Managing Partner

DNA Recruit; England; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is looking for a Managing Partner to oversee operations and drive performance across client accounts. The role requires strong leadership skills and a proven track record in lead generation or agency environments. You'll be responsible for ensuring high standards in delivery, client retention, and building effective teams. The position offers a competitive salary up to £90K with bonus benefits and is based in London with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Bonus benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in lead generation, performance marketing or agency environment.
• Ability to improve margins, efficiency, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience with KPIs and targets.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimise the delivery model across client accounts.
• Ensure client work meets KPIs and SLAs.
• Lead and develop the senior leadership team.
• Create a culture of ownership and excellence.
• Manage key commercial levers including forecasting.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Proven track record in multi-client operations

Strong commercial ownership

Experience building high-performing teams

Work to KPIs and performance metrics

Experience driving change and scaling services

Data-driven decision-making

Job description

DNA Recruit is working with a fast-growing, Lead Generation Agency to appoint a senior operational leader who will take full ownership of the day-to-day performance and delivery of the agency. Working closely with the Managing Director, this role will play a critical part in driving operational excellence, client retention, team performance and sustainable, profitable growth.

About the Role:

As Managing Partner, you will lead the operational engine of the business, with clear accountability for performance, KPIs and client outcomes across the agency. You will ensure consistently high standards across delivery, people, clients and commercial results.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning and optimising the end-to-end delivery model across all client accounts, with a strong focus on performance and retention
• Ensuring client work consistently meets agreed KPIs, SLAs and commercial expectations
• Providing senior oversight, strategic input and escalation support on key accounts where required
• Leading, coaching and developing the senior leadership team to drive accountability and results
• Building and embedding clear performance frameworks for teams, aligned to client success and retention
• Creating a culture of ownership, clarity, delivery excellence and continuous improvement
• Owning key commercial levers including forecasting, margin management, capacity planning and utilisation
• Overseeing billing accuracy, operational efficiency and bonus governance
• Using data, performance metrics and client insight to inform decision–making and operational priorities
• Partnering with senior leadership to evolve services, delivery frameworks and scalable ways of working
• Leading teams confidently through periods of operational, structural and cultural change

Skills and Experience Required:

• Senior leadership experience within lead generation, performance marketing or agency environments
• Proven track record of leading multi-client operations with clear accountability for performance and retention
• Strong commercial ownership, with experience improving margins, efficiency and delivery outcomes
• A credible, confident people leader with experience building stable, high-performing and high-retention teams
• Highly comfortable working to KPIs, targets and performance metrics
• Experience driving change, scaling services and embedding new operational processes
• Calm, solutions-oriented, commercially minded and data-driven

Salary: Up to £90K Bonus Benefits
Location: London (hybrid)
Job Reference:205486

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DNA Recruit delivers dynamic recruitment, search and talent solutions and provides insight, knowledge, and credible introductions necessary for client-side and agency roles. Areas we specialise in New Business, Account and Project Management, Strategy and Planning, Events, Experiential, Creative and User Experience Design, Technology, Product, Marketing and Data roles in permanent, contract and freelance recruitment, search and selection, talent advisory and consulting across the UK and globally.