, working with product, design, and analytics to turn insights into measurable growth.

  • Lead the CRO strategy, tailoring optimisation approaches to audience behaviour, product performance and business priorities.
  • Identify friction points across the customer journey using quantitative insights (e.g. GA4) and qualitative research such as heatmaps, session recordings and surveys (e.g. Crazy Egg).
  • Maintain and prioritise a structured experimentation backlog aligned with customer growth objectives.
  • Develop clear, data‑backed hypotheses using the “If [change], then [result], because [rationale]” model to guide test design.
  • Work with UX/UI designers to shape test concepts, wireframes and user flows that align with brand and accessibility standards.
  • Oversee the setup and activation of onsite conversion assets, including paywall and prompt experiences within Piano (transitioning to MonetizeOS).
  • Partner with Product, Development and Analytics teams to scope and deliver experiments, ensuring smooth technical execution without needing to personally build complex tests.
  • Ensure all experiments undergo thorough QA across devices, browsers and user segments before launch.
  • Support the performance marketing agency with CRO initiatives that enhance paid media performance and improve conversion efficiency.
  • Configure and launch A/B and multivariate tests using platforms such as Optimizely (or equivalent), ensuring correct tracking and success metrics are in place.
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London, England, GBR
882 employees (582 in marketing)

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62.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
54.8%
Direct
31.3%
Referral
7.3%
Social
5.8%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~882

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
528 (60% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$700K
Last Raise
$700K
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Jan 2025
    Grant • $700K

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