Marketing Operations Manager

Better Placed; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Better Placed is expanding its central marketing function from Manchester, leading a team of around seven people to deliver priority campaigns across a fast-paced group. The role focuses on making marketing smarter, faster and more scalable through AI, automation and marketing technology.

You’ll oversee project flow from initial brief to delivery, balancing priorities, capacity and deadlines while collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing operations within a fast-paced, multi-team environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities.
• Strong project planning, scheduling and resource management skills.
• Comfortable with AI, automation and martech to boost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee flow of marketing projects from brief through delivery across multiple teams.
• Lead a team of ~7 people, coordinating priority campaigns and activity.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and reduce duplication using AI and automation.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and deadlines in a dynamic, growth-focused group.

Skills

Marketing operations

Project management

Campaign delivery

Stakeholder management

AI automation

Job description

I’m working with a global compliance and business services (SAAS) specialist that supports SMEs with a range of essential services across multiple business areas. The role is based on the South Side of Manchester and would need a minimum of 3 days a week in the offices.

With consistent, year-on-year double-digit growth, the business has continued to expand its central marketing function and is now looking to strengthen its marketing operations, improving efficiency and the delivery of marketing activity across the group.

This is a key role focused on making marketing work smarter, faster and more effectively. You’ll oversee the flow of marketing projects from initial brief through to delivery, managing priorities, resources, capacity and deadlines across multiple businesses and marketing teams.

You’ll also lead a team of around seven people working across priority campaigns and marketing activity, helping coordinate delivery and ensure resources are focused on the right areas.

A major part of the role will involve identifying opportunities to streamline processes, eliminate duplication and use AI, automation and marketing technology to improve efficiency and increase delivery capacity.

I’m keen to speak to people with experience in Marketing Operations, Marketing Project Management or Campaign Delivery, ideally within a complex, fast-paced marketing function.

You’ll be highly organised, commercially minded and confident managing competing priorities and senior stakeholders, with a genuine interest in using AI and technology to improve how marketing teams operate.

This is a newly created role offering the opportunity to shape and improve marketing operations within a growing international group, building scalable processes that support its continued growth.