Head of Marketing

About us:

Adzuna is an established and profitable job search engine that lists every job, everywhere. Launched in 2011, we help over 10 million visitors a month in 19 markets find better, more fulfilling jobs. Governments and the world’s largest companies trust us for our unique global audience and jobs market intelligence, and we walk the walk on things like Salary Transparency and Gender Pay.

The role:

Adzuna’s success to date has been down to the skills, hard work and determination of the brilliant people we have hired. Right now, we're seeking a Head of Marketing to build our global business to business strategy, grow our jobseeker base, optimise marketplace dynamics and lead our data-driven marketing strategy. This is an incredible opportunity to take our growth across our 19 markets to the next level; making a difference by empowering jobseekers with better information to find their ideal job and advertiser to hire the best candidates.

You’ll lead & shape a talented UK and international team of channel marketing experts who will benefit from your leadership skills and the energy you bring to work every day. You’ll figure out how to adapt our overall business strategy to an effective day-to-day marketing plan, build our global B2B strategy, crack new positive-ROI loops, align our tone of voice and implement scalable processes across functions to help our marketplace grow.  

What’s in it for you?

Adzuna is a growing scale-up, championing real change in the job market globally - using the power of tech to match people to better, more fulfilling jobs. We’re at a really pivotal time in our journey and it’s an exciting moment to join.

Like everyone here, you will act like an owner, be a team player and make a difference. It’s an opportunity to work with a smart team led by experienced management and dedicated and passionate Founders. You have the chance to own the company’s growth in terms of:

• Building jobseeker & advertiser awareness and traffic across all global markets
• Developing & driving our growth marketing strategy
• Telling the Adzuna story in media with data-driven and product-led messaging
• Leading our high-calibre marketing department and developing their careers
• Taking new products from our exciting innovation roadmap to market
• Helping align the teams from two acquisitions we’ve made in the last 3 years to boost our global presence

We want to realise the next level of success and you will utilise your own skills and experience across marketing, strategy and leadership to meet our goals.

It’s not an easy feat, but our aim is to create a business of which we are all proud and an environment where you will love to be, where you can be yourself to do what you do best.

We don’t like to put people in boxes, but you’re likely to be able to demonstrate experience of or aptitude for much of the below:

• Expert in global paid, organic and affiliate growth with a clear understanding of growth levers
• Experience managing a tight knot team of marketing specialists and a 7-figure+ marketing budget
• B2B as well as B2C marketing background with the ability to turn strategy into operational projects
• High commercial acumen, preferably with specific online marketplace expertise
• Strong numerical skills with the ability to analyse and optimise campaigns
• Incredible work ethic, drive and passion
• Organised, ambitious, data-driven and happy to get your hands dirty
• A rapid growth approach with a move fast, test and learn mindset
• Ability to handle multiple journeys, channels, projects and geos across the team and ruthlessly prioritise the highest impact initiatives. 
• Fluency in English and strong communication skills, both verbal and written

It’s a bonus if you have:

• Multi-country/region experience
• Digital partnerships and business development exposure
• Online marketplace expertise 

• Reward: We offer a competitive financial package which includes a competitive salary, stock options (we are all owners!) and a contributory pension scheme.

• Wellbeing: Amongst other things, enhanced maternity and paternity leave; 25 days paid holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays; 3 paid volunteer days/year; Summer hours through July and August (we finish at 4pm on a Friday); and a full programme of wellbeing activities and events.
• Hybrid working: We are a fully hybrid company - half our workforce are remote. With employees located in different time zones, we embrace asynchronous work and ensure that everything we do reflects the hybrid nature of our workforce so that everyone feels included. In addition, we have a travel programme, to help facilitate effective hybrid working.
• Flexible working: For those working out of one of our offices (non-remote), we have a flexible working policy which means any full-time employee can work from home 2 days per week - you can choose your office days. If you need additional flexibility, then let us know.
• Diversity & inclusion: We are committed to hiring a diverse workforce and creating an environment where everyone feels included and welcome. Our D&I committee helps deliver a programme of activities and actions to support this important area of focus.
• Training: Learning and development is an important pillar of our culture and there are plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and grow whether through our Adzuna Academy training programme, attending conferences, team training budgets, individual development plans and coaching from experienced and supportive peers and managers.
• Fun stuff: We have a packed social calendar, twice annual global team get-togethers and an enviable culture thanks to the amazing and smart people who make Adzuna a great place to work. Lots of this is all done virtually to ensure that our remote colleagues are included.

A bit more about Adzuna

Adzuna is a smarter, more transparent job matching platform used by tens of millions of visitors per month. We love using the awesome power of technology to bring together every job in one place, help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.

Adzuna.co.uk is a 130 person business operating across 20 territories and was founded in 2011 by Andrew Hunter and Doug Monro, formerly of eBay, Gumtree, Qype and Zoopla.

We are backed by leading Venture Capital firms Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, Index Ventures and Smedvig Capital.

We’ve spent a decade developing smarter, more transparent job search so jobseekers worldwide (we’re in 20 countries) can zero in on the right role faster.

We also supply real-time data to the Number 10 Dashboard and Office for National Statistics labour market indices. In 2018, Adzuna won the contract to run Find a job, one of the British government’s most used online services.

We treat jobseekers as people not as products. We do the same for our team, seeing the diverse range of strengths they bring to our business. Regardless of background, race, gender, sexuality or ability, we welcome everyone to our team. Our people are the most important asset we have.

Please let us know if we need to accommodate a disability during the hiring process, so that we can give you the support you need.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.