CRO Manager (Conversion Rate Optimisation)

Overview
Job Title: CRO Manager (Conversion Rate Optimisation)Department: EcommerceReports to: Head of EcommerceDirect Reports: NoneInterfaces with: UX, Board members, Software Delivery team, Digital Marketing, Brand and CRM teams, Commercial team, Sales CentreWorking Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday. Hybrid working pattern, with weekly office days required.Contract Type: Full Time, PermanentSalary: £50k - £60k, depending on experience
Role Overview
The CRO Manager will be responsible for developing, executing, and continuously optimising conversion rates and customer experience across all devices. Through a structured roadmap of A/B and multivariate testing, customer research, and behavioural analysis, this role will focus on improving the online booking journey, driving incremental conversion gains, and enhancing the overall customer experience.Working closely with the Head of Ecommerce, product managers, and UX teams, the CRO Manager will ensure that insights from testing and customer behaviour directly inform product development, design, and business decisions. This is a highly collaborative role at the intersection of data, design, and customer experience.
ResponsibilitiesDevelop and implement a constantly evolving CRO programme of multivariate and A/B tests to deliver incremental conversion improvements across the site
Own and communicate conversion and behavioural insight to senior stakeholders from constant analysis of the online booking funnel
Work with the Head of Ecommerce to feed insight from tests and research into product roadmap prioritisation
Align the testing roadmap with consumer needs, market trends, travel-specific booking cycles, seasonal campaigns and business needs
Identify behavioural trends and insight through analysis of user recordings, heatmaps, etc.
Conduct customer research—interviews, polls, widgets and questionnaires—and monitor user behaviour using tracking tools
Perform market research and competitor analysis to ensure proposed tests reflect latest online behaviours and trends
Collaborate with UX Designer on user testing to validate prototypes, designs and developments
Work with product managers to develop user stories for UX designers and developers
Produce clear briefs with UX designer and developers, owning and refining CRO processes as needed
Ensure testing visuals adhere to brand guidelines in collaboration with the UX designer
Skills and ExperienceAt least three years’ experience running a performance-driven CRO programme for an ecommerce site
Drive, ambition and ownership of workload; ability to promote ideas to senior leadership and champion data-backed decisions
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Excellent numerical, commercial and analytical abilities
Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
Experience with A/B testing tools (e.g., Symplify, VWO, Optimizely, AB Tasty)
Strong experience with Google Analytics (GA4), heatmaps, and behavioural analysis tools (e.g., Contentsquare)
Experience with Jira and Excel; familiarity with personalisation platforms and online marketing channels is a plus
Knowledge of the travel and tourism sector is advantageous
Nice-to-HaveFamiliarity with Google Tag Manager and data layers
Front-end code familiarity (Chrome DevTools, data layers, events)
Experience with Monetate or similar personalisation platforms
Overall awareness of online marketing channels and the travel industry
Graduate or relevant digital qualifications or accreditations (e.g., Google Analytics)
What’s in It for You25 days holiday + bank holidays; option to purchase 5 extra days
Auto-enrolment into pension scheme
Life Assurance x 2 salary
Partner discounts and additional benefits
Modern, friendly, casual, upbeat office atmosphere with hybrid working
On-site gym and shower facilities; free parking within a 10-minute walk
Office amenities: secure bike storage, kitchen/bar, pool table, darts
Team socials, daily fruit, snacks, and salary-sacrifice cycle-to-work scheme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
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