Operations Manager
Location : Hybrid working in either Leeds or Manchester
Salary: A GBP 35,000 : A GBP 45,000 per annum
With over 20 years experience under their belt, our clients would say they know a thing or two about all things digital.
Their portfolio of services span performance marketing, website development, eCommerce, and data intelligence. But theyre more than just a digital agency; theyre their clients key partner in growth.
Joining their performance division, youll be part of a team of SEO experts and paid media trailblazers. Working across outreach, technical SEO, digital PR, social media and more : theres not a part of performance marketing they dont deliver.
Their superpower is helping ambitious brands accelerate their growth in the digital economy, and they work with some pretty cool clients like Costa, tombola, and Lights4fun.
The Role
To ensure operational excellence and high productivity through management and development of the team. Offering support within the team and ensuring consistency of processes across teams.
Main Duties include but are not limited to:
Team Leader
* Being a strong and inspirational leader within the team, improving efficiency and maximising the teams potential.
* Playing a key role in the continuing growth of the team.
* Assessing areas for improvement and actioning change.
On:going performance management and monthly 121s
* Responsible for ensuring each individual has a monthly 121 and assist in providing scores for the more senior members of the team.
* Ensuring probation meetings take place and feeding back to Management/HR.
* Ensuring each individual has a progression development plan in place and they are setting relevant objectives to help people achieve goals and objectives.
* Performance assessment in relation to clients, teams and processes.
Products and Processes
* A thorough understanding of the companys processes and systems ensuring they are implemented and followed consistently.
* Maintaining an understanding of the companys products and SLAs.
* Improving team processes and ensuring the team are adhering to these.
* Ensuring regular team meetings are organised, attended and have a clear agenda.
Resources and Training
* Maintaining correct staffing levels and assisting with recruitment across the Paid Media Team : screening CVs, interviewing candidates and providing internal feedback.
* Training: on:going monitoring and assessment of the training needs within the team and help develop and deliver appropriate training programmes for teams and individuals.
* Assist with the onboarding process for all new starters.
Skills and Qualifications
They are looking for someone who is driven, with boundless energy and enthusiasm as well as steely determination to succeed. You will need to hit the ground running. This role has huge opportunity with the potential for career development in a rapidly growing team with ambitious plans for the future, including national and international expansion.
* You will be organised, determined and persistent
* You will have proven management and team leadership skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* You will have meticulous attention to detail and ability to follow and improve processes and procedures
* Strong knowledge of Excel is essential
* Agency experience is desirable, but not essential
* A proven track record in operations management or a role with similar transferrable skills
Benefits
Aside from working with some of the best in the business (there are nearly 400 of them across the company), they offer a variety of benefits all aimed at making your life that little bit sweeter:
* Performance:based bonus schemes
* 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and a birthday lie:in
* Two additional days for wellbeing and a volunteering day
* Additional annual leave purchase scheme or trade leave you dont use for extra salary
* Hybrid working