
UK - CRO UX Manager
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Client Leadership:
- Act as the primary CRO/UX point of contact for assigned clients, building strong relationships and understanding their business objectives.
- Lead client workshops, presentations, and regular reporting sessions, effectively communicating insights, recommendations, and results.
- Translate client business goals into actionable CRO and UX strategies.
- Strategy & Optimisation:
- Develop and implement comprehensive CRO strategies based on data analysis (analytics, heatmaps, session recordings), user research (surveys, interviews), and heuristic evaluations.
- Design and execute A/B tests, multivariate tests, and other experimentation methodologies to validate hypotheses and drive improvements.
- Analyse test results, derive actionable insights, and provide clear recommendations for further optimisation.
- Champion a data-driven approach to all UX and CRO initiatives.
- User Experience (UX) Design & Research:
- Conduct user research (e.g., usability testing, user interviews, card sorting) to uncover user needs, pain points, and behaviours.
- Develop user personas, journey maps, and empathy maps to inform design decisions.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows that enhance usability and conversion.
- Collaborate with design and development teams to ensure UX best practices are integrated throughout the client's digital assets.
- Search Experience (SX) Focus:
- Develop and refine our agency's approach to Search Experience, understanding how search behaviour impacts user journeys and conversion.
- Identify opportunities to optimise on-site search, navigation, and content presentation to improve user satisfaction and conversion rates from search entry points.
- Collaborate with SEO and content teams to ensure a seamless and effective user experience from search query to conversion.
- Department Development:
- Contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the agency's CRO and UX methodologies, processes, and tools.
- Help build out the CRO/UX offering, identifying new service opportunities and staying abreast of industry trends.
- Mentor junior team members and share knowledge to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Commercial Acumen:
- Identify opportunities for account growth and new business within the CRO/UX domain.
- Assist in scoping projects, preparing proposals, and estimating effort for new and existing clients.
- Essential:
- 3+ years of experience in a dedicated CRO or UX role, ideally within an agency environment.
- Proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in conversion rates and user satisfaction.
- Strong understanding of CRO principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- Proficiency with A/B testing tools (e.g., Optimizely, VWO, Google Optimise).
- Expertise in web analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics 4, Adobe Analytics) with the ability to extract actionable insights.
- Experience with user research methodologies (e.g., usability testing, interviews, surveys).
- Familiarity with UX design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD) for wireframing and prototyping.
- Excellent client-facing communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrable commercial awareness and ability to link CRO/UX efforts to business outcomes.
- A proactive, self-starter attitude with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Desirable:
- Experience specifically with Search Experience optimisation.
- Understanding of qualitative research tools (e.g., Hotjar, Crazy Egg, FullStory).
- Knowledge of front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) sufficient to understand implementation challenges.
- Experience with e-commerce platforms.
- Relevant certifications in CRO, UX, or analytics.